ASTD TechKnowledge 2000

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ASTD TechKnowledge 2000

• Top 10 Ways to Make Your Interactive Training
  Project Successful

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ASTD TechKnowledge 2000

• Agenda
• Speaker Introduction/Background
• Audience Survey
• Audience Exercise
• Session Introduction
• Top Ten Keys to WBT Success
• Discussion/Q A

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Introduction Who the heck is Mark Steiner???

• BS Industrial Tech. IL. State 88
• MS Industrial Training IL St. 92
• 10 years CBT/WBT interactive media dev.
  experience
• Dozens of projects from 2 min. to 33 hours in
  runtime

• Authorware 2.0, 1993
• LearningSpace, Dreamweaver, Director
• Instructor at Roosevelt Univ. in Chicago
  CBT course 50 ID, 50 Dev.

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Audience Survey

• Corporate/Academic mix
• Project Manager/ID/Developer mix
• Number of Interactive Media Projects
• Number of WBT Projects
• Average project sizes (, runtime)
• Rating of CBT/WBT process and project
  management knowledge

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Audience Exercise

• Fold the paper in half
• Turn the paper 90 degrees
• Tear off the best corner
• Fold the paper in half, again.
• Tear off the next best corner.
• Fold the paper in thirds, exactly.
• Turn the paper 122 degrees
• Tear off outside corner.
• DONE!

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SO WHAT !!!!!!

• WBT Projects are usually complicated.
• Often there are many people fulfilling many
  roles, and somehow, it must be communicated what
  is to be done.
• The most successful, well run, least painful
  projects ARE NOT LUCK!
• One key to a successful project is a well-defined
  process, combined with the tools to support it.

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Session Introduction

• What this session isnt
• Discussion of detailed, technical issues
• Discussion of plug-ins
• Discussion of browsers
• Discussion of tools

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Session Introduction (continued)

• What this session is
• Discussion of Process
• Discussion of Roles
• Discussion of ISD
• Discussion of Technical Considerations

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A Quote . . .

• Make things as simple as possible - but no
  simpler.
• Albert Einstein

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Number One . . .

• Educate the client on the fundamentals of WBT
• Process
• Options
• Costs
• Feasibility
• Consequences
• then set and control the client's expectations.

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Number Two . . .

• Determine the actual training need or gap.

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Number Three . . .

• Define your process and communicate it to
  everyone involved, and
• emphasize the responsibilities and key review
  points in the cycle.

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Number Four . . .

• Identify all key project personnel
• Buyer
• Acceptor
• Reviewer
• Program Lead/Project Lead
• SME's
• Instructional Designer(s)
• Web Developer(s)
• Graphic Artist(s)/Animator(s)
• A/V Specialist(s), etc.
• then define and communicate their roles.

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Number Five . . .

• Perform a comprehensive and realistic analysis
  regarding the technical needs and specifications
  of the project
• Bandwidth/infrastructure issues
• Browser/Plug-in issues
• Testing/Tracking requirements

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Number Six . . .

• In addition to the purely technical
  considerations of WBT project, also consider
  unique aspects of interface design and media
  types/file sizes when designing for the web.
• WBT ¹ CBT ! ! !

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Number Seven . . .

• Perform a thorough and realistic analysis
  regarding the content of the WBT and the specific
  instructional treatments
• Instructional Themes/Strategies
• Rehearsal/Evaluation/Remediation Strategies .
  . .
• then set realistic goals for the program.

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Number Eight . . .

• Specifically define your deliverables . . .
• How else do you know when you're done?

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Number Nine . . .

• Whether on your own, or through your team
  (depending on team size and roles), acquire an
  intimate knowledge of your development tools.

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Last but not least, Number Ten . . .

• From both a user and technical perspective, test
  your application EARLY and OFTEN!

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Take a Breath ! ! !

• Are you convinced that Roles, Process, ISD, and
  Technical factors are invaluable considerations
  to ensure successful development of WBT?
• Did any of this presentation cause you to rethink
  the approach, process, and roles you use to
  complete projects?

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Lets Review . . .

• What we do is complicated.
• There are too many project-killing decisions that
  HAVE to be made BY SOMEONE to leave things to
  chance.
• Take control of all key aspects of a project.
• Find and implement a proven, repeatable process
  that works for you!

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Hopefully, you found this engaging and helpful .
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• Questions Answers

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Hopefully, you found this engaging and helpful .
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• THE END
• Thank you!