Overview
eLearning with Dreamweaver MX: Building Online Learning Applications enables you to develop and deploy eLearning applications using Dreamweaver MX, a popular and powerful Web-editing software package. This book will show you how to create interactive courseware using Dreamweaver's built-in behaviors and the Macromedia learning extensions to Dreamweaver: CourseBuilder and Learning Site. eLearning with Dreamweaver MX: Building Online Learning Applications begins by teaching you the basic instructional design concepts you will need to know to create successful online learning applications. Betsy walks you through the development process step by step, beginning with planning and prototype creation. Then, she demonstrates how to add content, emphasizing methods that take advantage of Dreamweaver's templates and libraries. Next, the book delves into the CourseBuilder extension to add quizzes and interactions. The next step is to track user progress with databases and Learning Management Systems. Finally, Betsy wraps up with time-tested best practices for collaboration and optimization.Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewUse Dreamweaver? eLearning is a gigantic opportunity for you. By 2007, according to Chief Learning Officer magazine, 43 percent of all enterprise training will be delivered on the Web. There have been some bumps along the way, but companies are desperate to “blend” eLearning into their training programs: The potential savings are huge. Here’s why you care: Install Macromedia’s free CourseBuilder extension, and you own an incredible eLearning development tool that leverages your existing web design skills. Everything you don’t know, you can learn in this book.
Betsy Bruce starts with “Instructional Design 101”: how to plan and design effective eLearning applications. Using the industry-standard ADDIE model, she explains how the different phases and participants in an eLearning project fit together and how to write specs covering everything from browsers to bandwidth.
You’ll use Dreamweaver to define eLearning sites and style sheets; construct interfaces; build reusable eLearning templates and library items; and integrate Behaviors, animation, and rich media into your eLearning applications.
Bruce then introduces CourseBuilder, which lets you create powerful eLearning interactions in minutes -- from multiple-choice questions to drag-and-drop. This stuff could take days to do by hand. You’ll learn how to create custom interactions that process learner feedback and produce personalized results -- even how to develop and score pre-assessments.
Bruce shows how to use dynamic content technologies like ASP for eLearning tasks like authentication and computing scores. What's more, you'll discover how to work with Learning Management Systems to administer your eLearning applications. How often does a book open an entirely new industry to you? This one does. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.