E-learning Fundamentals: A Practical Guide

This ultimate roadmap covers the entire e-learning landscape.

Why do we even need e-learning? What is an LMS? How do I write a storyboard? If you’re delving into e-learning and are coming up with more questions than answers, this guide is the high-level overview you’ve been looking for. In this book, e-learning development experts and educators Diane Elkins and Desirée Pinder deliver a comprehensive examination of the e-learning process from the ground up.

E-Learning Fundamentals provides the base of knowledge necessary to tackle everything from early concepts of e-learning down to its execution. Throughout, you’ll find vignettes that bring concepts to life as well as checklists and practical tools for designing and developing your first e-learning course.

In this book you will:

dive into the basics of e-learning design and development

explore the e-learning course design and development process―from analysis through evaluation

learn to write and storyboard a course, construct test questions, choose media, put the course together, and establish a thorough review process.

Diane Elkins is the president of Artisan E-Learning, a custom e-learning development company specializing in Articulate Studio, Storyline, Lectora, and Captivate. She has built a reputation as a national e-learning expert by being a frequent speaker at major industry events such as ASTD ICE, ASTD TechKnowledge, DevLearn, and Learning Solutions. She is also the co-author of the popular E-Learning Uncovered book series. She received an honorable mention in the Storyline guru awards and 2012 and was named one of the top 10 young trainers in the country by Training magazine in 2008. She is a past president of the Northeast Florida chapter of the American Society of Training and Development and now serves on the board for the Metro DC chapter.

Desirée Pinder is a co-founder of Artisan E-Learning, where she provides custom e-learning development, specializing in Articulate, Captivate, and Lectora. She is also co-author of theE-Learning Uncovered book series.