Web-Based Training Design Course

eLearning has become an attractive training option for many companies. But what does it take to make an online course effective? What are the key differences between online and traditional education? What are the best delivery methods?

Web-Based Training Design is an 8-week online course that walks you through the complete course development lifecycle for an online, web-based course. You'll learn how to create a course outline, how to write learning objectives, how to structure, write and design lesson materials for online presentation, and how to write quizzes and assignments. You'll also learn about online delivery techniques and evaluation procedures.

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Highlights
— 8 weeks of one-to-one instructor mentoring
— Regularly scheduled text chat or office hours
— Expert feedback on all assignments
— 300 pages of self-paced readings & interactive quizzes
— Downloadable HTML version of course materials
— Printable PDF version of course materials
— BONUS: Handy HTML Reference included in course materials!

Prerequisites
The course requires students to have a working knowledge of English and basic awareness of creating files on a computer. Students will need to have access to an HTML editor (e.g. Microsoft Word, Macromedia Dreamweaver, EditPlus) and a basic knowledge of HTML (e.g. using Word to create hyperlinks and add text and graphics to a Word file saved as HTML). During the course, you will be required to create course pages using HTML. The course materials include an HTML reference guide.

Computing Requirements
— Pentium-compatible processor (500 MHz or faster)
— 64MB of available RAM
— Super VGA display, 800 x 600 resolution
— 10 MB of disk space
— Internet browser and access (IE5 or NS6 recommended)
— HTML Editor or Microsoft Word (see prerequisites above)
— Email account and program
— Windows XP/2000/ME/NT/98

Class Start Dates
— May 5th
— June 2nd
— July 7th
— August 4th
— September 8th

Price
— $349US/$349CDN
— Check our discounts page before you register. You may save 10-20%!

About The Instructor
The instructor will guide you throughout the course by providing one-to-one mentoring. During the course, the instructor will answer your questions by email, provide you with feedback on your assignments, and lead optional text chat sessions to discuss the materials and assignments.

Susan Bodnik is the author and instructor for this course. She has over 8 years of experience in teaching and developing online courses. Susan holds a degree in English from the University of Waterloo with specialized focus in communications, rhetoric, and online learning. She is also an active member in the Society for Technical Communication.

Student Reviews
I have recommended Online Learning before. I believe in OLL as a great value for the money invested... As always OLL delivers a course that exceeded my expectations. A thorough course that enables students to learn at their own pace, have access to their instructor when needed, and have tools that they can continue their education and build upon what they have learned. You receive more than just a piece of the puzzle and wonder how to incorporate it into your work. You receive the skills to start a project at inception and see it to completion! Great course! -- Not specified

The interaction that I had with my instructor was EXCELLENT. I enjoyed looking back after each assignment and seeing what I learned. I enjoyed learning HTML (which I had never used before). I enjoyed the fact that it is so practical, while you learn a bit about the theory behind it. Very good course, I have already recommended it to lots of friends. The company is also very well organized and registration and payment was SO easy and hassle free. Having an instructor to help you was very nice and she was always patient and approachable. It is not expensive at all and is excellent value for money. Thank you very much for the course. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. It was well structured and the fact that we had a schedule to adhere to made my work a lot easier. I am a currently a stay-at-home mom, with two small children and a household to run and I really appreciated the flexibility to study when it fitted MY schedule. Susan is an absolute gem. It is the first time I have ever done an online course. The support that I had from her was great. She was patient, friendly, helpful and relaxed. I enjoyed doing something that I have never done, on a topic I knew nothing of !! Well done, what a great course. -- Annemarie
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