Instructional Design, Training & E-Learning

Open WebApps Services not only develops technical training materials and resources for the Open Source applications that we support, our Instructional Design Services team has helped many businesses, government agencies and educational institutions deliver rich learning solutions. If you have information and expertise you need shared across your organization, but don’t have instructional design expertise – or your designers are already over committed, We can help you develope course materials, such as workbooks, web sites, multimedia learning elements, or even help you role out full blown learning management systems with certification programs.

Here are the elements that will be included in any training development project we are involved in:

• Adult-based - since your people are adults, the training takes into account the unique needs of adult learners.
• Performance-focused - learners gain specific new skills and knowledge they can apply in their professional and personal lives.
• Lasting - the learning is best judged by the lasting skills, knowledge and attitude impact on the participant's and their organizations.
• Customized - sessions are always designed with the unique needs of the organization in mind. That way learners don't scratch their heads and spend half of their time determining how to apply what is being taught.
• Experiential - learners will learn the skills and knowledge by doing, not just passively listening.
• Grounded - all learning is grounded in real life - enough theory for it to make sense, but with a focus on application.
• Vehicle Appropriate - We're experts in streaming media and distance learning solutions, but We don't try to make one kind of media work for every audience. In many cases and with some audiences, leader based, or collaborative learning environments can be a more effective delivery mechanism for your training program.
• Fun - learners leave the sessions having enjoyed the session, as well as learned valuable skills.

If you have training needs, let's talk. We'll help you determine the next best steps at no cost to you. Then, if we can be of further service, we'll build a plan with you to best help your organization learn the skills and knowledge necessary for you to meet your organizational goals.

Visit our Training/Distance Learning Web site.