Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

That's PowerPoint:Avoiding Death by PowerPoint" and told the attendees I would post some helpful resources on my blog so here are the resources. Books: So, Interactivity by Design is an older book and not specifically geared toward a slide show (it is focused on designing visually appealing e-learning). Some are free and some for fee.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 17, 2012

One of the topics we cover in the elearning workshops is how to quickly create templates to help move the elearning courses out of that PowerPoint look. I like to do these templates because they help bring out a few ideas. PowerPoint Production Tips. After previewing the template, check out the production tips below.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve been slowly making my way through Cliff Atkinson’s Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to create presentations that inform, motivate, and inspire. He provides storyboard templates to help you create your initial structure, tips for writing and weaving a compelling story throughout.

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PPT Storyboard PowerPoint Adobe Presenter 177

Spark Your Interest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

So below are 9 tips designed to help you create a great course in Articulate Storyline and stay within your budget. This technique helps your brain remember information. Another great resource is Tom Kuhlmann’s blog , which always has great examples, tips, and tricks. Our clients at Spark + Co. are no exception.

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Articulate Budget Authoring Tools Cognitive 215

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

In today’s post, I’m going to throw out some ideas to help you get the most out of your notes. To collect some of that information, I’ll ask the person to review the slides and then add whatever he can to the notes section. Just review the slide and do a brain dump. Working with Slide Notes.

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Slides Rapid eLearning PowerPoint Format 69

Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Production tip: how to view in slide show and edit the slide at the same time. PowerPoint Tips for Graphic Design. Tips on manipulating images in PowerPoint. Use hidden slides as a working canvas. How to remove the background in PowerPoint 2007. Graphic design tip using cropping and soft edges.

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Tutorial PowerPoint Templates Free 92

Clear Lessons

MARCH 25, 2019

Bob Little shares some top tips from the experts to help you avoid the dreaded ‘death by powerpoint’ Even the dullest presentations can be transformed if presenters follow five principles: 1. It’s a better opening than a slide entitled ‘budgetary frameworks and procurement decisions’ that might send everyone to sleep.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Here is a list of 6 of the best Instructional Design books , as well as tips to continually expand your own knowledge base. The goal of this book is to help both teachers and students find inspiration in the learning process. Tips for creating effective presentations can map directly to creating effective eLearning courses.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 77

TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 12, 2011

One of my favorite screencasters, Paolo Tosolini has shared his tips to make your screencasts stand out from the crowd! He helped make a screencast that had a ROI of $2.4 Like this tip from Paolo? Open PowerPoint 2010 and create a blank new slide. You remember Paolo, don't you? million dollars ! AVI, WMV, MP4).

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 10, 2010

I wanted to follow-up 19 Tips for Effective Online Conferences with some additional resources that relate to this topic. When developing PowerPoint slides to use in web conference training follow these guidelines: Simplify content. Below are some helpful tips. Moderation : Is the coalface end end of the model.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 10, 2009

So today’s post is going to review 10 posts that each offer 5 tips and tricks. That gives you quick access to 50 rapid learning tips and tricks. 5 Ways to Jump Start Your Next E-learning Project (July 2, 2007). 5 Myths About Rapid E-Learning (July 31, 2007). 5 Secret Tips from an E-Learning Pioneer.

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Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools Tips PowerPoint 78

Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2017

In 2007, when Flash was king, I stated that the e-learning tools would evolve and become easier to use. They needed help figuring out “this e-learning thing” and how to get their training online. Some of their customers had PowerPoint slide decks and wanted to convert them into courses.

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Authoring Tools Rapid eLearning Flash PowerPoint 46

Spark Your Interest

MAY 25, 2021

And the ones who are up to date with the latest innovations can help educate their co-workers as well. . Your customer champions will help educate other customers through online channels and communities. One of the pros of online learning is that it helps to keep the employees productive as compared to conventional learning.

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Blended Learning Online Learning Lesson Online 185

Spark Your Interest

JANUARY 26, 2021

Similarly, the self-help screens when installing a new software product on your phone, laptop, or tablet. But it helps customers understand, and feel comfortable with, your product or service. Educating customers help them realize the full potential of your products and services. Built-in help.

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Custom Education Authoring Tools Miro 188

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When we started this blog in 2007, PowerPoint-based elearning was all the rage, and for good reason. 5 Must-Know PowerPoint Tips That Will Save You Time. Here Are Two Cool PowerPoint Tips When Building Templates. Clean Up Your Client’s PowerPoint Slides with This Time-Saving Tip. Top PowerPoint Tips.

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Tutorial PowerPoint Rapid eLearning Templates 40

Rapid eLearning

MAY 18, 2015

The first edition of the free e-book was released in 2007, and as you can imagine a lot has changed in our industry. This new addition addresses some of those changes and offers more practical tips and tricks. In 2007, most of the options for creating interactive elearning required Flash. How Has E-Learning Changed?

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Frustration with eLearning: Becomes dumping ground for slides, text, content All the fun stuff kept for the classroom. 73 slides of text. It’s very easy to load content on slides – but it takes more creativity to move learner to actual understanding! Creating asynchronous instruction. Info dumps are not instruction!

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PPT Compliance Training Authoring Tools Case Study 191

Association eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

It’s nothing new —just another step in the continual evolution we’ve seen since the early 1990s, when authoring tools were first introduced to help eLearning professionals create and deliver learning. eLearning design > Top Ten eLearning Design Tips - August 27, 2007. The Rise of Authoring Tools. Share this on Facebook.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

December 17th, 2007. Instead I create the background images to use in my PowerPoint slides so it’s easy to just swap out the background. Deconstructing what someone else does well will help you learn how they created their designs. Use graphics tools to help you build your templates. December 18th, 2007.

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Rapid eLearning Blended Learning Templates PowerPoint 75

Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I met a few blog readers, many of the PowerPoint MVPs that I’ve followed over the years, and was reminded of a few tips and tricks that I can use in my rapid elearning courses. I’ll share some of the tips and tricks in some future posts. PowerPoint MVP Glen Millar shared quite a few animation tips. Thanks to Glenn for the tip.

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PowerPoint Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools Expert 76

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

They’re great applications, but the reality is that for most of the graphics I built in my elearning courses I use PowerPoint 2007. Now that PowerPoint 2007 has some better formatting options, I find that I hardly ever go into my other image editors. Here are some of the default effects in PowerPoint 2007.

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PowerPoint Templates Rapid eLearning Photoshop 65

Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Another idea is to have a new piece of paper load on each slide. As you become more comfortable working with the slides and graphic features, you’ll become more efficient using the tools. PowerPoint 2007 makes it easy because it has a built-in shadow feature. Leverage the master slides. That would have a nice effect.

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Templates PowerPoint Rapid eLearning Free 76

Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

Thursday, April 05, 2007 More on PowerPoint and Instructional Design Continuing the PowerPoint conversation begun yesterday here and picked up by Clive on Learning: Dont blame PowerPoint.and Quintus Joubert PowerPoint vs. Interactive Learning. For the same reason, you shouldnt project a complicated slide or diagram as one complete unit.

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Instructional Design PowerPoint Instructional Instruction 100

The Learning Circuits

MAY 7, 2007

For further help in how to participate via blog posts, see the side bar.) Are there times when PowerPoint (or slides in general) are just wrong to use? Conversely, are there times when it's wrong not to use slides? Conversely, are there times when it's wrong not to use slides? What governs their use? with lcbPowerPoint.

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Big Question PowerPoint Cognitive Social Bookmarking 41

Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 27, 2009

So here’s Cathy’s slide show that she gave as a conference presentation. There’s no narration, but there are a few slides that have some simple audio on them for effect. What I did was take her PowerPoint slides and then applied a bunch of different ideas to it. You always return to that slide as the menu.

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Convert PowerPoint Rapid eLearning eLearning Consultant 74

Learning Visions

JULY 20, 2009

After having participated in and live-blogged many a webinar, this was the first Ive actually helped present. Stephens done a nice write up on the Kineo website and weve included the slide deck from the presentation. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point?

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Compliance Training Knowledge Productivity Product 100

Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 28, 2009

So here’s Cathy’s slide show that she gave as a conference presentation. Now, check out the demo I did using the Dump the Drone slides. What I did was take Cathy’s PowerPoint slides as if she were the subject matter expert and then applied different treatments to them. Dump the Drone: Livelier Elearning.

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Convert PowerPoint Rapid eLearning eLearning Consultant 72

Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 19, 2010

These are all intended to help you become more proficient with PowerPoint and your graphic design skills. It’s just a quick demo with a few slides. I used the generic PowerPoint 2007 color themes so that I can quickly change the folder color to match my project demands. Example of a Published Course. How to Build the Folder.

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PowerPoint Templates Photoshop Tutorial 75

Rapid eLearning

JULY 28, 2009

I thought it might make an interesting PowerPoint slide show, so I saved it to play around with at a later date. The production process in PowerPoint helps you become more efficient and faster when building courses. It gives the image depth and it helps the main part of the screen pop out. I liked the colors and layout.

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PowerPoint Templates Rapid eLearning Free 84

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Her statement is in keeping with traditional instructional design theory that says that learning objectives help learners organize their learning efforts. 159) The objectives page is one that I always click NEXT to slide right on by. I called this one out as one of the top things I learned about learning in 2007. How about you?

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Learning Objects Learning Objectives Authoring Tools Instructional Design 150

Learning Visions

APRIL 6, 2007

Friday, April 06, 2007 David Byrne and PowerPoint Remember back in 2003, when David Byrne published a book (described by AP Technology Writer Rachel Konrad as a " coffee table book for nerds ") called E.E.E.I. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Take the Survey!

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2007

The promise of Clear and to the point (Oxford Univeristy Press, 2007) is in its claim to '8 psychological principles for compelling PowerPoint presentations. Well, unlike the weather, you can do something about the way you use PowerPoint and here are the tips to help you on your way.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Thursday, February 15, 2007 Art History e-Learning Nuggets I was looking for some inspiration the other day -- a way to refill the creative cup -- and decided to head over to the Louvre website for a closer look. Hey thanks for posting this, it might help me in my art history class and my e-learning class! Take the Survey!

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Brandon Hall Moodle Instructional Design ASTD 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Heres what I recall: They created a set of powerpoint slides. Lets just say, a set of slide were created by someone. They had the SME record the audio for the slides. I have also had SMEs, and myself, do the audio piece and the authenticity does help. For now, this is all heresay. I also like to use SMEs for video.

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 e-Learning Guild Synchronous Learning Systems e-Learning Guild presentation on Synchronous Learning Systems hosted by Steve Wexler, Karen Hyder, and Karl Kapp. CNet recognized Yugma this year by selecting us as a finalist in its 2007 Webware 100 Awards. Brent 5:38 PM Cammy Bean said. Brent -- OK Obi-Won!

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Synchronous Learning System Yugma Wiki 100

eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

4 Free Tools to Help Get Your PowerPoint from Good to Great , October 21, 2010 Continuing the recent trend of PowerPoint in the news , I stumbled upon an article in USA Today that provided some tips and advice for designing more engaging presentations. While the advice was good, for me, more dos and don’ts aren’t really helpful.

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Compliance Training eLearning Strategy Custom eLearning Development Corporate eLearning 111

Mark Oehlert

JULY 27, 2007

Sure, eventually your entire workforce will be video game savvy, but that tipping point is still a long way off. The reality today is that a significant portion of workers needing training are not video game literate. I mean, if the term "serious games garners resistance - I cant wait to go forward with casual games.

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Games Social Bookmarking Corporate eLearning Social Networks 32