Instructional Designing in E-Learning

Instructional Designing

Instructional Designing is the art and science of designing instructions for the trainer or about training method. It involves analyzing, designing, developing, implementing,   and evaluating the specific task or problem.

Instructional designers act as a bridge between academicians and trainer or teacher suggesting them on methodologies to be followed to train a specific audience on a specific subject.

Instructional Design: Process, Needs, and Roles

Instructional Design: Analysis and Objectives

Instructional Design: Design Concepts

Instructional Design: Planning and Implementation

Instructional Design: Evaluation

 The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes in E-Learning.

E-Learning

About the Course

The course is designed to make the candidate a thorough-bred professional in E-Learning. The course covers all aspects related to E Learning including Learning Management System (LMS) and industry-standard tools such as Adobe Captivate and Adobe Flash.

Instructional Designing concepts and various learning theories that are in vogue in the industry are also covered in depth.

Introduction to E-Learning

What is E-Learning?

Demo of E-Learning course
Scope of E-Learning
Applications of E-Learning

Types of E-Learning

Media Based

Audience Based

Approaches to E-Learning

Topic based

Game based

Simulation Based

The Writing Process

Self-Discovery exercise on the writing process

Instructional Designing

The creative part in E-Learning

Importance of Interactions

Screen Limitations

Different Interactive Ideas

Graphics and Animation

Writing for E-Learning

General

The Language Part Diction Transition - Importance and a few pointers

Writing for Specific Audience

Reinforcements/Feedbacks

Storyboarding

What is Storyboarding?

Are you a Director?

Exercises on Storyboarding

For Kids
For Graduates
For Corporates

Tools Used for Creating E-Learning Courses

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Captivate

Adobe Flash

 The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes in E-Learning.

Adobe FrameMaker in Technical Writing

Adobe FrameMaker

1. Introduction to FrameMaker
2. About Tags
3. Entering and editing Text
4. Tables
5. Anchoring Frames
6. Graphics
7. Using Wildcards
8. Master Pages
9. Table of Contents
10. Books
• More About Books
11. Cross-references
12. Conditional Text
13. Converting Files to FrameMaker
14. Single-sided and Double-sided Documents
15. Single Sourcing an Introduction
16. Working with Index Entries
17. Online Documents

 The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes in Technical Writing.

E-Learning

Adobe Photoshop in E-Learning

SESSION 1          

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

SESSION 2          

Working with Images

SESSION 3          

Working with Color Tools

SESSION 4          

Working with Selections

SESSION 5          

Working with Masks

SESSION 6          

Working with Type

SESSION 7          

Working with Layers

SESSION 8          

Painting

SESSION 9          

Drawing Tools

SESSION 10        

Working with Filters

SESSION 11        

Transformation Tools

SESSION 12        

Using Retouching Tools

Assignment, Test, and Certification

 The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes in E-Learning.

InDesign in Technical Writing

1. Getting Started

2. Setting up the Document

3. Toolbox

4. Organizing the Document

• Column Specifications

• Rulers

• Guides

5. Inserting/Formatting Text

6. Type Menu

7. Using Colors

8. Working With Objects (Images, Graphics, and Elements)

• Links

• Placing Images

• Enabling Text Wraps

• Grouping

• Locking

9. Saving

10. Exporting To PDF

11. New Features in InDesign CC

 The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes in Technical Writing.

Web Designing and Web Publishing

Module 1.Working with HTML

• Getting Familiar with Web Pages
• Creating Your First Web Page
• Adding Text
• Formatting Text
• Adding Images
• Adding Links
• Working with Tables
• Creating Forms
• Creating Style Sheets
• Formatting Text with Style Sheets
• Controlling Layout with Style Sheets
• Adding Multimedia and Other Features
• Publishing Your Web Pages

Module 2. Adobe Dreamweaver

• Activating Your Webspace
• Getting Started
• Creating a Homepage
• Design and Layout
• Inserting and using Tables
• Adding Design Elements
• Previewing in Browser
• Creating Hyperlinks
• Inserting Special Media
• Uploading Your Site

 The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes in Web Designing.

Adobe Captivate in Technical Writing

Adobe Captivate

• What is Captivate?
• What is new in Captivate?
• Key Features and typical areas of application
• The Work Environment in Captivate
• Branching View
• The Size and Position Tab
• The Filmstrip
• Toolbars and Menus
• Working Colors with the Color Picker 
• Movie Preferences
• Object Properties Management
• Branching Management 
• Editing & Exporting Branching Views 
• Recording Options and related Tips
• Recording Modes
• Setting the Recording Capture Area
• Full Motion Recording
• Recording New Application Movies
• Adding Slide Notes
• Adding Text Captions
• Creating Rollover Captions
• Converting Tooltips to Rollover Captions
• Importing & Exporting Captions
• Adding Audio
• Audio Recording Options
• Using Audio with Slide Objects
• Advanced Audio Management
• Adding Multimedia
• Adding Images
• Adding Rollover Images
• Adding Animations
• Adding Animated Text
• Adding Animation Slides
• Preparing Video for Captivate
• Progressively Downloading FLV Files
• Streaming FLV Content
• Adding Interactive Elements
• Adding Highlight Boxes
• Adding Click Boxes
• Adding Text Entry Boxes
• Adding Buttons
• Adding Interactivity
• Creating Branching Movies
• Scenario Simulations with the Project Wizard
• Scenario Simulations Using Templates
• Creating Question Slides
• Creating a True/False Question Slide
• Creating Fill-in the Blank Slides
• Creating Matching Question Slides
• Creating Multiple Choice Question Slides
• The Quiz Manager
• Adding Zoom Areas
• Editing Zoom Areas
• The Advanced Interaction Dialog
• Linking Movies With the Menu Builder
• Creating a MenuBuilder Project
• Modifying a MenuBuilder Project
• Adding Interactivity to Your Menus
• Exporting MenuBuilder Projects
• Publishing Movies
• Publishing EXE Files
• Publishing Flash Files
• Publishing Movies as Handouts
• Publishing to the Web Using FTP

The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes forTechnical Writing.

XML,DITA, and Structured Authoring using FrameMaker in Technical Writing.

Course Overview

This Course in meant for people who are highly focused in learning and mastering Adobe FrameMaker. People in Technical Writing, Printing, Traditional Publishing, Data Conversion, and Content Development can join this course.

ADOBE FRAMEMAKER

SESSION 1   

• Understanding different Markup Languages
• SGML
• History of Standard Generalized Markup Language
• HTML
• HyperText Markup Language and W3C standards
• XML
• XML basics for Technical Communicators
• Why XML?
• Single sourcing concept using XML
• XML Vs. HTML

SESSION 2   

• Structured FrameMaker Concepts
• FrameMaker and  XML
• Structured FrameMaker Interface
• How is this different from the normal one?
• Where do you use Structured FrameMaker?
• What is EDD?
• What is DTD?
• Using available EDDs
• Creating your own EDDs

SESSION 3   

• Structured FrameMaker Concepts
• Components of a Structured Authoring Environment
• Getting started with a structured document
• FrameMaker and XML
• Implementing Structured FrameMaker
• Migrating from Unstructured Interface to Structured Interface

SESSION 4   

• Introduction to DITA

 SESSION 5   

• Authoring guidelines for DITA: concepts, tasks, reference, glossary

SESSION 6   

• Information architecture with DITA: task flows and tables of contents

SESSION 7   

• Information architecture with DITA: relationship tables and linking

SESSION 8   

• DITA and reuse: metadata, filtering, flagging, and content referencing

SESSION 9   

• Specialization: creating new topic or map types

SESSION 10 

• Assignment, Test, and Certification

 The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes for Technical Writing.

Technical Writing Degree

Post Graduate Diploma Course in Technical Writing

This course is designed to suit people who are already into Technical Writing and want to enhance or fine-tune their skills and acquire a cutting edge over others. Those who have already completed the Diploma Course in Technical Writing from KBuffer and those who are looking at Career options as a Professional Technical Writer can also take this. In short, those who have a mission and a vision in pursuit of Technical Writing career are suggested this course.

PG Diploma in Technical Writing

Method of Instruction:

·        Direct from our center

·        Online through our Instructor-led Virtual Classroom

·        Self-Paced Learning through our Web Interface

·        Blended (A mix of the methods mentioned above)

Course Curriculum

Types of Writing

·        Introduction to the Writing Process

·        Introduction to Technical Writing

·        DDLC

·        Types of Technical Writing

o   Procedural Writing

o   Paragraph Writing

o   Report Writing

o   Writing for Electronic Media

Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publication

1.    General Topics

2.    Content Formatting and Layout

3.    Global Content

4.    Content for Software Developers

5.    Web Content

6.    Grammatical Elements

7.    Punctuation

8.    List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Various Types of Documents Created by Technical Writers

1.    Proposal

2.    User Guide

3.    White Paper

4.    Fact Sheets

Publishing Concepts

1.    Variable Headers and Footers

2.    Using Em Dash, En Dash, and so on

3.    Using White Space

4.    Color Theory

5.    Font Theory

6.    Printing Basics

Advanced Concepts of Technical Writing

·        Introduction to Structured Authoring

·        DITA – Theory and Practice

·        XML – taking documentation to next level

·     Different Manual of Stylesheets which explain usage of appropriate Terminology, Tone, and Language

Tools

·        Advanced Microsoft Word

·        Adobe Technical Communication Suite which includes:

o   Adobe FrameMaker (including Structured Authoring)

o   Adobe RoboHelp

o   Adobe Captivate

o   Adobe Photoshop

o   Adobe Acrobat

·        Adobe InDesign

·        Microsoft Visio

·        Techsmith Snagit

Electives for specialization

Check with us at the time of registration about different electives that are available so that you can choose the one you would specialize in.

Regular Assignments

Two Tests

Final Exam

Project

The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes for Technical Writing

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E-Publishing

Introduction of e-Publishing

E-publishing (or) ePub (short for electronic publication) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).Electronic publishing (also referred to as e-publishing or digital publishing) includes the digital publication of e-books, EPUBs, digital magazines, and the development of digital libraries and catalogues.

EPub is a format for digital books. ePub books are text files that are structured according to the ePub DTD, as defined by the IDPF. Files have the extension .epub.Valid .epub files can then be used on any platform or device that supports ePub. ePub can be generated in two different modes

Modes in ePub

•  Standard ePub
• Fixed Layout ePub

Standard epub

What is Standard epub?

Standard ePub has “reflowable text”, meaning it allows the text to adapt to the size of the display screen. As the user increases the font size in the device the text will flow according to the display in the devices.

Text Extraction

Text from the PDF is extracted by using Adobe Acrobat or from the indesign file if any.

Editors and Pre-editing / Xhtml Conversion

Editors (Epsilon, Edit Plus, Notepad++, etc.) generally provides the features working with element tags. Syntax highlighting is a basic standard of any editor; that is, they color element text differently from regular text. Element and attribute completion based on a DTD. Displaying line numbers is also a common and useful feature, as is providing the ability to reformat a document to follow to a particular style of indenture.

What is CSS?

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for describing the look and formatting of a document written in a markup language.CSS is designed primarily to enable the separation of document content from document presentation, including elements such as the layout, colors, and fonts.

Image Cropping

Cropping of the images from the supplied source PDF using Adobe Photoshop.

ePub Conversion

ePub files are generated through WinZip with the help of OPF, html, NCX, and CSS files.

Adobe Digital Editions and Device View

The generated ePub file will be viewed in Adobe Digital Editions version 2.0 and devices to verify formatting and links.

Fixed Layout epub

What is Fixed Layout epub?

Fixed Layout epub has “Fixed text”, meaning the text will gets fixed on the background image.If the user increases the font size in the device the text will not flow to the next page in the devices.

Text Extraction

Text from the PDF is extracted by using Adobe Acrobat or from the indesign file if any.

Editors and Pre-editing / Xhtml Conversion

Editors (Epsilon, Edit Plus, Notepad++, etc.) generally provides the features working with element tags. Syntax highlighting is a basic standard of any editor; that is, they color element text differently from regular text. Element and attribute completion based on a DTD. Displaying line numbers is also a common and useful feature, as is providing the ability to reformat a document to follow to a particular style of indenture.

What is CSS?

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for describing the look and formatting of a document written in a markup language. CSS is designed primarily to enable the separation of document content from document presentation, including elements such as the layout, colors, and fonts.

Image Cropping

Remove text from the background image and capture the single-page as images from supplied source PDF using Adobe Photoshop.

ePub Conversion

ePub files are generated through WinZip with the help of OPF, Xhtml, NCX, and CSS files.

Device View

The generated ePub file will be viewed in devices to verify formatting and links.

The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the Premier Institutes in E-Publishing.