David Guralnick's e-learning "user experience design" course is again being offered as an 8-week online course!

Learn to create engaging, effective e-learning that's based on research from the fields of education, motivation, cognitive psychology and software usability, and see demonstrations of successful e-learning sites!   Previous attendees have  appreciated the class--check out their testimonials!

Online Course - Registration is open to anyone!
This course will not require online attendance at particular times, you can do all work "asynchronously" each week as it suits your schedule. Optional one-hour live sessions with Dr. Guralnick will also be held each week; these will remain available via video to watch at your convenience.
Before the course begins, all registrants will receive access to the online site used to host the course as well as access to all readings that will be used.
A certificate of completion can be emailed upon request to participants who complete the course.

Course Dates:  April 2nd – May 25th, 2012
Instructor: David Guralnick, Ph.D.

Course Overview
This course will focus on the design of e-learning in workplace environments, from a perspective that looks to put academic research into practice. You'll learn creative techniques to design e-learning that is educationally-sound, engaging, and effective. Real-world cases, including numerous video-based demonstrations of real-life courses and sites, will be used to explore uses of e-learning in the workplace for both training and “just-in-time” performance support purposes.

Registration Information
Registration for this course is available by clicking the buttons below. The early bird registration fee is $499, or $469 for members of the International E-Learning Association. You may use any major credit card, you do not need a PayPal account.  After paying your registration fee, please fill out the Course Registration Form and e-mail it to us

If you would prefer to pay by bank transfer or have administrative questions about the course, please e-mail the Kaleidoscope Learning team or call 212-679-2683. For content questions, please e-mail Dr. Guralnick directly.

Register now to take advantage of the "Early Bird" rates below!  Early Bird rates expire on March 1st!

	Early Bird Course Fee - $499 (will be $549 after March 1st)	Early Bird Fee for IELA Members - $469 (will be $519 after March 1st)

Course Topics:

• Designing e-learning courses and just-in-time support to solve real-world problems .
   
• Creating an engaging and effective e-learning user experience for a workplace audience.
   
• Research in cognition and motivation as it relates to e-learning design.
   
• Interface design for e-learning .
   
• Usability studies and usability testing.
   
• Designing e-learning for various audiences.
   
• Designing effective e-learning within the constraints of the business world.
   

Course Activities:

• Video demonstrations of real-life e-learning success stories.
   
• Weekly readings and online discussions.
   
• Video/audio online discussions with Dr. Guralnick and other e-learning experts, which will be available for live participation and archived to watch anytime.
   
• A learning-by-doing approach: As a course project, you'll design an e-learning or performance product for a real-life workplace situation.
   

About the Instructor
Dr. Guralnick has been designing e-learning for Fortune 500 and non-profit clients for over 20 years. Along with being president of Kaleidoscope Learning, he is the recipient of numerous design awards, a regular keynote speaker at industry events, an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University for nearly 10 years, President of the International E-Learning Association, the founder of the New York E-Learning Group for ASTD (the American Society for Training & Development), and the founder and chair of the International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace (ICELW), now in its fifth year.