E-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring : Help for the Chronically Underfunded Trainer


Jane. Bozarth
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2005.
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1 online resource (240 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - E-LEARNING SOLUTIONS ON A SHOESTRING; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource; What Does e-Learning Typically Cost?; What Will This Book Do for You?; Who This Book Is For; What This Book Covers; What This Book Does Not Cover; Special Things to Watch For; The Best Thing You Can Do; Disclaimer; Chapter 1: e-Learning; What Is e-Learning?; Why Use e-Learning?; Moving from Classroom to Online; Some New Ways of Thinking; Avoiding Costly Mistakes; Using e-Learning: Buy Off-the-Shelf or Build It Yourself?; Summary. - Chapter 11: Hosting Your Programs and Tracking Learner DataHosting; Tracking Learner Data; Moving Up: Do You Need a Learning Management System?; Tracking: A Recap; Summary; Chapter 12: Application; Mixing It Up: Matching Approaches to Learners and Learning Styles; Cases: The Buy-or-Build Decision; Cases: Assembling Tools and Approaches to Create e-Learning Programs; Summary; References and Other Sources; Additional Resources; Index; About the Author. - Chapter 2: Getting Started with Doing It YourselfTaking Inventory: You Probably Have More Than You Think; What Else Should You Have?; User Considerations; Want versus Need: What Will Meet Your Objectives?; Summary; Chapter 3: Building Simple Pages and Programs; Using What You Already Have: MS Office Products and MS Paint; Time to Move Up? More Advanced Design Tools; Summary; Chapter 4: Enhancing Basic Programs; Free Clip Art and Other Media; Free Design Templates; Free Interactivity Tools; Free Microsoft Downloads; Macromedia Coursebuilder; Design Tips and Tricks; Summary. - Chapter 5: Creating Inexpensive Quizzes, Games, Searches, Puzzles, and SimulationsQuizzes; Games; Searches: Treasure Hunts and Web Quests; Puzzles; Simulations; Summary; Chapter 6: Creating Low-Cost Collaboration; Synchronous or Asynchronous Collaboration?; Synchronous Tools; Asynchronous Tools; Creating Collaborative Activities; Summary; Chapter 7: Creating Performance Support Tools on a Shoestring; When to Use Performance Support Tools; Performance Support Tools: Some Examples; Which Tool to Use; Summary; Chapter 8: Leveraging Resources; Sharing; Networking; Bartering. - Inexpensive-and Possibly Free-HelpRepurposing and Reusing; Summary; Chapter 9: Paying Someone Else to Build for You; What Are You Buying?; How Much Does It Cost?; What Affects Costs?; How to Save on Costs; Beware of Hidden Costs; Doing Business: The Bid and Request for Proposal Process; Choosing a Vendor for Developing Custom Content; Summary; Chapter 10: Buying Off-the-Shelf Courses; Deja Vu: Buy or Build?; Know Your Criteria; Customizing OTS Products by Adding On, Not Renovating; Tips for Working with Vendors of OTS Products; The Portal Alternative; Summary. - Is e-learning at your organization chronically underfunded? Discover how you can create workplace solutions with minimal budget in e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring. Author Jane Bozarth, recognized as e-Learning Centre's October 2005 Pick of the Month, provides the nuts-and-bolts information you need to incorporate e-learning solutions at minimal cost. She offers myriad strategies for building from-scratch programs, recycling, reusing, and repurposing resources; negotiating reasonable expenses for ""store bought"" e-learning products; and incorporating real-world ideas for assembling
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Employees - Training of Computer-assisted instruction
Employees - Training of Data processing
Internet in education
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0787977128. - 9780787977122

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