Getting Rapid with eLearning

Dustin Tauer | Easel Solutions @dtauer | @easelsolutions

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I Teach

I Use

Wednesday, October 26th

Now until 11:30 am• eLearning: What’s up with that?• Facts/Fiction/Use Cases• The right tool for the right job

Lunch (on your own)• No sitting together

12:30 pm to 5:00 pm• Hands-on with Adobe Captivate

Please Ask Question

{ even the dumb ones }

Why eLearning?

Cost• Travel• Shorter development time• SME’s closer to the development• Reuse

Quality• SME’s create content• Faster changes• Rich tools make for better learning interactions

Engagement• Interactive courses engage users and better hold attention

Who is using eLearning?

The Government

U.S. Department of Defense deploys Adobe Connect to facilitate collaboration and peer engagement across more than five million user

The Air Force will save $560,000 to $600,000 per year by delivering new supervisory training through the virtual university

Source: Federal Times

Source Adobe.com

Mrs. Fields

Established more frequent and direct communication between executives and staff

Improved outreach to prospective franchisees, dramatically increasing prospect pool

Saved approximately $30,000 annually by reducing travel time and costs for region meetings

Saint John the Baptist…

…School

Reduces eLearning development time by 50% and energizes learning environment using Adobe eLearning Suite Captivate

Source Adobe.com

“An online solution helps create a more engaging learning experience

in a way that static, written materials cannot.”

Rob Hennigar, Director of Education

Constellation Wine

Our research shows that, in the U.S., online delivery of training now accounts for one-third of total training hours – and most of the content for those hours is created using rapid e-learning tools.

Bersin & Associates, January 2011

Learn from others

“Authors don’t take advantage of the features beyond presentation software to multimedia platform conversion”

“It’s difficult to ensure content is instructionally sound when authors are not trained in instructional design or do not consult with an instructional designer“

“Learners do not take the courses seriously and skim through them”

“Learners complain about too many slide decks/presos”

Bersin & Associates, January 2011

Let’s Talk Tools

Adobe Presenter

With just a few clicks in PowerPoint, you can transform drab presentations into engaging Adobe® Flash® Player compatible content. Easily add narration, animations, interactivity, quizzes, and software simulations to eLearning courses.

Plug-in for PowerPoint 2003, 2007, or 2010

Price $500

ResourcesProduct Information: www.adobe.com/products/presenterTutorials: www.connectusers.com

Adobe CaptivateIndustry-leading elearning authoring software for rapidly creating and maintaining interactive eLearning content. Import your existing Microsoft PowerPoint content and make it more engaging with rich media, application simulations, branching scenarios, and quizzes. Easily publish to leading SCORM- and AICC-compliant Learning Management Systems and track key performance metrics.

Price $799 (full) $149-$479 (upgrade) $39/month (subscription)

ResourcesProduct Information: www.adobe.com/captivateTutorials: www.connectusers.com

Techsmith CamtasiaCamtasia Studio gives you the power to easily record your screen, PowerPoint presentations, voice, and Web camera video to create compelling video tutorials, training presentations, and rich sales demonstrations for Web and CD-ROM delivery.

Camtasia for Mac records onscreen activity, Keynote slides, camera video, microphone or system audio.

Price $299 (Camtasia Studio - Windows) $99 (Camtasia - Mac)

ResourcesProduct Information: www.techsmith.com/camtasiaTutorials: www.techsmith.com/learn

Adobe Flash Professional

Adobe® Flash® Professional CS5.5 software is the industry-leading authoring environment for producing expressive interactive content. Create immersive experiences that present consistently to audiences across desktops, smartphones, tablets, and televisions.

Price $699 (full) $119-$199 (upgrade) $35/month (subscription)

ResourcesProduct Information: www.adobe.com/flashTutorials: www.adobe.com/devnet/flash

Adobe Connect

Adobe® Connect™ is an enterprise web conferencing solution for online meetings, eLearning, and webinars used by leading corporations and government agencies. And it's based on Adobe Flash® technology, so you can deliver rich interactions that participants can join easily.

Price based on number of users. For a customized quote, contact Melissa Turner (melissa@easelsolutions.com)

ResourcesProduct Information: www.adobe.com/adobeconnectTutorials: www.connectusers.com