In this Issue:

• What You Don’t Know About PowerPoint WBT: Every PowerPoint WBT Tells A Story
• ASTD Sponsors Dr. Parks PowerPoint for Web-Based Training Workshop
• Reserve Your Copy of PowerPoint For Web-Based Training

PowerPoint is designed primarily as a linear presentation tool. It facilitates a presenter’s ability to communicate concepts, information and content to their audience. PowerPoint has many custom animation effects to enhance presentations such as entrance, exit and emphasis effects as well as path animation. However, for those who choose to design web-based training using PowerPoint, the challenge is to do more then inform by producing a course that engages the learner and results in enhanced performance. When we set out to design the Animal Abuse Awareness curriculum for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) using PowerPoint we started with the end-user needs in mind. We asked ourselves: What would meet the needs of a police officer population? What would engage the learner? What would enhance transfer of learning on the job? What will work with-in the limitations of PowerPoint? The answer was… Learn more

Check your calendar and reserve June 27th to join Dr. Parks in Southern California for a very special PowerPoint for Web-Based Training day. The Orange County Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) has booked Dr. Parks as their Keynote speaker addressing the topic of PowerPoint for Web-Based Training Myths. This will be followed by a four hour hands on workshop in How To Design Engaging Web-Based Training Using PowerPoint. The workshop will cover file setup, main menu design and learning activity creation. Each participant will get a CDROM with PowerPoint templates, resources and a library of articles. The date, time and location of the event is set for Friday, June 27, 11:30 am to 5:30 pm, at The Turnip Rose, 300 S. Flower, Orange, CA. For reservations and pricing contact Karen Wales, ASTD Program Chairperson at kwales@knowledge-flash.com or call 949-770-2383.

I am preparing a workbook for instructional designers, trainers, subject matter experts and developers interested in implementing PowerPoint for web-based training. Its publication in PDF format and/or print will be available as of July 2007. The 8" by 11" approximately 250 page workbook will include ready to implement PowerPoint templates including a wide range of games, role based simulations and interactive exercises. Why did I write this workbook? My interest is two fold. First cycle time to design, develop, test and deploy online learning is too long for most organizations. Most corporate web-based training projects take months yet organizations need to publish learning content online in weeks. Secondly, the cost of online learning isn’t in design and development but in managing the life cycle (maintenance). My experience with over 200 Fortune 1000 companies is that content updating impacts approximately 25% of WBT published pages. In addition content growth can be as much as 60% per year. As a consequence the cost of e-learning is hidden in the burden of updating and adding new content to courses. PowerPoint development for Web-Based Training makes this major challenge easier to manage. Reserve your copy and get 25% off the list price by emailing info@askintl.com and requesting to be placed on the reservation list… Learn more