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=Book Evaluation/Judgment=

In my Book Review, I already mentioned the information that I found most useful, so I'll used this section as a critique of the book. What I would change about the book and what I found least and most useful, although I've already touched on this in my review page.

One drawback to this book, as both a Mac and PC user, is that it is geared to a PC user. The software applications that are recommended, are all for the PC. I would like to see more applications for Mac users recommended, or at least a comment in the book that provides recommendations for both. Bozarth just assumed that we have PCs, and did not even mention Macs at all. However, with that said, I know that the business world is heavily PC and that the majority of her readers are PC users. It would have been good to have a disclaimer, in that event, at the beginning. I just found it a little frustrating.

Also, the book is geared to the business world and working in a corporation. I would like to see a book like this that leans to the side of educators and their audience, which is a younger population. Minor detail, I know. And I was still able to glean a great deal from her examples. However, it would be more relevant if this were directly about creating e-learning for the 13-21 year old. Maybe that will be my challenge for the future. I could write a book!

Other than that, I found the examples to be very helpful, her writing style easy and interesting, and the main ideas to be extremely helpful. I walked away with the following ideas (in no certain order):


 * 1) Analyze needs - why are you creating this lesson
 * 2) Analyze your resources (and those of your e-learners)
 * 3) Assess your audience's abilities
 * 4) Look at your budget
 * 5) Mix it up and teach to the learning styles
 * 6) Be creative, think outside the box
 * 7) Re-assess frequently during the creation process
 * 8) Track learner progress and performance
 * 9) Make it interesting and interactive
 * 10) Remember the goal of the training and be sure that you stay on track and achieve what you set out to do
 * 11) Look for free stuff :)
 * 12) Share, share, share