Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2015

2015 was another great year in an industry that’s still really hot. Before we review the best elearning posts for 2015, here are some important things related to this blog and the community. You can also download free assets from the community or other sites and learn to edit them in PowerPoint. 45 Free Stock Images.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 4, 2015

I found a free desktop image made available by Anastasia Kolisnichenko. I used the free image to create an interactive course prototype for an upcoming workshop activity. The template is free for you to download and use as you wish. Below is an example of the template in action. PowerPoint (no zoom). PowerPoint.

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Lectora 12 Templates. Captivate 8 Templates. Storyline 2 Templates. Improvements/updates to our eLearning Templates. 5 Quick Tips Using Cutout People Images. Best of Free Templates. Free Adobe Captivate 8 Template Scenario. 16 Free eLearning Cutout People Images. eLearning Course Starters.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 11, 2015

I’m working on some practice content for an upcoming workshop and decided to share the template that is part of the workshop activities. It starts with a main image that has five distinct sections. Because the main image looks like an organizational overview, I think the template works great for a new hire orientation module.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2015

To help you gain some time, I’ve included this free elearning template. Included are templates for Storyline and PowerPoint. See the Free Template in Action. Here’s a link to a published version of the template. Click here to view the free template. The background image came from unsplash.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 23, 2015

Do a search for “free vector images” and you’ll find hundreds of sites that boast tens of thousands of free images. Besides, how many free vector images do you really need? Websites that Offer Free Vector Images. Other Sources for Free Vector Images. Editing Free Vector Images.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

One of my favorite sites for free stock images is Unsplash.com. They provide hundreds of free stock images with a Creative Commons Zero license. That means you can do anything with the images, whether free or commercial. I also used one of the free images for this free template that I shared a while back.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In today’s post I’ll show three easy ways to create templates for your elearning courses. 30 Second E-Learning Templates. I’ve featured this technique before in the post on How to Build a Template in 30 Seconds. Essentially, you want to find a viable sliver from an image or screen grab. Add your content.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

It seems like every day there’s a new site that offers free stock images. Seriously, how many stock images are you really using? In the past, I’ve save you some time by reviewing free stock images and curating them into contextual downloads. Stockagraphy is another site that searches free stock image sites.

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 16, 2020

You can create courses, add assessments, videos, images and more. Features: The platform lets you create interactive and responsive content using drag and drop templates. images and create seamless virtual reality projects for immersive learning experiences. Features: It allows you to import 360?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The Internet is rife with free things, especially free stock image sites. However, there are usually three main issues with the free stock image sites: The free stock images aren’t really free. The free stock image sites are only there to point to for-pay stock image sites. Free Stock Images in the Community.

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Ed App

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Meaning, you may have important compliance-based learning content to deliver to your teams, but if it’s a 30-page Word document or PowerPoint presentation of dry text, the likelihood of interaction and retention is slim to none. Jump to 2015 and it amounted to only 8.25 The statistics: In 2015 , the mobile learning market was worth $7.98

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 7, 2015

Trina Rimmer shares some free icons that can be easily customized because she built them in PowerPoint. Click here to get the free PowerPoint template. And here’s an example from a recent blog post where I gave away a free elearning template made with free icons. Click here to view the free template in action.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2015

The good news is that there are more than enough free stock images available, such as these three earlier posts where I shared 80 free stock photos , 45 free stock photos , and 60 more free stock photos. But whatr about the various background images? Nicole shared some good tips on how to overlay text on images.

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Ed App

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Meaning, you may have important compliance-based learning content to deliver to your teams, but if it’s a 30-page Word document or PowerPoint presentation of dry text, the likelihood of interaction and retention is slim to none. Jump to 2015 and it amounted to only 8.25 The statistics: In 2015 , the mobile learning market was worth $7.98

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 26, 2015

Another option that I’ve mentioned before is to scavenge clip art images from older graphics programs. If you change your search term from “free clip art” to “free vector images or illustrations” things change for the better. In that case you’ll need to learn to use an image editing program.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Adding the right image initiates engagement because it draws the learner’s attention, communicates the general topic, and can generate a visceral reaction. Review the images below. Suppose you can only put one image on your screen, what would it be? Suppose you can only put one image on your screen, what would it be?

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Our Template Package is the most popular bundle we offer, providing access to both our eLearning Template Library and Cutout People. According to our numbers, these are the 25 most popular templates and cutouts of 2015. #25 Other versions: Storyline | Lectora | PowerPoint | Camtasia. #24

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 18, 2015

But along came the PowerPoint-to-Flash products. They enabled people to create their content in PowerPoint and convert it to the Flash. I imagine that many of you seasoned elearning developers cut your teeth in a PowerPoint-based product. In 2007, if you were working with PowerPoint, your options were limited.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

The essence of visual thinking is to convert your text-based information to images and text that show concepts and the flow of ideas. I have an older tablet PC that I use with PowerPoint as you can see in this demo. Here’s a demo using OneNote which works a lot easier than with PowerPoint. What is Visual Thinking?

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eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Templates including ones for layout, quizzes. Transitions, Animations, Views – I am fine using it once, but again, new product-new version, so why I am still seeing PowerPoint within this product to such a point, that TAV are exactly the same as in PPT? Repeat PowerPoint. It occurred in the templates section.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. The key is to engage the learner and create an experience that is memorable and enjoyable as well as educational. November 17 (Antwerp). The sessions in Antwerp and Utrecht are repeated.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 25, 2015

And for you, they’re easy enough to build in PowerPoint because they’re simple combinations of some basic shapes. As far as the expressions, I’d probably build the expressions as images that I can copy and paste into faces. Have you ever applied hand drawn images to your courses? Interacting with someone else.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 19, 2015

image via commons.wikimedia.org. Download your free 46-page ebook: The Insider''s Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming Events (2015) Vancouver & Toronto Workshops: We’re planning a couple of workshops in Toronto & Vancouver. Resources : Free PowerPoint templates , free elearning templates , and free e-books.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 2, 2015

Create templates. You can create interactive scenario templates and reuse them for quicker production. For example, something like the Broken Co-Worker demo built in Storyline can be made into a template and used over and over again. Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). June 3 (San Francisco, CA).

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

People will tolerate less than perfect image quality before they accept bad audio narration. Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. If you can’t do it right, perhaps it’s best to not do it at all. November 9 (London).

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 7, 2015

You don’t have to be an artist to create and use hand-drawn images. Download your free 46-page ebook: The Insider''s Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming Events (2015) April 15 & 16 (Chicago, IL). Resources : Free PowerPoint templates , free elearning templates , and free e-books.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. What are some things you do to build your skills? Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. September 23 & 24 (Vancouver).

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 9, 2015

The image below shows the transcript on the side in the player. The image below shows a simple closed captioning file. Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. There are all sorts of file formats for closed captioning text.

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Web Courseworks

JANUARY 14, 2015

In 2015, we believe experimentation with analytics-driven performance improvement will lead to more “intelligent recommendations” and personalized professional development in Continuing Medical Education and beyond. What all that said, here are our eLearning predictions for 2015.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 28, 2015

Download your free 46-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming Events (2015) May 17-20 (Orlando, FL). Even if you build simple courses, adding interactive decisions and real-world pressure will create a more meaningful experience that impacts learning. ATD International Conference & Expo.

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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. PowerPoint 2010: Using the Shape Union Tool , October 1, 2010 by AJ George.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 18, 2015

As noted in an earlier post, an easy way to build interactive elearning modules is by choosing a single image and adding interactive elements to it. The key is finding a single image that has a few potential content buckets. Finding images is relatively easy today. I look for images like the ones below. Updated agenda.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 27, 2015

To help you out, I’ve included some links to many of the free tabs interactions templates you can download from the community. Free Tabs Interactions Templates. PowerPoint Tabs Interactions Templates. Storyline Tabs Interactions Templates. Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Simple Tabs.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 14, 2015

In a previous post I shared some free stock images via Unsplash. Unsplash has a lot more images, but the download I featured was curated to help save some time and preserve the images. Today, I’ve done the same thing only this time the curated images are from Startup Stock Photos. Background images.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Top PowerPoint Tips. Free Templates & Free Graphics. Here are a few of the posts that offered free templates and graphics this past year. Here’s a Free PowerPoint Template & E-Learning Interaction. Another Free PowerPoint Template & Learning Interaction. 7 Free PowerPoint Templates.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 14, 2015

Now that Microsoft’s quit providing free clip art and free stock images many of you are scrambling to get hold of free resources to use for your elearning and training development. Download Free Stock Images. In a previous post I shared 45 free stock images via the Unsplash site. You can download the free stock images here.

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