816 BYOL: Interactive eBooks for Mobile Learning
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, November 18
Development
101/102
Many organizations are still using paper-based guides, manuals, and job aids. This requires planning for additional printing costs throughout the year to accommodate frequent content changes. Reliability is questionable, as older documents may not all be replaced with an updated version. Some organizations have gone paperless, yet the electronic versions of the documents are still basic text, which doesn’t make use of the full potential of a virtual format.
In this hands-on session, you will gain the skills and practice needed to create interactive eBooks. You will learn how to format a document for multiple devices, integrate various types of media, and learn about alternative free and paid tools that can be used to develop and edit interactive eBooks. You will walk through a basic workflow to convert a simple document with a variety of media types to an EPUB file format that can later be made available for download directly to mobile devices with an eReader app installed.
In this session, you will learn:
- To convert print materials to an interactive, mobile-friendly format using Sigil
- To improve the quality of performance support materials by adding appropriate media
- To quickly deploy simple, effective, multiscreen mobile learning solutions in your organization
- To create native mobile content to support users who may not have consistent access to an Internet connection
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers and developers who are familiar with common mobile media formats (PNG,
MP3, MP4) and comfortable working with authoring
and editing tools similar to Microsoft Word or
PowerPoint.
Technology
discussed in this session:
Mobile devices (tablets and smartphones), HTML5, eReader
applications (iBooks, Kobo), Sigil, and media conversion software (Adobe media
encoder, Handbrake).
Participant
technology requirements:
Laptop with Sigil installed; mobile device with
an eReader application installed (such as iBooks or Kobo).
Sarah Mercier
CEO & Strategic Consultant
Build Capable
Sarah Mercier, CEO and strategic consultant at Build Capable, specializes in instructional strategy and learning technology. Sarah is known for translating highly technical concepts and research to real-world practice. She is an international facilitator for the Association for Talent Development and Greater Atlanta ATD Past President. Her innovative learning solutions have been recognized by winning industry awards, such as Best of Show at FocusOn Learning DemoFest for xAPI for Interactive eBooks, and Best Performance Support Solution at DevLearn DemoFest for Critical Success Factors training and assessment tool. Sarah is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and business events on topics such as instructional design and development, accessibility, data strategy, and learning ecosystems. Her work has been published in ATD’s 2020 Trends in Learning Technology, The Book of Road-Tested Activities, TD Magazine, Learning Solutions Magazine, CLO Magazine, and a variety of other training and workforce publications.