The major ToolBook event of the year once again took place in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 28 - 30. Developers from Click2learn, Platte Canyon, and other major ToolBook development facilities presented technical sessions ranging from basic beginner issues through to highly advanced topics. In-depth preconference workshops were also held two days before the conference. While the emphasis was on technical learning, a strong collegial environment was reinforced by the numerous social opportunities and events.

Instead of the traditional conference CD, this year the proceedings will be available online shortly. For details, keep an eye on www.tbcon.com. In the meantime, as a taster, here’s the list of presentations at this year’s conference.

Presentations

• A Close Look at the Simulation Object in Instructor 8.5 (Hall)
• A ToolBook Makeover (McDermott)
• Actions Editor - A Look at the More Complex Features of the Actions Editor (Dedmore)
• Adding Flash and other Media to .NET Windows Forms (Bell)
• Adding Flexibility to ToolBook with XML and ASP.NET (Cline)
• Adding Media to ASP.NET Applications using the Web Player (Bell)
• An Introduction to the Actions Editor in Instructor 8.5 (Hall)
• An Introduction to Visual Studio and Visual Basic .NET (Rhodes)
• Anatomy and Use of the VBTrain.Net Question Object (Rhodes)
• Ask the ToolBook Experts (Barham) (Dedmore)
• Automating DHTML Production (Rech)
• Basic to Advanced OpenScript (Bignall)
• Behind the Scenes of the TBCON Scheduler Application (Rhodes)
• Behind the Scenes of ToolBook Instructor’s Actions Editor (Barham)
• Building Custom Components in VBTrain.Net (Rhodes)
• Building Custom Tools for Traditional and DHTML ToolBook Applications (Rhodes)
• Building Web Sites with ASP.NET (Rhodes)
• Case Study: Dynamic ToolBook Questions with Delivery via Neuron (Rhodes)
• Communicating via the Internet with Instructor (Bell)
• Connecting to Databases in ToolBook Using ADO (Rhodes)
• Creating “Rich-Client” CBT with VBTrain.Net (Rhodes)
• Creating Hyperlinks from a .NET Application to ToolBook Application Using .NET Reflection (Lund)
• Creating ToolBook Editors (.spb files) for Making Changes to Actions Editor Sequences (Karns)
• Creating Web-Based Training with VBTrain.Net (Rhodes)
• Creating Your Own Sound Files (Bowyer)
• Customizing Progress Tracker to Fit Your Organization’s or Customer’s Brand (Kogelmann)
• Database Access in VBTrain.Net (Rhodes)
• Denny’s Top 10 List of ToolBook Problems Reported To Technical Support (Dedmore)
• Digital Audio — The Nuts and Bolts (Bowyer)
• Don’t Do It Over and Over. Automate It! (Bignall)
• Estimating Development and Pricing Products (Rhodes)
• Flash Development Basics (Bell)
• Getting More from ToolBook’s DHTML (Jackson)
• How to Build Training Courses for Mobile Devices with ToolBook Instructor (Pincus)
• How to Manage Hundreds of Software Simulations with ToolBook Instructor (Pincus)
• Incorporating Animations Created in ToolBook and Other Packages (Bender)
• Incorporating Flash into ToolBook (Bell)
• Installations Using the Wise For Windows Installer (Cline)
• Integration of Flash Components to Enhance ToolBook: Part I (Johnson)
• Integration of Flash Components to Enhance ToolBook: Part II (Johnson)
• Introduction to ActiveX and ToolBook (Bell)
• Introduction to ADO for Native ToolBook Applications (Weller)
• Is That Your Final Answer? Developing and Validating Test Questions (Hurley)
• It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Don’t Go Ca-Ching! - Selling Your CBT (Hurley)
• JavaScript Primer (Jackson)
• JavaScript via the Actions Editor (Delaney)
• Menus for the Beginning ToolBook Developer (Bender)
• Methods for Converting Native ToolBook Applications to the Web (Lund)
• More Lessons from Camp Hard Knocks: 25 Tips for DHTML Deployment (McDermott)
• Multimedia Tricks and Techniques (Rech)
• Online Help with Component One Doc-To-Help (Cline)
• Product Showcase: Denny’s Books and ToolBookHelp.com Website (Dedmore)
• Product Showcase: ESPRIT LMS and PowerPoint StoryBoarding System McDermott (Jackson)
• Product Showcase: Learning & Mastering ToolBook Instructor & Assistant (Bell)
• Product Showcase: Plug-In Pro (Bell)
• Product Showcase: TBK Tracker & Content Connection (Hurley)
• Product Showcase: The Platte Canyon ToolBook Product Line (Bell)
• Product Showcase: The VBTrain.Net Product Line (Rhodes)
• Product Showcase: ToolBookDeveloper Tools to Enrich Your Training and Speed Development (Jackson)
• Product Showcase: Tracker.Net (Rhodes)
• Quiz Tricks and Tips (Bender)
• SCORM Conformance Testing — Content and LMS’s (Krinock)
• Secrets Behind Tracker.Net (Rhodes)
• Show and Tell I (Bell)
• Show and Tell II (Bignall)
• Simulation Editor Enhancements (Barham & Delaney)
• So You Want to Roll Your Own ‘Simple’ LMS? Part I: The Plan (Weller)
• So You Want to Roll Your Own ‘Simple’ LMS? Part II: The Implementation (Weller)
• Storyboarding ToolBook Applications with a .NET Front End (Rhodes)
• The HTTP Post Action in Instructor 8.5 (Hall & Spencer)
• The SCORM Run-time Environment–Hands-on Examples (Krinock)
• ToolBook: A Look Ahead (Barham & Delaney)
• Top 10 Tips and Tricks of the Software Simulation Editor (Karns)
• Troubleshooting DHTML Runtime Errors (Dedmore)
• User Interface Design for ToolBook and Visual Basic Using PhotoShop (Bell)
• Using Graphic Images in ToolBook - The Secrets Revealed (Dedmore)
• Using the Microsoft Agent Characters in ToolBook Using OpenScript and JavaScript (Bender)
• VBTrain.Net: Some Introductory Ideas on How to Create Training (Bell)
• Viewers for Software Simulation and More (Kogelmann)
• What is this VBTrain.Net Stuff Anyway? (Rhodes)
• What Part of ‘Know’ Don’t You Understand?: Instructional Design 101 (Hurley)
• Why Wing It When You Can Plan It? (Kogelmann)
• Working with Graphics and Text in VBTrain.Net (Bell)