Boston STC Electronic Documentation SIG

["Gagnon, Stephanie" <SGagnon -at- CENTRA -dot- COM>]

<<For additional information, contact Stephanie Gagnon at 781.994.1017.>>

The Boston STC Chapter's Electronic Documentation SIG proudly presents:

"Designing Effective Instructional Content in the Distance Learning
Environment"

When:     Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1998
           6:00 - 7:00 Networking
           7:00 - 8:00 Speaker Presentation

Where:    Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products
            52 Third Avenue
            Burlington, MA
            (781) 203-5115

Speaker:  Jo-Ann Driscoll, Senior Education Specialist, Centra Software,
Inc.

Topic summary:
What is distance learning and how will it affect you?  What skills are
required in this environment?  Do participants learn as well as in the
traditional environment?  How can you design electronic documentation to fit
the distance learning model?

We'll look at the answers to these questions as we discuss instructional
design techniques aimed at the participant who is not sitting in the same
room as you are.  We'll compare this new environment with the more
traditional one and see how we can capitalize on the similarities and bring
the participant into the virtual classroom.

About the speaker:
Jo-Ann Driscoll has been involved in technical training as a trainer,
developer, and instructional designer for many years with stints at Cullinet
Software, Powersoft, Sybase, and now Centra Software.  She has worked in the
traditional classroom environment, multimedia, and distance learning.  She
holds an M.Ed. in Instructional Design from UMass.


Directions to Lernout and Hauspie:
Lernout & Hauspie
52 Third Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone (781) 203-5000
Fax (781) 238-0986

Directions From Logan Airport:

From the airport, head toward Boston through the Sumner Tunnel. At the end
of the Sumner Tunnel, bear left onto exit for I-93 North. Follow I-93 North
and take Exit 37B onto Route 128 South (also I-95 South). Follow Route 128
South (also I-95 South) and take exit 32B onto Middlesex Turnpike. Bear
right at the end of the ramp. You are now heading North on Middlesex
Turnpike (The Burlington Mall should be on your right). Follow Middlesex
Turnpike for approximately one mile. Take a left into Northwest Park onto
Fourth Avenue. At the stop sign take a left onto Third Avenue. L&H is the
second building on your left. Visitor parking is available directly in front
of the main entrance.

From Points South:

Take route 128 North. Take exit 32B-Middlesex Turnpike Bear right at the end
of the ramp. You are now heading north on Middlesex Turnpike (The Burlington
Mall should be on your right side). Follow Middlesex Turnpike for
approximately one mile. Take a left into Northwest park onto Fourth Avenue.
At the stop sign take a left onto Third Avenue. L&H is the second building
on your left. Visitor parking is available directly in front of the main
entrance.

From Points North:

Take route 128 South. Take exit 32B-Middlesex Turnpike. Bear right at the
end of the ramp. You are now heading north on Middlesex Turnpike (The
Burlington Mall should be on your right side). Follow Middlesex Turnpike for
approximately one mile. Take a left into Northwest park onto Fourth Avenue.
At the stop sign take a left onto Third Avenue. L&H is the second building
on your left. Visitor parking is available directly in front of the main
entrance.

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