Shrinking budgets and constrained resources have made it more important than ever to make the most of the resources you have when designing learning experiences. Thankfully, the increasing availability of cloud-based applications and other free tools makes it easier than ever to create and develop learning experiences that don’t have to cost a bundle.

This session will focus on some of the most popular and useful free tools to help you design and manage your projects quickly and easily, curated from a list of over 400 free resources. There is something here for everyone, from image and multimedia sources to content creation tools to project management services. You’ll not only leave with a list of tools you can use immediately, but you’ll also learn how to use them and see practical applications for each of them.

In this session, you will learn:

• About over 25 categories of free tools that can be useful for instructional design
• How to use key tools from these categories in your project design
• Which tools will help you manage your project development process
• How to get the most from these tools to develop and deliver quality learning experiences
• How to identify free tools that will make the biggest impact in your budget

Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, project managers, and managers.

Technology discussed in this session:
Tools for audio capturing and editing, image capturing and editing, project management, etc.