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Using SoftChalk™ for Training

Kathleen Spring

Director of Resource Sharing

Linfield College

Presented at OnlineNW

February 11, 2011

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What is SoftChalk™?

  • E-learning authoring tool
  • Lets you create interactive web content using a WYSIWYG interface (no programming or HTML knowledge required)
  • Can share content via traditional web pages, course management systems, CD-ROM, and various learning object repositories

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Why SoftChalk™ instead of . . .

  • eXe
  • Xical
  • Xerte
  • Hot Potatoes
  • LAMS
  • The Latest-and-Greatest e-Learning Authoring Tool

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Using Softchalk™ for ILL Training

  • Rationale: we wanted to move our out-of-date operations manual online and create a combination training/reference resource
  • Allows for easy chunking of content that can be reused in training materials for other library departments
  • Provides interactivity to help student workers retain more of the initial training info

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Softchalk™ Features

  • Interactive self-check questions, activities, & games
  • Text annotation
  • Ability to embed media files (images, audio, & video) & widgets
  • Complies with accessibility standards
  • Ability to add metadata to lessons
  • Various scoring options

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Style Options

Use an existing template . . .

. . . or build your own

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Navigation Options

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Creating Content

Simplicity/familiarity of a standard word processing interface is an advantage

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HTML Source Code

Option for more advanced design via editing of HTML source code

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Text-Poppers

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Multiple Choice Questions

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True/False Questions

Feedback is customizable

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Multiple Answer Questions

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Essay Questions

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Timeline Activities

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Ordering Activities

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Hot Spot Activities

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Other Types of Interactivity

Quiz Poppers

  • Short Answer
  • Ordering
  • Essay
  • Matching

Activities

  • Charts
  • Crossword
  • DidYouKnow
  • DragNDrop
  • Flash Card
  • Jigsaw Puzzle
  • Labeling
  • Photo Album
  • Seek A Word
  • Sorting
  • Slideshow
  • Tabbed Info

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Costs for Softchalk™

  • Individual license or site license for institutions (individual pricing levels available at http://softchalk.com/buy-now)
  • Various levels of support
  • Free 30-day trial available

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For more information:�http://http://softchalk.comhttp://softchalk.com/

Questions?

kspring@linfield.edu

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