Instructional Design Gal, back again. I'm currently working on a project which will bring the base level of WebCT training online, in a multimedia format that faculty can use. I'm using a variety of adult learning theories to develop the course, including behaviorist theories, where I try to get the faculty to ascertain the important objectives for each learning unit that is presented in the online course, and cognitive learning theories, where I relate these concepts to things they already know, reading a book, finding your way in a new city, relating things to stories and themes that make sense in their world.

I'm using a variety of tools to create this eleven module course in the Basics of using WebCT to supplement a course online:

• Hand coded HTML pages with Javascript includes, that present key information not otherwise highlighted in the PDF manual
• Adobe Captivate movies that illustrate key tasks
• WebCT's testing function.

I am finding it helpful to work on the project using the following processes

1. Script what I normally say in the face to face workshop in Microsoft Word
2. Create rough storyboards for various chunks of text using Microsoft PowerPoint
3. Go into the lab and record the voice overs
4. Edit and Animate in Captivate
5. Tweak in flash

I really hope this tool assists the faculty, so that they will not have to wait for the next face-to-face workshop offering if they wish to develop a course, or if the WebCT basics class that they wish to take is full. Further the movies will be there for their review, long after the online workshop is over, and because of the chunking of the content, these movies can be re-purposed for other uses.