Localization Tools for eLearning: Articulate, Flash and Captivate

is being presented by Xavier Marchand, COO, of JBI Studios and airs on Thursday, February 24th, 2011. For more details or to register, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

Corporate training departments can choose between a variety of tools to develop internal elearning courses, each with their pros and cons in terms of cost, versatility and learning curve. For those training a global workforce, the "localization-friendliness" of the tool can have serious cost implications and become an important factor in the selection process. Separately, once the tool is chosen, being able to make full use of its features and capabilities can help smooth and speed up the localization process.

In this presentation our speaker, Xavier Marchand of JBI Studios, discusses three of the most popular elearning tools – Articulate, Captivate, and Flash – examining the relative strengths and weaknesses of each from a localization perspective.

Localization Tools for eLearning: Articulate, Flash and Captivate

is being presented by Xavier Marchand, COO, of JBI Studios and airs on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010. For more details or to register please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

Corporate training departments can choose between a variety of tools to develop internal elearning courses, each with their pros and cons in terms of cost, versatility and learning curve. For those training a global workforce, the "localization-friendliness" of the tool can have have serious cost implications and become an important factor in the selection process. Separately, once the tool is chosen, being able to make full use of its features and capabilities can help smooth and speed up the localization process.

In this presentation our speaker, Xavier Marchand of JBI Studios, discusses three of the most popular elearning tools – Articulate, Captivate, and Flash – examining the relative strengths and weaknesses of each from a localization perspective.

Developing Effective eLearning: Quick Reference Guide

is being presented by Christine Duckworth, President, with Intrac Design, Inc and airs on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010. For more details or to register, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

So you've finally convinced management to make an investment in eLearning technology. You have all the latest tools, from Flash to Lectora Publisher and Articulate. Now what?

As eLearning becomes more mainstream, companies are making the investment in technological infrastructure including Learning Management Systems (LMSs), authoring tools, and virtual classroom platforms. With the right tools in place, management has high expectations for engaging eLearning courseware that translates to workforce performance ROI.

However, most companies fail to invest the time or money in preparing training teams for the shift from an instructor-led training environment to eLearning. The new training paradigm has left many teams short on required skills and know-how to create engaging courseware. As a result, training departments are launching “page turners” that fail to engage the workforce and lack the learning integrity that leads to performance results.

This audio conference provides a “quick reference guide” for training teams, helping them to address the skills gap and to deliver the engaging eLearning courses that management and the target audience expect.

Video Production and Localization for eLearning

is being presented by Xavier Marchand, COO, with JBI Studios and airs on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. For more details or to register, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

Narrators on green screen, real-life scenarios, interview simulations… Video content can transform the learner experience. Thanks to plummeting costs of production and distribution, video is becoming a common component of eLearning courses. However, in order to optimize the video budget, it is important to understand the different solutions and how they impact the production process, the production crew needed, the editing effort, and production timeframes.

This audio conference presentation stops short of delving into all of the technical details of video production, but helps decision makers and content developers understand the main quantitative and qualitative aspects of video production, and also discusses the wide range of possibilities available for using video content in multilingual deployments.

Best Practices: Recording and Translating Audio for eLearning

Voiceover dramatically increases the impact of training programs, and has become ubiquitous in eLearning. While new technologies have lowered audio production and distribution costs in recent years, it remains an expensive component and must therefore be done right the first time. This can be critical when dealing with large amounts of audio files or multiple languages.

In this presentation, the speaker gives practical advice to streamline the different steps of audio production, both in English and in foreign languages: script preparation, voice selection, audio recording, post-production, file naming, linguistic quality assurance and more. Attendees on the media production side, as well as the localization side, learn valuable tricks to help them achieve higher quality, faster turnaround times and lower costs.

Best Practices: Recording and Translating Audio for eLearning is being presented by Xavier Marchand, Chief Operating Officer, with JBI Studios and airs on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. For more details or to register for this event, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

Best Practices for Building Global eLearning Programs

e-learning: One day you love it, the next you hate it. Where would you be without it, yet you curse it.

In order to reach and teach an increasingly diverse employee population, companies are adapting their e-learning programs. Designing, building, and deploying e-learning programs is hard enough for one culture - it becomes much harder when the audience doesn't all speak English or isn't all located in one country.

In this audio conference, we present how to apply good program design principles. Not only will you be able to maximize your e-learning investment, but by following best practices in conceptualizing and building your programs, you guarantee efficient training for today’s diverse employee population.

Best Practices for Building Global eLearning Programs is previously recorded and was presented by Eoghan O'Maolain, Director of eLearning Development, with Rendition Digital. For more details on this audio conference, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

Microcycle Testing: Better eLearning QA in One-Fourth the Time

Conducting quality assurance testing is an important part of developing online courses. A new methodology called "microcycle testing," combined with online technologies, can help you achieve dramatic improvements in productivity during this important, but often overlooked, course development phase.

This audio conference explores how to dramatically compress the time it takes to conduct e-learning quality assurance testing, while at the same time, getting better results.

Microcycle Testing: Better eLearning QA in One-Fourth the Time is being presented by Garin Hess, CEO, with Rapid Intake and airs on Thursday, August 6, 2009. For more details or to register for this event, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

Saving Time and Money With Rapid eLearning

It used to be that elearning required specialized programming skills and a lot of time to develop. Today, that is no longer the case. With modern rapid elearning tools, building courses has gotten a lot easier and that is helping organizations deliver their training at the speed of business. But not all elearning tools are created equal, and views have changed on what makes for an effective elearning experience. In this audio conference, speaker Tom Kuhlmann, author of the Rapid Elearning Blog, discusses effective tools and strategies, and how rapid elearning tools can save you time and money.

Saving Time and Money With Rapid eLearning is being presented by Tom Kuhlmann, with Articulate and airs on Thursday, June 25, 2009. For more details, or to register to this event, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

eLearning Tune-Up: Small Changes for Big Results

No doubt about it, if you owned an expensive car, you would regularly take it in for a tune-up. Shouldn’t you do the same with your much more costly e-learning systems and programs? Companies everywhere are trying to do more with less. The way to put off major purchases is getting the extra mile out of what you’ve got, spending a little on preventive maintenance and increased performance, rather than a lot on a new vehicle or more options. But where do you start in trying to get more from your existing resources?

In this audio conference we explore the four components of your e-learning that you should look at today: business case and strategy, return on investment (ROI) and return on expectations (ROE), e-learning solution set components and mix of delivery methods, and successful implementation.

eLearning Tune-Up: Small Changes for Big Results is being presented by Lance Dublin, Chief Solutions Architect, with Dublin Consulting and airs on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. For more details or to register for this conference, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

Best Practices for Building Global eLearning Programs

To reach a global audience, e-Learning programs need to be localized. This can be an expensive undertaking, but the cost can be minimized through the application of good program design. In this audio conference, we will explore how to maximize the value of your e-Learning content by following best practice in designing and building your programs. Choosing a localization partner is key to maximizing quality and minimizing costs.

This audio conference will address the following:

• Best practice in e-learning


• Internationalizing your e-learning program


• Cultural issues that can affect the localization process


• Applying design rules to minimize localization costs


• How to choose the right localization partner

This audio conference is presented by Eoghan O'Maolain of Rendition Digital. To learn more, visit www.fxconferences.com.