OpenSesame

JANUARY 19, 2012

Each year the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) surveys learning and development professionals and compiles their findings into the State of the Industry Report. At the same time, ASTD found that the number of learning hours used per employee remained stable at 32 a year. More flashy technology tools?

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

You have to provide some proof of your capabilities and at the very least be able to point to a really kick ass portfolio of design treatments or even courses you’ve built (or collaborated on with someone else). Make up a course on a topic that interests you – maybe it’s dishwasher repair. Well – make something up! About what?

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Whenever I do a post on clip art , I get bombarded with emails and comments about copyrights and whether or not they can use these assets in their elearning courses. Also, if you build courses for hire, then how you approach the design and construction of the course will be different. So let’s take a look at some options.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 18, 2012

I like to use handwritten fonts in my courses. Buying fonts can be pricey if you don’t have a budget but want a lot of choices. I guess I could start making more posters at home or elearning courses to teach my kids how to clean their rooms. They work well when I add them to speech bubbles, callouts, or captions.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 10, 2011

One thing common to many rapid elearning developers is that while their organizations will fund the purchase of rapid authoring tools, they do little else to fund the development of the assets required to make the elearning course look good and be effective. It also means have the right screen elements to place in the course.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2011

Of course there’ll be some gaps between the steps, but that’s OK. You’ll find them below with a summary (and of course loosely organized in three groups). 3 More Free Tools to Help Build Better E-Learning Courses : We’re all on a budget. Here are three free applications that may help you build elearning courses.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

In this post we’ll review seven ways to create characters for your online training courses. A Simple Way to Create Custom Callouts for Your Courses. Sketching doesn’t need to be perfect and the organic nature of it provides a novel contrast to what we usually see in our elearning courses. October 7 & 8 : Dallas (ASTD).

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Marcia Conner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Some 65 percent of organizations either saw their training budget remain the same or decrease in 2012. The training budget figure was calculated by projecting the average training budget to a weighted universe of companies, using a Dun & Bradstreet database available through Hoovers of U.S. ASTD estimates that U.S.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 17, 2012

If you build rapid elearning courses, they can save time. And if you’re challenged for ideas or graphic design skills they also help bring a consistent and clean look to your rapid elearning courses so that you avoid the Frankencourse. The goal is to find good templates that help make the courses better. Great price.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 10, 2012

A common frustration for many rapid elearning developers is wanting to build elearning courses that look good but not having the graphic design expertise or resources to make it happen. In a previous post we reviewed how to design an elearning course on a budget. In that post, we explored: Where to locate existing course assets.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2012

I get a lot of questions about how to move past the PowerPoint look when building rapid elearning courses. Start with a blank screen and then based on the context of the course, build the look and feel that’s appropriate for the content. August 15 & 16: Houston, TX ( ASTD Houston ). August 30 : Honolulu, HI ( ASTD Hawaii ).

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 28, 2012

When building courses, many of you are in the role of instructional designer AND graphic designer. I noted those areas that I could incorporate into an elearning course template. In the following image, you can see my mocked up screen and one way I could use it for an elearning course. August 30 : Honolulu, HI ( ASTD Hawaii ).

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Upside Learning

APRIL 30, 2013

Your classroom training programs with limited reach can be substituted, wherever possible, with eLearning courses and virtual learning sessions that can be delivered to wide audiences spread across different geographies, without affecting the consistency and quality of your training. Easy and secure exchange of learning data. Upcoming Event.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

It’s a good one for business policy and compliance courses. That means you can easily change the template to match the colors required for your course and organization’s branding. If you’re interested in having a workshop in your area, have your local ISPI or ASTD chapter contact me. October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ).

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 11, 2010

It would be great if elearning was just about learning and building the perfect course. Much of your success hinges less on the actual course and more on the process you go through to create it. Right before it goes live, the proud customer invites her boss to look at the new course. Who will review or pilot the course?

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Mindflash

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Two questions any eLearning designer should ask when designing a course are, “How will I know if this eLearning course is effective and how will I define effective?” An eLearning designer wants to know whether a training course is effective. . Level 2: Did participants learn what the course was about?

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 29, 2012

Often this forces us to use templates that don’t fit the context of the course content. And then many organizations force draconian template rules on all elearning courses, regardless of their purpose. Of course this was disastrous when it came to some of our elearning courses. Each one is a bit different.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I get is how to convert linear, click-and-read courses to something more interactive. Linear courses are often the result of our focus on sharing information and not knowing how to move beyond this. But before we get started, let’s keep in mind that click-and-read courses are not bad.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Of course, that requires you remembering to do so, but that’s where the next step comes in. October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ). Get practical tips for building engaging, interactive e-learning courses on a budget. October 23: Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ). October 24 : Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ).

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

This is the question I will be answering in an ASTD-sponsored webcast on September 24, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. Waiting for the next budget is too late. What should be a manager’s role in employee learning? to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. . They need to be curators of information. . These trends disrupt the status quo constantly.

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The Training by Nelle Blog | Corporate Training and Consulting

MAY 12, 2020

ASTD findings show that almost all organizations (92 percent of respondents) use the first level of evaluation which measures participant reaction. It may seem tempting to stop your L&D efforts to lighten the budget, but you only end up sabotaging your organization in the long-run. What level of evaluation did you administer?

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2012

But before we explore the free tools, a good budget-friendly option is Photoshop Elements. January 25-27: Las Vegas ( ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 ). I’ll be doing a session on PowerPoint and we’ll have two Build-A-Course sessions. Louis (ASTD). April 10 : Jacksonville, FL (ASTD). April : Virginia ( SEVA ASTD ).

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eLearning 24-7

MAY 14, 2013

As an honored tradition for the ASTD International Trade Show and whatever else they call it, I present my latest news and notes in the world of e-learning. Both can be budget busters. ASTD e-learning Trends & Forecasts ASTD International trade show and exhibition LMS' system and so on. via a trial). E-Learning 24/7.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It would be cool if every course we build was highly interactive with decision-making branches. But the reality is that not all elearning courses need to be that way. Despite the complaints we hear about linear, click-and-read courses, there are plenty of times when linear is the best solution.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 26, 2011

Of course you’ll have to play around with the different settings to figure out what’s going to work best for you. 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. October 25: Baton Rouge, LA (ASTD)—Webinar.

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Learning Rebels

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Hungry for human flesh (zombies ignore animals like dogs or cats): “ Find me the person who failed to take the compliance course, how dare they decide what learning they need to participate in?”. Everything must be measured, everything must be controlled with no regard to performance outcomes.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 5, 2011

Because of my job, I get to look at a lot of elearning courses. In addition, even if they wanted to do more, most don’t have a budget to hire a graphic designer or buy the appropriate graphics. When building elearning courses, everything on your screen should be there because you intended it to be there. Getting Started.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 14, 2011

With a budget you can hire a graphic artist who can come up with some different design ideas for your elearning courses. So we’re usually stuck with courses that all start to look the same. One reason is the same person is designing all of the courses. And because of that, we get courses that all kind of look the same.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 20, 2012

Someone did the instructional design, someone else worked on graphics, and then we had a programmer who built the courses in Authorware or some other application. While today’s software has made the job easier, but it’s also made it more challenging for the person who has to develop and deliver elearning courses. Visual design.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

And once you understand how to use it to build rapid elearning courses , the sky’s the limit. Get Creative and Build Better E-Learning Courses. Inspiring Designs to Keep Your E-Learning Courses Looking Fresh. How to Design the Visual Elements for Interactive Elearning Courses. PowerPoint is hot. It’s easy to learn.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2011

I also added the PowerPoint file to the downloads section if you want to play around with it or use it in a course. If you’re on a limited budget, why not take advantage of them to create some assets for your elearning courses. David Anderson presents a few solutions with some ideas on how you can use them in your courses.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

Some people build courses, some create marketing material, and some use the rapid elearning software to create multimedia information. It doesn’t matter if you’re from a big company or small; odds are you are working on a limited budget. If you’re building rapid elearning courses, then most likely you’re using PowerPoint.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 26, 2019

Note that ATD used to be known as ASTD, the American Society for Training and Development.). Larger companies are also more likely to have a budget to do more extensive elearning. They tend to focus on supporting faculty and coaching them to create better courses. Career Options. Full-Time Positions.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 4, 2011

And as far as conferences, I’ll be at the usual ones like ASTD ICE and Devlearn. A Roadmap for Building an E-Learning Course. Do You Really Need Instructions on How to Use an E-Learning Course? How Fonts Take a Starring Role in Your E-Learning Courses. Inspiring Designs to Keep Your E-Learning Courses Looking Fresh.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2012

He is the author of seven book including a best-seller on creating effective e-learning and in has received ASTD’s Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance Award in 2011. Michael Allen and I sit down and discuss the Zebra program at ASTD conference way back in 2011. KK: So, how does SAM work?

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Performance Learning Productivity

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Attending a course or completing an eLearning module tells us little apart from the fact that some activity occurred. Of course they did – bucketsful of it. More regulatory and compliance training, of course!) ATD has been producing this annual report for years (originally as the ASTD). Apparently not.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

I don’t have a large budget or a lot of time, but I’d like to use more video in my courses. Once you have a video, it’s easy enough to add the video to your elearning courses and include interactive elements to create engaging and interactive video courses. How to Create the Perfect Sound for Your Course.

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