ELT106 The Great Free Tool Giveaway
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, November 16
Expo Hall—eLearning Tools Stage
Shrinking budgets and constrained resources make it more important than ever to make the most of the resources you have when designing learning experiences. The increasing availability of, and ease of access to, 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.
In this session, you will learn about some of the best tools from an ever-expanding curated list of over 400 free online tools. With over 25 categories of tools that will assist designers and developers in creating their projects faster, easier, and more dynamically, there is something for everyone. Participants will leave with a list of free tools, as well as some ideas for how to incorporate them into design and development processes immediately.
In this session, you will learn:
- About more than 25 categories of free tools that can be useful for instructional design
- How these tools can be used in developing and delivering quality learning experiences
- How to combine the strengths of various tools to achieve the best results
- Ways to repurpose many social tools for learning
Audience:
Novice to intermediate designers, developers, project managers,
and managers.
Technology
discussed in this session:
Cloud-based applications and other online tools.
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Tracy Parish
Education Technology Specialist
Parish Creative Solutions
Tracy Parish is an accomplished instructional designer, eLearning developer, and consultant based in the Greater Toronto area. With a unique blend of skills in computer programming, adult education, and eLearning design/development, she has built a successful career in instructional design. With over 18 years of experience in instructional design, development, LMS implementation and administration, Tracy is a respected figure in her field. She is a speaker, active Articulate Community Hero, co-host of the Toronto Storyline User Group and webcast Nerdy Shop Talk, the marketing director for the Canadian eLearning Conference, and moderator of the monthly Twitter event #lrnchat.
