Rapid eLearning

JULY 26, 2011

If you’re working with a limited budget, a tool like this lets you add some creative flair to the assets you have access to as you build your elearning courses. While I’m in town, I’m going to set up a free, Articulate jam session on August 17 (9-12). I’ll be working the Articulate booth. Are these perfect, high-end avatars?

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, September 07, 2007 Engaging Interactions for e-Learning B.J. Schone has just graced the e-Learning community with another great -- and free! -- resource: Engaging Interactions for e-Learning. Take the Survey!

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 5, 2011

Because of my job, I get to look at a lot of elearning courses. While these limitations are legitimate and present some obvious challenges, there’s no reason why you can’t take a step forward learning some basic graphic design concepts. Most rapid elearning designers aren’t also going to be outstanding graphic designers.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2011

They’ll get filled as you apply what you’re learning and gain more experience. General Thoughts on Rapid E-Learning. General Thoughts on Rapid E-Learning. Three Things I Learned About Learning on My Deathbed : Motivated learners will learn. It’s all a matter of being prepared to try. Instructional Design.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Over the years elearning software has become easier to use. With the ease of authoring, it’s placed the burden to do all of it on the shoulders of the rapid elearning developer. With the ease of authoring, it’s placed the burden to do all of it on the shoulders of the rapid elearning developer. Today, things have changed a bit.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2011

It’s that time of year to share gifts, so here’s an elearning template that you’re free to use as you wish. If you want to learn more about using the template and how to create the cutouts and character fills, be sure to check out the tutorials below. Also, take advantage of the other free downloads in the elearning community.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

It’s really an issue with a lot of training and elearning programs. Recognize that elearning courses aren’t the objective. Recognize that elearning courses aren’t the objective. E-learning courses (and training programs for that matter) exist to meet objectives. Elearning courses play a role in your training initiatives.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 13, 2011

In the past I’ve built similar elearning courses for organizations that taught their employees about having these disaster kits. While there’s nothing wrong with creating a list to state learning objectives, there’s probably a better way to engage the learner emotionally. Reworked Learning Objective. Understanding Objectives.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 18, 2011

One of the most frequent questions I get is how to find an elearning job. While the rest of the economy seems to be stuck in mud, this seems to be a good time to consider a career in elearning. Here’s Why You Need an E-Learning Portfolio. 5 Ways to Prepare & Be an E-Learning Winner. Most people loiter and lurk.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2011

A lot of rapid elearning hinges on PowerPoint. To help you learn more about PowerPoint I pulled together a solid list of PowerPoint resources. From The Rapid E-Learning Blog. Here are a few posts that cover some of the essentials tips and tricks required for successful PowerPoint-based rapid elearning.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2011

While the application is versatile and great for elearning, many people still struggle to get past the PowerPoint look because the features are designed to encourage the use of the templates. The key is to learn to see the features from a different perspective. And this is where the elearning community comes in handy.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 30, 2011

Many elearning developers are working with limited resources. Most elearning courses I see are info-centric and just push content out. Engage Your Learning Community. Now let’s go back to Urtak and discuss how we could use a free tool like this in elearning. YOUR E-Learning Survey. Well, now’s your chance.

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eLearning Cyclops

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

eLearning Cyclops. My insights on elearning and mlearning. Free eLearning. A good place start is to first provide an overview of the course and lessons learned as described in my DemoFest submission below. Adobe Flash, Adobe Captivate, Articulate Presenter, Articulate Quizmaker, Microsoft Office 2010.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

My guess is that some of the most common screen elements in elearning courses are computer monitors. They’re nice to use because contextually they fit elearning. Plus, it’s a great way to learn more of PowerPoint’s illustration features. Here’s a quick mockup of how you could use the laptop image in an elearning course.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2011

At a recent session someone asked, “How do I measure the success of my elearning?”. While we may all use words like “elearning” we don’t always mean the same thing. On top of that, just because it’s built with an elearning tool doesn’t mean that the output is really an elearning course. That’s kind of a tricky question.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Recently I spent the day at the beach watching people learning to surf. One of the people learning to surf was a blind girl. It was very inspiring as she learned to balance on the board. Learning is a funny thing. E-learning courses are an intrusion to the natural learning process.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

It’s always so much fun getting to meet the blog readers and learning more about what people do in the real world. Two things always stand out during these trips: There is no one way to do elearning. Some people build courses, some create marketing material, and some use the rapid elearning software to create multimedia information.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 9, 2011

I get lots of questions from those who are just getting started with rapid elearning. They want to know what they can do to build good elearning. The same goes for elearning. You won’t necessarily build world-class elearning the first time you build an elearning course. e-Learning & the Science of Instruction.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 20, 2012

In a recent post, I shared my recent webinar with the E-Learning Guild and some of the conversation we had around rapid elearning. Rapid E-Learning Developers Wear Many Hats. When I first started with elearning we’d have a team of people working on projects. Learn to build a great user experience.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 10, 2012

Recently someone asked how to combine their mentoring program with elearning courses. However, there are a few challenges with this type of training and many are overcome by blending elearning content with the peer coaching. Much of the new person’s learning is dictated by the peer coach’s own work flow. The Value of E-Learning.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. I create eLearning. I have even had the light bulb go on once I let them know that I developed eLearning. So I simply say I develop eLearning or training. Eventually, she asks you what you do for work. What do you say?

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 10, 2009

I’m in Orlando this week at the eLearning Guild’s Annual Gathering. If you happen to be there swing by the Articulate booth and say hello. On Wednesday, I’ll be facilitating a session on rapid elearning at the ID Zone. That gives you quick access to 50 rapid learning tips and tricks.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 17, 2009

Monday started with Articulate Live ‘09 and ended with the eLearning Guild’s Annual Gathering. While it was an exhausting week, I love meeting you all and learning about what you do. I think it’s a perfect example of how you can use PowerPoint to build effective and engaging elearning courses.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 3, 2009

I jotted down some thoughts about how they might relate to those of us who build elearning courses. Building an effective elearning course is more than just applying the mechanics of instructional design. For example, one of my favorite elearning sites is E dheads *. So, how does this apply to elearning? Exploration.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2008

If you’re ever at any of the same conferences, please come by the Articulate booth and say, “Hello.&# The schedule for next year isn’t completely fleshed out, but I’ll be in Atlanta at Training ‘09 , in Orlando at Articulate Live ‘09 and the eLearning Guild’s 2009 Annual Gathering.

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LearnUpon

JANUARY 9, 2020

From creating learning and development strategies to mastering authoring tools and tackling low engagement rates , there’s a lot of information to wrap your head around. . So, to help you stay on top of your game, we’re sharing the top eLearning resources available online right now. eLearning Industry. Let’s get started.

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eLearningArt

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As an instructional designer, I’m always trying to make my eLearning courses more interesting, effective, and engaging. That’s why I decided to ask the leading eLearning industry experts to share their single best tip for creating engaging learning. Charles Jennings | Articulate Community Team. Tom Kuhlmann.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

I get a lot of questions about book recommendations from people just getting started with elearning. Let’s suppose you were on a desert island and in between catching fish and talking to volley balls you had a deep desire to learn more about elearning. Elearning 101. Design for How People Learn.

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BrightCarbon

AUGUST 23, 2019

Bianca Woods is the founder of the learning and development studio Clever Raptor , and Senior Manager of Programming for The eLearning Guild. It was a facinating mix of doing things in a digital space – eLearning, videos, eBooks – and also designing for classroom – creating really engaging PowerPoint slides.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A lot of rapid elearning content finds its roots in repurposed classroom slides. You can download many of these templates (and more) from the E-Learning Heroes community. And many elearning courses use characters in front of projection screens. November 1: Las Vegas, NV (Elearning Guild)— Devlearn. TV Monitor.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

First, to the elearner screen count means nothing. People typically ask the question because they are tasked to build an hour of learning and want a better sense of how much content creation that means. Following are some simple tips to help build more productive elearning. Build Productive E-Learning. Let me explain.

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eLearningArt

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

What does the future of eLearning hold? I think a good place is by asking 49 of the world’s leading eLearning experts the top 3 trends they predict for 2017. Here are the two most interesting takeaways from surveying 49 eLearning experts: Trend of Trends: 9 trends were picked by 10% or more of the experts.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 20, 2011

There are three core questions that help guide the development of an elearning course. I discussed this a bit in the post on building a roadmap for elearning. For many rapid elearning developers the most challenging part is the first question because it requires a skill set different than training or instructional design.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 12, 2011

Starting with PowerPoint 2007, there are many features that make the rapid elearning process much more efficient. I detailed some of those features in this post on why PowerPoint 2007 helps you build better elearning. I find that there are any features that I use quite a bit, and mostly when I’m building elearning courses.

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LearnUpon

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

There’s a wealth of free eLearning knowledge online waiting for you right now. It’s a long list – almost 50 resources – but these websites will teach you practically everything you’d like to learn. The eLearning Coach. All About eLearning Authoring Tools. eLearning Professionals’ Blogs.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 6, 2012

Recently I participated in an interview-style webinar for the E-Learning Guild. Today we’ll look at the rapid elearning questions. What is Rapid E-Learning? They enabled me to prototype and deliver elearning courses much faster than when using our multimedia team. I really liked the process they used. This is good.

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