Hello there! It’s Art again – E-Learning Art – bringing you another lesson to enhance your e-learning scenarios. In my last post, I talked about facial expressions and provided a lesson on how you could add that effect into your own training. One of the greatest advantages of building your scenarios with elearning characters and backgrounds that are separated is that you have the ability to add contrast. For example, check out the images below: By adding a simple shading effect to the background, I’ve made the characters above stand out. Background Effects. MORE >>

Last week I blogged about creating a rapid eLearning course mockup to get stakeholder feedback early in the development process. This week, I want to talk about how you can create and use character interaction templates to build out mini-scenarios. Here’s an example of a 2-person character interaction. ll provide the links to the source files below so you can download and use it. also have a few videos below that show how easy it is to customize or build your own. Here’s a quick overview video that explains the basics of the character interactions. And don’t just take my word for it. Thanks! MORE >>

One of the most painful lessons I’ve learned as an elearning developer is that what I envision and what my boss or client expect are often very different. think we’re on the same page in an initial meeting. Then I go back to my desk, close myself off to the world and build what I think is a super-awesome course. bring it out for some feedback after dozens of hours of work, and they make some change requests about the design or functionality that, while seemingly simple, would require many hours to implement. Download the Free Template. You can download the source files here. What it’s good for. MORE >>

When I work with display board eLearning templates, the image of the display board is only one part of the design. You’re probably used to seeing images like this (you don’t need to read the content, it’s just a placeholder): …which is fine. But when I use display boards in my eLearning courses, the image above is just 1 of several views that I use. Incorporate storytelling by creating multiple views. Information on a board is visually interesting, but it doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity to add a storytelling component to your eLearning course. Use 3 views for screens too. MORE >>

Hi there! My name is Art. Learning Art, to be specific. I’m here to provide short, fun lessons that will help you save time, reduce cost, and improve learning. By now, you should have had a chance to download your free E-Learning Art  demo pack. If not, I have provided  instructions at the bottom of this post on how to get the link re-sent to you. Once you have your demo pack, we can get started with some lessons. Use images formatted for e-Learning to reduce development time. “What are images formatted for e-Learning?” ” you ask. “And how can they save me time?” MORE >>