This online certificate program starts: May 17, 2012 or November 27, 2012

Instructor:
Ray Jimenez, author, 3-Minute e-Learning, Scenario-Based Learning: Using Stories to Engage e-Learners and Do-it-Yourself e-Learning: 100 Ways to Simplify Design and Development. Ray is the systems architect for Vignettes Learning and Training Magazine Network .

Certificate Overview:

Learn the step-by-step process of designing and developing scenario-based e-learning programs that heightens e-Learners involving and learning. This certificate program focuses on raising the level of engagement of e-learning courses and practical steps to control costs. This is a hands-on course which provides opportunities to apply ideas in  your projects immediately.
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Program Details:

Scenario-Based e-Learning (SBL) is high-interactive and high-discovery method of learning that put the learner on the spot. They have proven to help learners learn in areas where the subjects involve risks, emotional experience, behavioral changes, decision making and judgment, in-depth technical skills, and social learning. Unfortunately, many approaches in SBL development tend to overkill SBL design – increasing costs and development time. In this session, you will learn the steps of constructing an SBL successfully, while keeping a lid on budget and time.

This program will help you implement engaging SBLs. Conducted entirely online, this certificate program focuses on effective and cost-effective design and development - practical and useful, not theories or software use.

This is an intensive certificate program. We will meet 4 times. Each session runs for 3 hours; the first two hours being instructor-led. During the remaining one hour, you will have the opportunity to do your homework on your own, or stay online and work with/ask questions of your instructor and peers. 

Pre-Certificate and/or Interim Assignments:

Most certificate sessions require a minimum of 60 minutes of pre-work.

These sessions are intensive as they allow you the opportunity to select additional (optional) small projects as a "proof-of-concept."

These projects are hands-on applications of your learning ideas. These optional projects may require several hours of preparation, and are excellent ways to learn, work and kick-off specific projects. 
 
Topics

In this certificate you will learn to:

• Understand the heart of a truly engaging SBL.
• Identify where SBLs work the best in job-related learning demands.
• Create SBLs highly discovery process.
• Understand models of SBLs.
• Build powerful, engaging, and provocative stories and scenarios.
• CreateSBLs that create impacts on the job performance.
• Pick the characters that match your content and context.
• Create characters to deliver the learning points.
• Constructe step-by-step SBL architecture with nodes, events, conflicts, challenges.
• Construct mini-SBLs, snippets, nuggets, or vignettes.
• Determine what different types of stories to match your SBLs.
• Understand what software supports SBL development.
• Extend SBLs from simulated events to real-life applications.
• Manage costs, create a budget and plan, a documentation that becomes your storyboard and worksheet that serve as guide for the interactive and software developers.
• Make SBLs powerfully engaging, without increasing costs; making SBLs affordable.
• Select the right software for implementation.

You will also see first hand:

• A simulated SBL hands-on process
• Hands-on session in designing the architecture of an SBL, a plan that you can take back to work
• Live online demos on using software to build an SBL

Online interaction opportunities and long term online and live references

• You will have the ability to interact with facilitators and co-participants by using the Training magazine social learning and collaboration tool.
• Online and live references of templates, exercises, demos, actual projects will be provided to you before, during and after the session

This certificate program is designed for:

• Subject-matter-experts who are responsible for implementing scenario e-learning.
• Instructional designers who must convert content or create highly engaging e-learning.
• Designers and developers who need to add high interaction and engaging of their e-Learning courses.
• Managers and leaders who must lead and manage design and development of scenario-based e-learning courses. 

Prerequisites:

To participate in this program, you are required to have basic Web browsing skills and have some minimal experience in participating in online events. It is recommended that you have attended an e-learning program and are involved in the design and implementation of an e-learning program.

Online Course Schedule:

This course is comprised of three (3) live online sessions.

All sessions start at 1:00 pm Eastern Time ( New York time). See below for the time of the sessions listed in various time zones.

Spring 2012 Course Dates:
Session #1: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Session #2: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Session #3: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Session #4: Thursday, June 7, 2012
RAIN DATE: Thursday, June 14 (The 'Rain Date' is a date to reserve on your calendar. It will be used in the unlikely event that an earlier session can not run as planned due to technical difficulties or a speaker emergency.)

Fall 2012 Course Dates:
Session #1: Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Session #2: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Session #3: Monday, December 3, 2012
Session #4: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
RAIN DATE: Friday, December 7, 2012. The 'Rain Date' is a date to reserve on your calendar. It will be used in the unlikely event that an earlier session can not run as planned due to technical difficulties or a speaker emergency.

Each session is 3 hours in length. The first two hours being instructor-led. The remaining one hour will consist of self-driven time where you will have the opportunity to do your projects and homework on your own. An online collaboration tool will be provided to share from everyone's projects and interactions.


All sessions start at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. Here is the time of the sessions listed for various time zones

• 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Time (PT)
• 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Mountain Time (MT)
• 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Central Time (CT)
• 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time (ET)