Special Note: Lunch is included with this workshop and will be served from 11:30am-noon.
In this hands-on workshop, you will be provided with the design and development skills and practice needed to create your own mobile project - an interactive eBook. You will learn how to format content for multiple devices, the types of media that can be included, and various free and paid tools that can be used in the process. In addition to covering various resources, you will walk through a basic workflow to develop a project with a few simple media types to an EPUB format, and make that file available to download directly to mobile devices.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create content in an interactive, mobile-friendly format
- How to improve the quality of performance support materials by adding appropriate media
- How to quickly deploy simple, effective multi-screen mobile learning solutions in your organization
- How to create native mobile content to support users that may not have consistent access to an Internet connection
Audience:
Intermediate and advanced designers and developers with some instructional design experience. A basic understanding of HTML and CSS is helpful, but not required.
Technology discussed in this session:
Smartphones, laptops, desktops, tablets, eReaders, Sigil, Adobe InDesign, Calibre, Adobe Acrobat, video (.mp4), audio (.mp3), images (PNG or JPG), and some minimal HTML.
Student technology needs:
A laptop with Google Sigil downloaded and a mobile device (tablet, smartphone, laptop) with an eReader application installed (Apple iBooks, Kobo, Nook).
About Sarah Gilbert:
Sarah Gilbert specializes in training strategy, design, and development at meLearning Solutions. She also serves as the Academy Director at The Task Force for Global Health, a large nonprofit organization in Atlanta, GA. There, she leads a team to create global solutions for public health informatics training challenges.
Sarah is an ATD facilitator (Mobile Learning Certificate and Essentials of Mobile Development using Adobe Captivate). She also serves on the Greater Atlanta Chapter of ATD board of directors.
Sarah's work has been published in The Book of Road-Tested Activities (2011), 68 Tips for eLearning Engagement and Interactivity (2013), T+D Magazine, and various other training and workforce publications. She regularly speaks at conferences and business events on the practical application of learning technology.
