Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The next stage is a blend of content, practice activity (focused on some relevant performance expectation) and then a means to certify understanding. With compliance training, a lot of the content is already known, so it’s mostly a way to refresh understanding and then an activity to practice using the content. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2023

As you mouseover, the button changes to indicate where you’re at, or that it’s an active button. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events Check out the weekly training webinars to learn more about Rise , Storyline , and instructional design.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here’s what I find typical of people who do rapid elearning. I call this the rapid elearning story because it’s a story many people relate to. It’s also a great framework for learning to build courses. I shared more detail in the post on building a roadmap to better rapid elearning. Rapid Authoring.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A performance-based course is built around expected activity. Identify that activity and then build the course from there. And the course activities that mirror the real-world expectations also become the basis for the assessment. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Sometimes courses consist of mostly content, and then the performance and practice activities happen outside the course. And sometimes, the course is designed to simulate the real-world expectations with plenty of practice activities in the course. It’s not always easy to build viable practice activities in an e-learning course.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As note above, keep the content-heavy courses simple and build the right decision-making activities in the courses that are more meaningful and tied to performance metrics. The key to successful learning is meaningful content and activities. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? What would you add?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Fear and Loathing in E-Learning Quiz | Jonathan Hill. Safety Equipment Drag & Drop Activity | Samuel Apata. Using Drag & Drop to Simulate Real World Activities | Yvonne Urra-Bazain. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How can they learn it in the course? What activities get built in the course for the learner to practice and prove their skills and understanding? What would you add to this list if someone asked about getting their e-learning program started? Want to learn more? Both types of courses have value. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I was wasting time with this activity where you create the next iPhone. Playing with the site reminded me of a few core principles that are often neglected when building interactive e-learning; so here are a few brief thoughts. Traditional e-learning is basically boring. There’s fun in constructing the phone.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The goal isn’t learning per se. In that setting, it’s difficult to cater courses to relevant activities because the content tends to be general and not specific to function. And then build a course around those activities where they can both learn by doing and demonstrate their understanding. October 6: Amsterdam.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2021

And not having an outside perspective means that the course may be too heavy on content that is irrelevant and not appropriate for the learning activities. Training works when focused on meaningful change that is measured through some sort of activity. How to Build Successful E-Learning. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2015

Most of us are scrambling to find free assets to use in our presentations and elearning courses. 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.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 12, 2022

Here are the basic steps: I work from an “active projects” folder on my desktop. The left folder is my “active projects” folder on the desktop. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2021

When the e-learning course is the only tool used in the learning process, then it makes sense to ensure that the course contains a more dynamic learning experience and avoids the typical linear, click-and-read structure that only presents content and no activities to support learning. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2022

This is also a great way to customize the learning experience and create a more adaptive process because you can direct them to the appropriate content based on how they performed in the initial assessment. Design specific prove-it activities. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Create blended learning solutions where the e-learning represents content distribution and consumption that are blended with other in-world activities that represent the application of the content. This helps you step out of the trite “click and read e-learning is bad” trap. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The challenge with a lot of e-learning is that courses are designed to be presentations of content, but not focused enough on the teaching and application. Content is obviously a key component of learning. Just looking at content with no application of what’s learned is a deficient instructional design process.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2022

For example, often in our conversations, I present a timed activity. This is really great if we run out of time during an activity or discussion. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 20, 2021

performance-based activity. There are no supporting activities to practice using it. You want your e-learning courses to not be boring? Make an investment in a team that can build good courses, give them the right resources, and focus on learner-centric activities rather than content dumping. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This is fine for some compliance training or annual refresher content because they tend to be less about “learning” and more about sharing information. The better strategy is to craft a learning experience that’s different than the classroom experience. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In those cases, I like audio like the hustle and bustle of office workers and machines, or a busy street with traffic, or a coffee shop with lots of human activity. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Whether you build a portfolio as an active job seeker or to document your learning, it’s a good practice to develop. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 30, 2020

What’s the story in your e-learning courses? I like the simple and clean design; and that the activity is contextually meaningful. Click here to view the e-learning example. If you want to grow your skills using the e-learning software and building interactions, the challenges are a great way to do that.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 1, 2021

You consume the content to get exposed to ideas and information, but the application (or interactivity) happens elsewhere, whether that’s personal reflection or activities in the real world. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Want to learn more?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

When it comes to learning and training, devise an approach to your learning model that blends what your learners need to “know” with what they need to “do”. There is value in books, manuals, and written reference materials included in training activities, but don’t use words to replace examples, images, and experience.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This helps you craft the right objectives, pull in the right content and activities, and build a way to properly assess understanding. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Learning Technologies.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Watching a presentation or e-learning course is just one part of the it. In a typical day, people are engaged in all sorts activities. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming E-Learning Events. It’s the food we consume.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 10, 2020

Create meaningful activities. Step away from just content delivery and focus on meaningful and relevant learning activities. Then design activities for them to prove they can do it. They may need to practice first; so design practice activities where you can assess their understanding and provide feedback.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 11, 2019

Build the course to provide content AND create a learning experience. But learning and understanding is demonstrated not by consuming but by using the content. I like to craft the course around real-life activities. A good learning experience focuses on using the information to craft a desired level of understanding.

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ProProfs

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

All top eLearning development companies have in place a proven project management system to manage eLearning projects successfully. It keeps eLearning projects organized and progressive with the active participation of all stakeholders. Custom eLearning Solutions. Lectora eLearning Solutions. A/V editor.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 18, 2019

If you need a course, make it an abstract of the resource content with some activities to demonstrate understanding. Since a lot of content already exists in other places, perhaps it’s better to teach them how to find and use those resources than it is to copy and paste that content into e-learning screens.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 7, 2020

Open the course up and let those who want to jump to activities to go there and vice versa. The ultimate objective is that the person learns. Instead of focusing on screen after screen of content and locking the navigation, create the locks around activities where they can demonstrate their understanding. Focus on Understanding.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Create Characters by Pulling Them Out of Stock Images. You can find a lot of stock images for free. Challenge Activity: Using Interactive Sliders in E-Learning (Challenge #52). E-Learning Jobs: Training, elearning, and instructional design jobs. Two rapid elearning workshops.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In her tutorial, you notice that she added a hover state for the bear signs and then grouped those with transparent shapes to activate the hover state over the entire bear image and not just on the sign. I talk a lot about “touching the screen” as a way to pull people into the course when building interactive e-learning.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Sure, presenting content in your course is part of the process, but it’s a passive form of learning. The solution is to find a way to make delivery of the content more active. An e-learning course doesn’t need to look like a PowerPoint slideshow. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Hope to see you there.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 9, 2019

In the workshop activity, the objective was to not build completely from scratch. Here’s a breakdown of some ideas from the workshop activity. It’s interactive, in the sense that you click to learn about each team member. I love doing this activity in the workshops. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

There are some core building blocks for interactive e-learning : provide relevant content that fits in context to their real world. challenge them with decision-making activities or scenarios. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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