Amigos Online Class: Instructional Design 101 for the Busy Librarian

March 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Amigos has partnered with Fearless Future, a consulting firm with experience supporting libraries, to offer a course covering the fundamentals of designing and developing a self-paced tutorial. The course is scheduled in the Amigos online classroom Wednesdays March 30 –May 5, 2011.

Instructional Design 101 for the Busy Librarian
Dates and Time: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, and May 4, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time each day.
This course consists of six 2-hour sessions.

From library instruction to staff development, on-demand tutorials are filling the needs of busy librarians, students, patrons, and managers. With the emergence of rapid e-learning authoring software, librarians can easily develop e-learning tutorials that are engaging and effective. A well designed online tutorial can effectively help learners acquire new skills and concepts. This course will cover the basics of creating online learning tutorials from the initial design phase to the production phase. Participants will get hands-on experience in the development of an e-learning tutorial as they work with different rapid e-learning authoring tools.

Learning Objectives
· Identify and implement best practices in the design of effective and engaging tutorials
· Avoid the common pitfalls of e-learning development
· Examine and compare various rapid e-learning software tools
· Evaluate e-learning tutorials for key design features
· Design a high-quality, pedagogically-sound e-learning tutorial

Target Audience
This course is designed for librarians at the beginner to advanced-level of technology fluency who are developing library instruction and patron tutorials or staff training materials—whether in a public, academic, school, or special library setting. Participants should feel comfortable using new software.

Yvonne and Mary are known for creating engaging and practical workshops, online classes, and presentations. Between them they have 16 years of teaching information literacy in academic settings. Yvonne Mery is currently an instructional design librarian at the University of Arizona Libraries. Mary Evangeliste is the owner of “Fearless Future: Consulting for things that matter.”

Register today: http://www.tinyurl.com/4mxjloq

Amigos is an IACET authorized continuing education provider.

For the most up-to-date training schedule, a complete list of courses, descriptions, and a convenient online registration form, visit http://www.amigos.org/learning/calendar/ or contact Chris Brown at Amigos, 1-800-843-8482, ext. 2829, or brown@amigos.org.
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About Fearless Future: Fearless Future is a consulting collaborative that specializes in social marketing and design. We are artists, designers, educators and strategic thinkers who are committed to collaborating with non-profits and businesses that work towards the public good. We are passionate about bringing great design, smart marketing and incredible insight to organizations that make the world a better place for all of us.