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

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew! ► March (11) eLearning Geeks on Spring Break and New Skills for.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew! ► March (11) eLearning Geeks on Spring Break and New Skills for.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. First, I sat in on a Brent webinar: Marketers and Game Developers Know More About Learning Than We Do! Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point?

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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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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Audio in eLearning: When Rough Around the Edges is Better. Drive on down if youre close by and learn a thing or two! The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew! Ive blogged before about going guerilla with audio.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, October 30, 2009 Finding Good Photos for Your eLearning Scenarios Do you struggle with finding good stock photos to use in your eLearning scenarios? eLearning Art to the rescue! But usually not.

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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

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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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. As an instructional designer/eLearning professional, what books are the essential tools in your reference library ? Im about halfway through Michael Allens new book, Designing Successful E-Learning. 12:30 AM Dan said.

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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, October 01, 2009 What’s Your Max Learning Strategy? So how can we translate that approach to learning and training? It’s beyond a single learning event. That’s a marketing strategy.)

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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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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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