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The Mediware KnowledgeTrak "Co-Lab" development process is a unique way to
affordably make new courses available and insure comprehensive coverage of the
topic. We work with Training, Quality
and Compliance specialists from multiple
institutions to develop new courses using a team approach. This
collaborative process insures a more thorough coverage of the topic and
high product quality while actually reducing costs to each member of the
Co-Lab team. If you are interested in a course of wide appeal that is not
available in our
course library, contact us about
participating in a Co-Lab development.
Mediware can also develop custom courses to meet your
requirements. Using existing elements of our K-Book technology we can rapidly develop
K-Book courses on a wide variety of needs and topics.
Our basic custom K-Book configuration contains the following elements,
up to the quantity indicated:
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40 Pages of Content with customer supplied digital photos, graphics and
logos
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25 Multiple choice question pages
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40 Pages of audio voice-over on instructional pages
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6 Active "Internet style" links
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2 Videos up to 30-seconds each from customer supplied video source
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2 Hours artwork, layout, design & company branding
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3 Hours content development
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3 Hours knowledge filtering
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2 Hours instructional design
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Editing capabilities within parameters of the project
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Installation instructions and technical notes
 Knowledge-Filtering
Knowledge Filtering is a unique and proprietary process. This process is a functional algorithm
that guides a knowledge engineer through a process as he or she works with
client content experts to get the right information to just the right people in
a way that makes it most useful-in other words, it is the process of
transforming information into useful knowledge. There are four filters and
self-referencing processes that are applied to a body of information during a
20+ step implementation. The filters Focus, Amplify, Condense, and Link
information into a re-purposed knowledgebase. A typical K-Book typically uses
at least 3-5 hours of a Knowledge Filtering over a two to three week period.
Click here for a more detailed discussion about
Knowledge
Filtering.
Content Conversion & Creation
K-Book content is either developed new or converted from existing documents
and resources. In either case the development process is governed by the
Knowledge Filtering process. New content involves content, subject matter, and
end-user experts facilitated by an instructional designer to get the best
possible outcome.
Conversion involves filtering existing resources to focus, amplify, condense,
and link that material to the original source so that a user can easily
assimilate the summary and determine whether direct access to the source
material is required. Sometimes this conversion is not with text files, but
involves converting an instructional video into a self-paced tutorial, or may
use a Slide Show as source material for an interactive learning experience. The
amount of time devoted to this process varies widely from project to project.
Mediware can be heavily involved, or guide an internal process with the
client.
Instructional Design
Our staff combine experience in knowledge filtering and
multi-media content creation. They can recommend, assist or design the K-Book
to consistently deliver the most effective results. Engage
Mediware to
design and deliver a solution for you that is simple, intuitive and effective.
Project Management
A successful project requires a successful Project Manager. The Project
Manager is the direct interface to the client's content experts. Critical
decisions about purpose, target users, time frames and content to be converted
are part of the project manager's responsibility; as is managing to a budget.
Creation of a typical K-Book takes approximately two to three weeks during
which the Project Manager facilitates an interactive process to meet and exceed
the customer's needs.
For more product information, pricing, help in designing a solution for your
needs or to schedule a demo send an email to
sales, or call 866-822-5669.
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