Adobe Bootcamp Course Overview
Retrain your staff to design and deliver effective eLearning courseware. SkillQ's one-week, e-Learning Developer "Boot Camp" provides the essential Instructional Design, Digital Media Development and Content Authoring skills required of e-Learning professionals. Whether students are new to eLearning development or are eager to bolster their existing development portfolio, this curriculum has something for everyone.
We will explore key Instructional Design concepts before diving into industry-standard development applications: Adobe Photoshop, Flash, Captivate and Presenter. As the week progresses, student efforts will culminate into an interactive training solution ready for LMS (Learning Management System) deployment and tracking.
Software Requirements: Each computer requires the following software:
- Adobe® Captivate® CS5
- Adobe® Photoshop® CS5
- Adobe® Flash® CS5
- Adobe® Reader® 7.0
Upcoming Classes
No classes are currently scheduled at this time.
Class Length: 5 days (approx. 6 hours each)
Course Outline
Day 1: Instructional Design Basics
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Is Training the Solution
- Lesson 3: How Does Effective Instruction Occur
- Lesson 4: What is Instructional Analysis
- Lesson 5: Continued
- Lesson 6: Analyze Learners and their Environments
- Lesson 7: Performance Objectives
- Lesson 8: Develop Assessment Instruments
- Lesson 9: Develop Instructional Strategy
- Lesson 10: Instructional Development, Implementation and Evaluation
- Lesson 11: Conclusion
Day 2: Instructional Development Methodology
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Using the Toolbar
- Lesson 3: The Development Team
- Lesson 4: Overview of the Detailed Design/Development Process
- Lesson 5: Instructional Treatments
- Lesson 6: Course Standards
- Lesson 7: Course Flowchart
- Lesson 8: Course Storyboard
- Lesson 9: Storyboards vs. Iterative Design
- Lesson 10: Orientation to Class Project
Day 2: Essentials of Captivate (Part One)
- Lesson 1: eLearning and Captivate
- Lesson 2: Recording Demonstrations and Assessments
- Lesson 3: The Development Team
- Lesson 4: Overview of the Detailed Design/Development Process
Day 3: Essentials of Captivate (Part Two)
- Lesson 1: Working with Images and Drawing Objects
- Lesson 2: Pointer Paths, Buttons and Highlight Boxes
- Lesson 3: Rollovers and Zoom Areas
- Lesson 4: Slide Labels, Notes and Audio
- Lesson 5: Animation and Flash Video
- Lesson 6: Converting Demonstrations Into Simulations
- Lesson 7: Introduction to Question Slides
- Lesson 8: Publishing
Day 3: Class Project: Building Systems eLearning Project Shell
- Lesson 1: Establishing Project Standards
- Lesson 2: Creating a Demonstration Script
- Lesson 3: Record Demonstration
- Lesson 4: Create text captions
- Lesson 5: Add placeholder media
- Lesson 6: Create Question Slides
- Lesson 7: Publish Course Draft
Day 4: Essentials of Photoshop
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Getting Started
- Lesson 3: Working with Image Selections
- Lesson 4: Working with Layers
Day 4: Essentials of Photoshop
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Getting Started
- Lesson 3: Working with Image Selections
- Lesson 4: Working with Layers
- Class Project: Create eLearning Background
- Class Project: Modify Stock Images to Crop and add a Border and Drop Shadow
Day 5: Essentials of Flash
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Getting Started
- Lesson 3: Basic Objects
- Lesson 4: The Timeline
- Class Project: Build Instructional Animation and incorporate into project