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
— 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: Free access to HTML and XHTML Publishing course

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. Adobe Dreamweaver, PageBreeze) and a basic knowledge of HTML. If you need assistance in learning HTML, you can first review the self-paced HTML and XHTML Publshing course, which is included as a bonus.

Computing Requirements
— HTML editor
— Email account and Internet access

Class Start Dates
— September 13
— October 11
— November 8
— December 6
— January 10

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. Great course! -- Not specified

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

Thank you, Susan, for your course! My learning curve was very steep, but doing the hands-on activity of creating a lesson helped me to accomplish so many new tasks. The foundation you have created in your course truly helped my understanding of how to proceed with creating my lesson. It was very clear to me when I got started how to go about setting up and communicating the information. The rest was up to me, and it was an interesting and exciting challenge. Thank you so much! -- Katy
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