Web-Based Instruction

Making Web-Based Courses Work Effectively

Who Should Attend:

Trainers, product managers, teachers, professors, instructional developers, and those who are responsible for converting instructor-led training or educational content to an online course.

Designing, developing, and delivering instruction for the Internet is a daunting task for today's information professionals. Only by creating a multimedia-rich environment can online content providers create training that really impacts their audiences.

This comprehensive hands-on program goes beyond the mechanics of using Web-development software and has significant value-added information that allows you to be effective with Web-based instruction. This course gives in-depth instructional design techniques to reach all learning styles. It specifically focuses on developing appropriate teaching techniques, using streaming media and other resources to design and deliver engaging content for the Internet.

Software tools like FrontPage and PowerPoint are taught along with basic HTML. You do not have to use FrontPage to create web pages if you already know how to use Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer, etc you may use those tools. We will only give instruction how to use FrontPage in this course. Participants will also learn methods to publish their Web pages. An overview and comparison of Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard, WebCT and The Learning Manager are also included to help you make informed decisions about managing your Web-based program. In depth instruction in Blackboard will be used in the course for the hands on component of a Learning Management System. By the end of this training, participants will have actual learning units ready to deploy on the World Wide Web.

This course is offered in a blended format with an online office hour for discussions of important new products, software and questions/answers each week. Significant portions require independent hands-on work and application of concepts outside the "live" sessions. Participants need to have specific equipment and software to successfully complete this course.

These sessions will also be streamed so they are available for later review, also allowing participants to participate at their own convenience and timeframe.

This course satisfies the first level requirements for Certified Distance Learning Instructor Level One and can be followed by eLearning Course Builder or Teletechniques (Level 2) and Managing Distance Learning (Level 3) for a complete professional development path. After completing 3 Levels you will qualify for CDLI certification.  For more information about eLearning Innovation's certification programs e-mail Alice Parker at alice@teletrain.com  .

Course Components:

Tentative Outline

Objectives:

Overall, the objectives of this course are to:

• Provide informational providers with an introduction to techniques and methods for teaching at a distance via the Internet;
• Acquaint informational providers with tools to create, publish, deliver and assess instruction over the Internet;
• Provide interactive teaching techniques for use with online learners;
• Use visual tools and multimedia to enhance the delivery of instruction via the Internet;
• Review instructional management techniques necessary for successful distance learning efforts; and
• Provide learning opportunities to apply concepts and practice using development tools for actual Web-based instructional units.
• To have converted a classroom course to an online course in web pages and/or in a learning management system.

Outcomes:

By the end of this training, you will:

• Understand the Web learning environment and how to design for it;
• Be able to create Web pages using Microsoft FrontPage 2000;
• Be able to apply design elements that effectively enhance your Web pages and online learning units;
• Be able to design instruction or training using a basic instructional design model;
• Create engaging online formats that foster interaction and active learning;
• Be able to manipulate and manage digital images and graphics for the Web environment including the addition of animations;
• Incorporate PowerPoint presentations into the Web-based instruction;
• Know how streamed media can be incorporated into online instruction;
• Build quizzes, evaluations, and surveys to assess learning outcomes;
• Publish your Web site or Web pages;
• Apply the concepts of copyright, Intellectual Property, & ownership
• Be familiar with Learning Management Systems, their features & capabilities;
• Understand Web-based tools that enable live events; and
• Receive feedback on instructional Web pages that you develop and help with instructional units that you create during the training.
• As an added bonus the content created in Blackboard will be online for 6 months for access by your students or clients. Additional time is available by contacting eLearning Innovations.

Course Prerequisites:

Participants should be proficient and comfortable at computing before taking this
course. Familiarity with PowerPoint and creating presentations is also necessary.
In order to participate, you must also have specific system and software as
defined below.

If you have an ISP that provides your Home or Business Internet service you may have a place to publish your personal or business web pages for free. Usually an ISP will provide 5 MB of free space to publish your web pages. We will be using WS_FTP LE software to publish to your ISPs free web site.

Minimum System Requirement:

PC Windows-Based Computer with 900 Mhz or greater with:

Software Requirements:

• Microsoft Office 2000 or later including Word, PowerPoint and FrontPage 2000 or later
• RealPlayer 10 Basic player available free http://www.teletrain.com/va   (needed for viewing video streams)
• Internet Explorer 6 or greater for Browser
• FTP software WS_FTP Home edition is available to try for 30 days at  http://www.ipswitch.com/_download/wsftphome.asp or other FTP software.
• Blackboard will be provided free for 6 months.

• March 5 – April 26, 2004   

• July 9-August 13, 2004

• Augest 16-September 17, 2004

• September 7- October 8, 2004

• October 11-November 12, 2004

• November 15, 04 – January 7, 2005  (Longer time because of holidays)

• February 7-March 11, 2005

• March 14- April 18, 2005

*30 days are given to complete the course with an additional 2 weeks grace period added if needed.   Additional time (beyond 1 1/2 months) is available on a weekly bases.

Registration:

Tuition: $ 879
Enrollment may be completed at http://www.teletrain.com/registrationpage.htm 
Or by calling 405.743.3463 or FAX 405.743.3465.

Additional time beyond 1 1/2 months maybe applied for at the rate of $100 per week.  In other words if you wanted the course for 2 months Tuition would be $879 + $200 = $1,087.

For more information:

Call Gerald McClain or Alice Parker at 405.743.3463 or e-mail gerald@teletrain.com, alice@teletrain.com