Join us for the "Topic-Based Authoring for Training" webinar with Sandra Wheeler.

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10:30 am Pacific / 11:30 am Mountain / 12:30 pm Central / 1:30 pm Eastern

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Presented by the STC IDL SIG

About the webinar

If you’re writing training material in a quick-revision environment, like product development, or juggling multiple audiences or product versions, the traditional approach might not get it done. Topic-based authoring tools allow authors to create and draw from a library of complete topics, select which topics are appropriate for each document and audience, and reuse identical topics across multiple documents. Content can be easily shared between related training documents, and also between other training materials and user documents. Topic-based authoring tools also offer advanced functionality that allow authors to create learning tools that are part of any training material: an answer key from course activities and quizzes, instructor notes, and activity callouts in the margins. This presentation demonstrates these techniques with MadCap Flare, but these techniques can also be applied to other authoring tools, including FrameMaker.

Intended Audience

The content will be introductory (e.g., > “101 level”) and will also be valuable to practitioner level attendees.

About the Speaker: Sandra Wheeler

Sandra is a Senior Technical Writer and Instructional Designer with Medtronic in Colorado, where she develops training courses for the Neurosurgery Technical Services department. She has a decade of experience developing, writing, and editing end-user documentation and training courses for varied industries, including medical devices, aerospace, finance, computer hardware, professional audio, and non-profits. She holds a BA in English from the University of Colorado and an MA in Technical Communication from Texas Tech University.