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Our team of educational and technical professionals specialize in building technology-based instructional materials -- often referred to as e-Learning. Our team includes instructional designers, programmers, graphic artists, and multimedia developers. Consultants have graduate degrees in education, instructional technology and related fields. We have a passion for creating quality instructional materials and keep up-to-date with current research in teaching, learning and instructional technology.

Our services include:

Digital and Streaming Media		Course Websites
	Audio & video streaming Audio & video digitization & editing Webcasting PowerPoint web lectures		Online course design Course websites & homepages Multimedia & interactive components within Learn@UW
Interactive Applications		Programming
	Interactive 3D visualization Virtual labs & simulations Instructional games Interactive lectures		HTML & DHTML Flash/Actionscript Javascript Database-driven applications
Instructional Design		Graphic Design
	User interface design Writing for multimedia Storyboard development Learning activity design		Slide presentations Logos Animations User interfaces Web design & layout
Evaluation		Project Management
	Instructional strategies assessment Product evaluation User tests and focus groups Evaluations of learning outcomes		Coordinating technical specialists Managing workflow Monitoring project progression Tracking your project's timeline & budget

How we work with you
We work mostly with faculty and instructional staff to help them develop e-learning instructional materials. When working with us you'll notice us doing some of the following things.

What we do	Why we do it
Conduct initial needs assessment (no charge)	We need to get a sense of your project, its scope and what your instructional goals are so we can help you best accomplish them. We also want to make sure we're the best group for you to work with. If not, we may refer you to someone else.
Create a project charter or project proposal (no charge)	For all projects we want to be clear about what we will create for you. Therefore we develop documents called charters and proposals to ensure we all agree on project expectations.
Clarify work relationship	Ideally, we prefer to work collaboratively with faculty and instructional staff sharing our experiences and providing guidance in using new technologies. We're flexible and can also be a "pair of hands" to implement your ideas.
Assign a project manager	Someone will be managing your project (big or small) keeping track of progress, time and money spent and keeping you informed. Your project manager will often be the person doing most of the hands-on work with your project.
Develop prototypes	We often create rapid prototypes either on paper or as rough-cut computer renderings. This allows us to make sure we've got it right before spending lots of hours of programming and development.