September 2017 Monthly Workshop - Prototyping Your Concepts: Turning Ideas into Reality

Too often we jump into our tools and start developing learning before we fully understand our audience, testing our ideas and working with just what we are toldby a stakeholder. This can lead to dozens of changes or a poor reception to a new launch. Whether you are creating a new project, developing an app, or launching a new website, this session will help you find the latest strategies in brainstorming and prototyping. The speaker will highlight specific tools, techniques, and work flows to help you kick off any project the right way. Learn how to communicate a concept, beginning with low-fidelity prototypes; gather user feedback; and translate it into high-fidelity prototypes before you start development. You will learn which tools and techniques to apply to your prototype, including techniques for paper, web, and app prototyping, and how to utilize new web-based apps to accelerate your process.

Note: Please bring a laptop or tablet and a smart phone if you want to participate in the hands-on sections.

Application on the Job:

• Apply prototyping to your process.
• Explore techniques for paper, web, and app-based prototyping.

• Learn how to collect feedback, review, and prioritize next steps.

• Use mobile-based apps and tools for quick prototyping.

Nick Floro has over 24 years of experience developing e-Learning solutions, applications and web platforms. As a learning architect designing amazing experiences for audiences. He has worked with hundreds of start-ups, organizations and Fortune 500 companies to help them understand the technology and develop innovative solutions to help their teams and customer base. Nick has won several awards from Apple and Fortune 500 organizations for productions and services. Nick is passionate about how design and technology can enhance learning and loves to share his knowledge and experience to teach, inspire and motivate. Nick is a founder and president of Sealworks Interactive Studios.