Content Authoring & ToolBook Track

Ready to combine the power of SumTotal ToolBook and your SumTotal LMS? In this-fast moving session, you’ll learn how ToolBook can help you create tests and content specifically targeted at driving optimum results from the SumTotal suite. We’ll show you ways to customize the SCORM player—and, for those with unique deployment requirements, we’ll offer advanced tips on saving & resuming custom user interaction data, and accessing SCORM APIs.

Explore a true blended learning strategy in action. Backed by TotalLMS, Children’s Hospital of WI leverages powerful authoring tools such as Adobe Dreamweaver, CourseBuilder, Captivate, and SumTotal ToolBook to stimulate their Web-based courses and assessments. You’ll learn best practices for supporting blended learning through the Learning Activity Structure (OAA) in the LMS—–with a focus on Web-based courses for annual safety education, instructor-led courses, and related notifications.

The Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a set of standards that helps ensure your learning content performs well on any compliant LMS. In this session, you’ll learn what SCORM is and why it’s important to select SCORM-conforming solutions. We’ll demonstrate how to produce SCORM-conforming content using SumTotal ToolBook—and then we’ll show you how to publish and deploy SCORM content in the SumTotal suite.

Note: This is not a technical session and will not be covering SCORM API or manifest file particulars.

You’ve been tasked with creating an e-learning program at your company—but where do you start? More important, how do you create a consistent program quickly? In this session, you’ll get a valuable checklist for jumpstarting an e-learning program, even if you have limited resources. You’ll also learn tips for basic content creation, while discussing the importance of scripts when working with subject matter experts (SME).

When it comes to producing content, are you a Flash and PowerPoint guru? If so, join this session and learn how to use your Flash assets directly within SumTotal ToolBook. Our expert will also show you fast and foolproof ways to use ToolBook’s PowerPoint import feature, so you can re-purpose existing presentation content in your learning programs.

Join this ToolBook expert and dive into key features for producing question banks and highly customized assessments. You’ll learn how to create and deploy a question bank for use stand-alone or through the SCORM learning standard. Need more flexibility? We’ll also tour features of the Action Editor, which can help you create assessments beyond the scope of the ToolBook catalog. Plus we’ll demonstrate how to use the Action Editor to define custom branching based on user responses.