Seventy percent of a company’s elearning programs are primarily focused on technical and compliance requirements.

It is the major artery that infuses expertise and knowledge into sales and profits, customer service, efficient systems and adherence to regulations. It is highly critical to employee performance and compliance to laws.

Technical and compliance elearning programs -- products, applications, processes, software, etc.-and compliance to government regulations -statutes, audits, sanctions, penalties, legal actions, etc. – are fundamental, indispensable and pivotal to the success or failure of any business.

“Boring”, “Difficult to retain”, “Hard to grasp”, “Long”, are common complaints you hear.

Technical and compliance information -statistics, legalese, procedures, policies –do not captivate learners.

It is accepted truth that well-intentioned technical and compliance programs are simply “massive data dumps”.

Learners end up frustrated and unable to grasp and retain critical content for job application.

Re-energize and transform technical and compliance elearning programs to story-based and make them shorter, easier and faster for the learner.

Utilize the Story-based eLearning Design approach for your technical and compliance programs. Heighten learners’ interactivity levels This innovative learning design and delivery method has been proven a key factor to improved content retention.

Re-energize your elearning programs. Transform your programs. Start relating story events with the content.. Chunk and boil down your learning material. Create faster, easier and better learning for your learners. Cut training time significantly and improve learners’ performance.

The Story-based Technology and Compliance Design Workshop

The Story-based Technical and Compliance eLearning Design Workshop enables you how to convert existing or new technical and compliance eLearning content into stimulating learning experiences.

Workshop participants learn how to transform procedures, products, policies, processes, technical data, rules and regulations into easy and immersive elearning.

Skills in creating interactive and discovery learning methods where the content is embedded in real-life events are developed.

Participants practice the application of Story-based design methods using success stories, customer complaints, product recalls, penalties, legal infractions, lawsuits, product defects, lost sales, quick solutions, etc. to help learners turn technical and compliance information into personalized and meaningful learning experiences.

At the end of the workshop, participants gain the knowledge and confidence to apply a new set of skills to revolutionize their technical and compliance elearning programs.

Who should attend?

The workshop is valuable to the following:

• Subject matter experts(SMEs)
• Instructional designers
• eLearning designers and developers
• eLearning writers and producers
• Trainers and presenters
• Project Leaders and champions
• Everyone who wants to apply story-based design to elearning

Why should you attend?

• Become a certified Story-based  eLearning Designer
• Re-skill from traditional design and development to story-based methods
• Obtain tools, demos, samples and templates to transform technical and compliance courses to Story-based eLearning
• Learn how to reduce cost and speed up elearning program development

Workshop topics

In this workshop, participants will learn to:

• Obtain the “Proofs” based on research and scientific findings supporting the effectiveness of the Story-Based elearning Design.
• Demonstrate the cost benefits of Story-based elearning in customer satisfaction, reduction of production costs, savings from product support and compliance.
• Differentiate the key distinctions between traditional instructional design and Story-Based eLearning design.
• Implement the “ Story-based Instructional Design Process and Project Plan” – from interviewing SMEs to development of the eLearning program
• Use “Story Mapping Grid” to discover stories to match your technical and compliance content.
• Construct modules and lessons that is 3-Minute long and with a powerful story method.
• Apply the “SRIA Model” (Set up, Relate, Interpret and Apply) in building story-based  micro lessons
• Incorporate the “Oscillation Technique" and "Organics” of weaving small stories into a full program
• Apply the “15 Story-Based Design Models”
• Develop learning objectives, test questions and exercises using story-based methods
• Use “ Process-Based Tracking Systems” to gauge learning and applications
• Develop reusable standards, templates and processes for Story-Based design and development
• Incorporate “Gaming Stories” in interactive.designs
• Apply “Workplace Incidents” like troubleshooting, defects, errors, heroic endeavors, compliance failures, best formulas, tips, experiences, turnarounds, etc. as inspiration for designing eLearning
• Implement “Stacking Experiences” methods to facilitate the creation of “wisdom-based eLearning” solutions provided with the
  collections of stories and experiences.
  

Live demos and examples

Participants will learn from examples of Story-Based eLearning lessons:

• Software applications
• Product and service features
• Engineering processes and methods
• Technical specifications
• Compliance in safety, employment law, healthcare,
  financial services, manufacturing, utilities, agriculture,
  mining, construction, transportation, education, etc.

• Significant Improvement of your skills
• Gain the opportunity to learn an innovative method
• Help your company reduce costs and increase speed of development
• Obtain tools, demos, templates, reusable exercises and stories to make your job easier
• Attend and experience an interactive and high-impact workshop

Primary Benefits:

• You can become a lead in-house consultant and designer.
• You can be a consultant to your clients.
• You can be an in-house trainer of Story-based eLearning Design.

The overall objective of these additional benefits provided below is to support Certified Designers in their implementation of the Story-based Technical and Compliance eLearning Design. Within a period of one year after the workshop, participants will enjoy the following:

• Access to advance research work and demo versions of finished eLearning products
• Coaching and critique of your work by Ray Jimenez and his associates
• Ideation and brainstorming conversations with Ray Jimenez and his associates
• Quarterly special insight webinars
• Receive special a limited permission to use the proprietary and copyrighted materials, presentations and examples by Ray Jimenez. 

Ray Jimenez, Ph.D., spent 15 years with Coopers & Lybrand in the areas of management consulting and implementation of learning technology solutions. Ray is the author of 3-Minute e-Learning, Scenario-Based Learning, Do-It-Yourself eLearning, Story Impacts Learning and Performance eBook and an upcoming book Story-Based eLearning Design. Ray has worked with American Bankers Association, Neiman Marcus, the U.S. Air Force, NASA, Blue Cross, Goodwill Industries, Pixar Studios, Edison Missing Group, Dendreon, Netafim, Progressive Insurance, Bridgepoint Education, California Institute of Technology to name a few.

He is the Chief Learning Architect for www.VignettesLearning.com. Ray teaches at the University of California, Irvine, University of Texas Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, Assumption University, Bangkok and Open Learning University, Hong Kong. He is a sought after expert and workshop facilitator for Training Magazine, eLearning Guild and ASTD Conferences. Ray is the architect of www.trainingmagnetwork.com (a community of 50,000 members),www.try.storyimpacts.com, www.3-minuteGames.com and other learning platforms and authoring tools. Ray has authored and developed hundreds of Story-Based eLearning lessons including the Story Impacts, Vignettes, Storytakes and Micro-Scenarios.

June 6-7,2013
Boston, MA
Embassy Suites at Logan Airport
207 Porter Street
Boston, MA 02138
Telephone 617-567-5000
Website: Click here

Fee: $1,495 per participant

Schedule:
June 6 - 9:00 am EST to 5:00 pm EST
June 7 - 9:00 am EST to 5:00 pm EST

July 10-11, 2013
Orlando, FL
Renaissance Orlando Hotel Airport
5445 Forbes Place
Orlando, FL 32812
Telephone 407-240-1000
Website: Click here

Fee: $1,495 per participant

Schedule:
July 10 - 9:00 am EST to 5:00 pm EST
July 11 - 9:00 am EST to 5:00 pm EST

October 16-17, 2013
Los Angeles, CA (Pasadena)
The Athenaeum
511 South Hill Street
Pasadena, CA 91116
Telephone 626-395-8200
Website: Click here

Fee: $1,495 per participant

Schedule:
October 16 - 9:00 am PST to 5:00 pm PST
October 17 - 9:00 am PST to 5:00 pm PST

November 13-14,2013
Washington, D.C.
Sheraton Premiere at Tyson's Corner
8661 Leesburg Pike
Tysons Corner, VA 22182
Telephone 703-448-1234
Website: Click here

Fee: $1,495 per participant

Schedule:
November 13 - 9:00 am EST to 5:00 pm EST
November 14 - 9:00 am EST to 5:00 pm EST

Hotel rooms, meals, laptops and cancellation.

“This session provided me with ideas to share with my instructional designers that I know will make their content even more engaging and impactful. Really great stuff!” Tim Strannix Director of Learning and Development Cash America International .This is what I like best about the session: Trying to work through the phases of SBL for ourselves - experiential learning is how I prefer to learn; The use of elearning demos to illustrate or reinforce points; Enjoyed meeting other IDs and trainers from different fields; Appreciated the books and references provided.; Appreciated how you went to each participant to ask about their needs. Vivi Lioe Instructional Designer Canadian Blood Services “Ray is one of the most natural teachers I have ever met. He is able to take all the high-level concepts that he has studied, discovered and used and bring them down to a level where almost anyone can understand them.” Bob Jones IT Specialist Johns Hopkins University “Providing context to the learner in the form of scenarios and stories has a remarkable impact on comprehension and retention of material, and increases student engagement with the content. Ray’s methods help to bring to life what has traditionally been lifeless, and has helped to provide a new and exciting approach to the way we engage our students.”. Michael Kolodziej Associate Director Instructional Design & Academic Quality Ashford University / Technology Changes EverythingTM "I recommend this workshop to my associates and for those who want to have a good grounding in elearning implementation, its tools and learning design." Stephanie Byerley. Humana “A 'wow' and terrific speaker, and whole lotta fun." Robin Kileen.Discovery Cards "Ray Jimenez is a first-rate facilitator providing thorough, excellent learning examples and hand-out material in his e-learning workshop." Natalie Crede Chico's FAS, Inc. Ray really knows his stuff. The e-learning course has given me the background to manage projects, cut costs and stay on budget. Michael Arnoldus Los Angeles Unified School District "Ray does a masterful job of integrating technical components with instructional design concepts and organizational objectives. His knowledge adds clarity to anyone interested in e-learning." Camille Buchanan Washington State Ferries “Ray is a delightful and knowledgeable facilitator, and best of all, he continues to promote your learning even after you think its over. Heather McGill. Oakwood International