STP104 Essential Design and Development Tools—and They’re Free
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Tuesday, March 27
Expo Hall: Tools & Platforms Stage
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 in on some of the most popular and useful free tools that will ensure you can design and manage your projects quickly and easily. 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. Curated from a list of over 460 resources, there is something here for everyone.
In this session, you will learn:
- Over 25 categories of free tools that can be useful for instructional design
- How to use key tools from these categories within your project design
- Which tools will help you manage your project development process
- How get the most from these tools to develop and deliver quality learning experiences
- How to identify free tools that will provide the biggest impact to your budget
Audience:
Novice to advanced designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
A wide range of free design and development tools.
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.