SHERPA

Class [009]
Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products

Computer programs for designing, developing, and delivering training and performance support. Computer software development tools for designing and developing training and performance support. Educational software featuring instruction for designing, developing, and delivering training and performance support. Interactive multimedia computer programs for designing, developing, and delivering training and performance support. Web site development software for designing and developing training and performance support. Sherpa is a unique multi-user client/server/Web based computer software program. Sherpa has 6 distinct components: 1 - Design instructional content 2 - Develop instructional content 3 - Publish instructional content 4 - Deliver instructional content 5 - Track a student(s) progress and comprehension 6 - Store student(s) statistics The design components of Sherpa consist of several databases and utilities that allow a person to identify and systematically design instructional content for a given topic. The utilities are the tools a person(s) uses to populate the databases with instructional content. Once populated, the databases are used to develop and publish interactive media rich training programs using the instructional content. Sherpa allows a person(s) to combine software files that contain text, audio, video, animations, still photos and graphics to create instructionally sound and engaging training programs. Once published, Sherpa allows a person(s) to access and playback training programs. During playback, Sherpa tracks a person(s) progress through and comprehension of the instructional content. Finally, Sherpa stores, for subsequent reporting, a student's progress and comprehension statistics in its user account database.