Jul 6, 2012

lean-ISD ebook




This book received an ISPI Award of Excellence in 2002 in the category of Instructional Communications

lean-ISD ebook
Begun in 1983 as “The Curriculum Manager’s Handbook” – it was published in 1999 as lean-ISD.
This book fully covers the ISD – Instructional Systems Design or ID – Instructional Design concepts, models, methods, tools and techniques for  The PACT Processes for T&D/ Learning and Knowledge Management Systems, including the 3 levels of ISD:
1- CAD – Curriculum Architecture Design and
2- MCD – Modular Curriculum Development/Acquisition (the ADDIE-like level in PACT  at the final product-level of Instructional Product Design in PACT), and
3- IAD – Instructional Activity Development/Acquisition (another ADDIE-like level in PACT at the component-level of Instructional Product Design in PACT), and

Those 3 levels of ISD are enabled/supported with a common performance-oriented Performance & Instructional Analysis methodology-set, and a common performance-oriented Performance & Instructional Project Planning & Management methodology-set, with adapted processes, steps and tools, shared across those 3 levels of ISD in PACT: CAD, MCD and IAD.
These ISD methods and processes were field tested hundreds of time by dozens of Practitioners working in teams or solo – with the Client Teams – in the collaborative approach that is PACT. This book was created to augment formal workshops and coaching session delivered by Guy Wallace.

Jul 4, 2012

Course From the Source -Power Searching with Google


Power Searching with Google
…a short course on becoming a great internet searcher

Google Search makes it amazingly easy to find information. Come learn about the powerful advanced tools we provide to help you find just the right information when the stakes are high.

Course Details
Power Searching with Google is a free online, community-based course showcasing search techniques and how to use them to solve real, everyday problems. It features:
Six 50-minute classes.
Interactive activities to practice new skills.
Opportunities to connect with others using Google Groups, Google+, and Hangouts on Air.
Upon passing the post-course assessment, a printable Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you

Ready to get started?
Registration is open from June 26, 2012 to July 16, 2012. We recommend that you register before the first class is released on July 10, 2012!
New classes will become available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday starting on July 10, 2012 and ending on July 19, 2012.
Course-related activities will end on July 23, 2012.

I advise you to register for this excellent course.

Jul 3, 2012

A complete Articulate Storyline template.


Here is a very good complete Articulate Storyline template.

You can preview it here:

You can download it from here :

with alot of resources.

Good Time.




Jul 2, 2012

Free Education PowerPoint Templates


Download free Education PowerPoint templates for presentations. You can download free PPT templates for your slides or free PowerPoint backgrounds for your presentations. Education PPT templates and themes are compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and 2010.

From this site:

Jul 1, 2012

Pedagogical Templates for e-learning




Pedagogical Templates for e-learning.

The Centre for Excellence in Work-Based Learning for Education Professionals has published our report on Pedagogical Templates as one of its Occasional Papers.

You can download it from here :

Authoring Tools Tutorials




You cand find good tutorials for many authoring tools and other software such as :

•Articulate tutorials
•Brainshark tutorials
•Captivate tutorials
•iSpring tutorials
•Lectora tutorials
•Moodle tutorials
•Rapid Intake tutorials
•Snap tutorials
•Udutu tutorials

and Captivate 6 also
It is a good resource .

Webinars For Dummies - free ebook


With this book, you'll not only understand what webinars are, but you'll also find out:

•How webinars can help you to better reach your audience
•How to plan your webinar from initial concept to rehearsal and execution
•How to choose a reputable webinar vendor
•How to engage your audience by creating compelling content
•How to reinforce you message long after your event is over

You will also get examples of real-world webinar uses, and you will discover the power that webinars have for delivering your message in the most effective way possible.