American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Cascadia Chapter Serving Oregon and Southwest Washington
 
    
     
 
   
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August 10 - 11, 2005
PSU
Portland, OR
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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Program Description

 


Professional Development
August 10 - 11, 2005

eLearning Strategies

Overview

The Cascadia Chapter presents a new and exciting two-day workshop designed to provide an overview of the strategies, issues and decisions which eLearning program managers must address and navigate.

This course is designed for:

  • Training managers and leaders
  • Instructional designers
  • Those wishing to break into the eLearning arena
  • Senior organizational leaders and management thinking about eLearning systems
  • Those with knowledge in some area of eLearning and gaps in others

This course is NOT designed for:

  • Developers who want technical and development specifics
  • Experience eLearning practitioners

eLearning Strategies is offered cooperatively by ASTD-Cascadia Chapter and Portland State University (PSU) School of Extended Studies. Participants may receive 1 hour elective credit from PSU for an additional fee of $50. Persons taking the workshop for credit must attend the entire workshop and complete a required project. The lead instructor for this course will work with any students who take the course for credit. If you are planning on taking the series for credit, please read the information on credit registration at the end of this page.

NOTE: Each session is designed to build on the last one. This means that the entire course is intended to be taken by one person, not split between 2 or more individuals. Full registrations will be accepted for 1 person only. 

Course Content

August 10
8:30 am - Noon		 Foundation Concepts in eLearning

Aaron Munter
OETC

 

 

  • What is eLearning
  • An overview of all the elements of the program
  • Important terminology
  • eLearning in the family of other training methods
  • eLearning approaches and delivery modes
  • Software and equipment needs
  • Developing an eLearning strategy
  • The fit with adult learning theory
August 10
1 - 4:30 pm		 Designing eLearning Programs

Katherine Stevens
  • The marks of good program design
  • Conducting a focused needs assessment
  • eLearning project management
  • eLearning as part of overall organizational training
  • Assessing and using current organizational capacities
  • Designing for various levels – executive, technical, customer relations, etc.
August 11
8:30 am - Noon		 Building the eLearning System

Judus Floratos
Nike 

  • How does your strategy fit?...Look at eLearning as part of your organization's learning strategy
  • Who's going to listen?...Build support for your strategy throughout the organization
  • What, we need a project plan, too?...Formulate the project plan
  • Who's going to make it happen?...Determine the roles required to execute your plan
  • What is the SCORM and AICC?...Explore two of the major eLearning models / standards
August 11
1 - 4:30 pm		 Managing the Ongoing eLearning Function

Theme Grenz
Safeco

 

 

  • Aligning eLearning to business objectives
  • Establishing and managing an LMS
  • The metrics of figuring ROI
  • Measuring results
  • Reporting results
  • Keeping up with technology
  • Planning for and meeting staffing needs
  • Budgeting for eLearning
  • Pitfalls to avoid
Details
Date Wednesday and Thursday
August 10 - 11, 2005
Time 8:30 am - 4:30 pm both days
Location

PSU
Cramer Hall
Computer Lab #1 (in basement)
1721 SW Broadway
Portland, OR

For directions, use www.mapquest.com.
Parking Limited street parking available. Click here for a link to the PSU parking web site. Neither ASTD nor PSU will validate or pay for parking.
Cost Chapter Members $180 (by Aug 2)
$200 (after Aug 2)
Others $200 (by Aug 2)
$220 (after Aug 2)
Registration is limited to 20 people.
Refreshments Morning and afternoon breaks provided. Lunch is not provided.
Refunds Refunds are allowed if a written cancellation is received in the ASTD office no later than August 2, 2005. No refunds are given after that date. Refunds for those electing the credit option cannot be given after the event.
Credit To obtain the one hour of credit, you must register for and attend all four sessions and then add $50 to that cost. The course number for credit for ASTD chapter members is TBA and for others is TBA.

To receive credit, you must attend the entire two days and be prepared to do a paper as determined by the lead instructor. Students taking the course for graduate credit must take the course for a letter grade and must achieve at least a "B" grade in order to the credit to be transferable into the graduate program.

This course is an elective for the PSU Training Certification program.
To Register Program is closed due to sufficient registrations. No walk-ins allowed at the door.
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