Field Guides

Each field guide is a concise, practical guidebook that provides in-depth coverage of a single topic vital to e-learning.

Organizations in the market for a Web conferencing solution are unsure about what features they need. After organizations have grappled over the buying process and settled on a Web conferencing solution, their next hurdle is how to make best use of it. Here's some help.

A Field Guide to E-Learning Standards  Registered User PDFThe goal of standards is to simplify the purchase and deployment of e-learning tools. Unfortunately, standards are creating more confusion. This guide introduces the specific standards bodies and explains their differences. It reviews the individual standards and why you should care about them. More important, the guide outlines conformance testing and offers a few words of caution for consumers.

A Field Guide to Educational Simulations  Registered User PDF
By Clark Aldrich
Simulations are sparking excitement in the e-learning world, but few people have seen a model that they can use effectively. SimuLearn co-founder Clark Aldrich presents a framework for investigating and understanding simulations that will help you buy, deploy, use, and produce them. The guide also outlines the different simulation models, pros and cons of each, and criteria to evaluate when and where to use them.

A Field Guide to Learning Objects  Registered User PDF
By ASTD & SmartForce
Learning Object. Modular building block. Chunk. Reusable information object. Nugget. Whatever. The list goes on. But what is a learning object, exactly. More important, how and when should they be used? Learning Circuits in collaboration with SmartForce breakdown the types of learning objects--instruction, collaboration, practice, and assessment--that are currently developed by most e-learning suppliers.