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ToolBook User's Conference / e-Learning Authoring Conference 2009 Resources

The eleventh year of The ToolBook User's Conference and the fourth year of The e-Learning Authoring Conference (August 3 - 5, 2009) was another memorable event. Although attendance was down a bit, Lee Jay Karns put it nicely, I found the attendees to be the most motivated and intelligent as a majority than I can remember. Developers from across the country as well as Germany and Australia previewed ToolBook 10, learned how to create animations and much more in Flash, understood Programming for e-Learning Developers in ToolBook, Flash, JavaScript, and Silverlight, saw demonstrations on importing content from PowerPoint, picked up some management tips, met fellow members of the ToolBook List, and much more. Here are some comments:

  • It is one of the best ROI's in my 28 years at my company!
  • Excellent - accommodations, presentations, extracurricular, access to guru's - overall feeling of friendliness and helpfulness.
  • Again, another great year. I don't see how it could get any better, but it does. Hats off to Jeff and family.
  • There were so many parts that were really great! The socializing and getting to know other ToolBook users, the expertise of the presenters, and the fun time I had while gaining a wealth of information.

Here are a few highlights:

SumTotal Systems ToolBook Design Awards

Congratulations to these design award winners:

  • Material Master for Buyers/Planners - Iris Peceny, Goodrich
  • eTrade Tutorial – Dan Richards, IAC
  • Good Manufacturing Practices - Margie Grande, Malt-O-Meal

Thanks go to SumTotal Systems for sponsoring this contest. Sheri Miller did great work judging all the excellent entries and hosting Show & Tell sessions that featured both the entries and other notable applications!

Hack Ack
The topic this year was Board Games. Stephanie Hicks won a close vote with her nice Monopoly game. Don Bair and Mike Dickinson had their own cool take on Monopoly. Lee Jay Karns and Mauro Rech grilled some of the faculty members with funny "Clue" questions with Denny Dedmore and Sheri Miller coming out the winners. James Leavelle started the night out with a great story incorporating Aggravation, Sorry, and other games. Thanks goes to Bill Hurley (right) for starting the fun out with "Mentos and Diet Coke" as well as being "MC" of the Hack Ack.
Attendee Comments:
  • This was my first TBCON after years of wanting to go. Even though my colleagues have raved about it, it far surpassed my expectations. The collegiate tone one gets from this list serve was magnified in spades by Jeff's and his family's gracious hosting, fun, everyone's open and helpful contributions of knowledge, fun, sharing of files and know-how, and...did I mention fun and sharing knowledge?  (2009)
  • My favorite part is connecting and sharing with other people.  (2009)
  • Well worth the time and money!  (2009)
  • Again, another great year. I don't see how it could get any better, but it does. Hats off to Jeff and family.  (2009)
  • I have used ToolBook since version 8.5. I learn so much in these three days. It pays for itself sometimes in one hour.  (2009)
  • The preconference session dealing with Rapid Development made the trip worthwhile in itself. All other knowledge gained was a bonus.  (2009)
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