eLearning with Dreamweaver MX: Building Online Learning Applications enables you to develop and deploy eLearning applications using Dreamweaver MX, a popular and powerful Web-editing software package. This book will show you how to create interactive courseware using Dreamweaver's built-in behaviors and the Macromedia learning extensions to Dreamweaver: CourseBuilder and Learning Site.

eLearning with Dreamweaver MX: Building Online Learning Applications begins by teaching you the basic instructional design concepts you will need to know to create successful online learning applications. This book demonstrates how to:

• Create complicated interactions without scripting
• Build easy-to-maintain eLearning applications
• Use templates to lock in a design
• Leverage the power of CourseBuilder
• Integrate with a tracking database or Learning Management System

Betsy walks you through the development process step by step, beginning with planning and prototype creation. Then, she demonstrates how to add content, emphasizing methods that take advantage of Dreamweaver's templates and libraries. Next, the book delves into the CourseBuilder extension to add quizzes and interactions. The next step is to track user progress with databases and Learning Management Systems. Finally, Betsy wraps up with time-tested best practices for collaboration and optimization.

Contents

• Instructional Design 101.
• Assembling the Team and Collecting the Tools.
• Establishing the Course Specifications.

• Creating a New Web Site Definition.
• Defining Cascading Style Sheets.
• Constructing the Interface.

• Building Reusable Templates and Library Items.
• Creating Interactivity with Behaviors and Animations.
• Adding Rich Media Content.

• Including CourseBuilder Interactions and Controls.
• Conquering CourseBuilder's Action Manager.
• Scoring an Assessment and Hiding the Answers.

• Creating and Tracking a Dynamic Web Site.
• Tracking with Learning Site.
• Using a Learning Management System.

• Safely Collaborating and Sharing the eLearning Site.
• Using Reports.
• Creating Custom Objects and Commands.