Computer-Based Training

::A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT::

A mixed bunch of technical communicators, instructional designers, and content writers from Mumbai met on 24th July 2004 for a presentation on basics of Computer-Based Training (CBT) courseware development. Prakash Bebington and Bharghav Pancholi, both from Lionbridge Technologies were the presenters for the learning session.

Prakash Bebington and Bhargav Pancholi

Prakash, a senior writer previewed the 4 phases of instructional writing for a CBT courseware. The 4 phases that he discussed in detail were content analysis, instructional design, storyboarding, and production review.

Bhargav, a graphic artist, introduced the basic phases of media content development. These phases that he animatedly discussed were storyboard analysis, visualization, graphics creation, and review. He emphasized the fact that interactivity was a key element in a CBT courseware, and a graphic artist plays an important role in providing this interactivity.

Attendees

Prakash and Bhargav asserted that just like how they had collaboratively prepared their presentation, in a real life CBT courseware production scenario too, writers and graphic artists work in tandem. The 2-hour long presentation was an engrossing learning experience, very well appreciated by all the attendees.

Photos courtesy Sumathy Sreekumar