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Learning Science Made Easy: Fast & Furious Instructional Design with SAM

WBT Systems

You quickly learn they’re not people but acronyms for instructional design models.… It doesn’t take long for anyone working in professional development to hear about ADDIE and SAM. Who are these uppercase people?

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What If Your Association Can’t Afford an Instructional Designer?

WBT Systems

Now, the bad news: you didn’t get the budget to hire a professional to design and develop the course. What are your options if your association can’t afford an instructional designer? You won’t necessarily save money in the long-run by handling instructional design yourself. At least, we’ll save money…or will we?

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10 Benefits of Outsourcing Instructional Design for eLearning Programs

WBT Systems

Yet, many associations continue to have staff and volunteer subject matter experts (SMEs) design and develop online learning programs because that’s been the default mode of operation. To provide a more engaging and effective learning experience for your online students, consider outsourcing instructional design.

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Working with an Instructional Designer: How to Prepare for Success

WBT Systems

Developing a new online course with the help of an instructional designer is an exciting prospect for an association. You’re investing time and money into a relationship with an educational partner who’s skilled at designing engaging and effective learning experiences. Clarify the instructional designer’s scope of work.

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ASAE Annual Meeting 2016: Come see the new version of TopClass LMS!

WBT Systems

WBT Systems are looking forward to making the most of our time there, both by attending sessions and while exhibiting our learning solutions for Associations in the Expo Hall at Booth #515. Gilles Defer, VP of Sales and Marketing, and Mike Bourassa, Director of Business Development, will be representing WBT Systems.

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Learning Science Made Easy: Merrill’s Principles of Instruction

WBT Systems

If you manage educational programs, a knowledge of learning science can help you understand how program design makes a difference in how learners process, retain, and apply information. You’ll know if a program is…

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Enhance eLearning Assessment to Maintain Learner Engagement

WBT Systems

The use of animations, transitions, and engaging multimedia all take considerable time and effort unless we have a large instructional design team well versed in HTML5 and CSS3, or an all-singing and dancing content creation suite, along with the requisite graphic design, animation, video editing etc. skills to hand.