Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 18, 2012

I like to use handwritten fonts in my courses. I guess I could start making more posters at home or elearning courses to teach my kids how to clean their rooms. If you’re interested in a workshop in your area, have your local ISPI or ASTD chapter contact me. It comes across as a personal note—something I need to focus on.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

On past projects, many of my customers would ask for interactive elearning courses. When I asked them how they defined interactive elearning courses they’d usually list things like fancy mouseovers, drag-and-drop interactions, and a host of other ways to interact with the screen. Interactive E-Learning Courses: Touch the Screen.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Building elearning courses is hard enough. I get to look at hundreds of courses during the year. One of the biggest issues I see is that the objectives of the course aren’t clear. One of the biggest issues I see is that the objectives of the course aren’t clear. Most people are working with limited resources and time.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 24, 2013

It was the need to be able to store and deliver online learning courses to the workforce that gave birth to the Learning Management System or LMS. ASTD ICE 2013 | May 19 – 22 | Dallas, TX, USA | Stand #839. FREE eBook. This was back in the 1920s. Deliver Pre and Post Training Assessments. Upcoming Events.

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Making Change

AUGUST 19, 2013

Let’s say we’re designing a course that will help widget sales people overcome buyers’ objections. It’s a one-hour online workshop you can request for your team or ASTD chapter. hour scenario design mini-course that anyone can sign up for. I’m also developing a 4.5-hour Let us know in the comments

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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. In most cases they started the courses with the standard objectives screen like the image below. We start at point A and at the end of the course want to be at point B. Understanding Objectives.

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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

MARCH 22, 2011

If you add characters to your elearning courses, odds are that you’re also adding some speech bubbles. I gave some away in a previous blog post on adding personality to your elearning courses. There’s even a practice course with all of the files available for you to use. I try to create my own.

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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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Upside Learning

APRIL 16, 2013

The eLearning module can be used to deliver courses, videos and other online learning resources as a pre-course or post-course learning material to an ILT session. With help of sound instructional designing, you can design and deliver custom made courses, which are aligned to supplement your current training format.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 31, 2011

Instead of your normal click next navigation, you use icons to link to the slides in the course. Tidbits: Here’s a list of some of my other upcoming speaking events and conferences: June 8: Philadelphia, PA (ASTD)— How to Cultivate Communities of Practice. June 9 : Langhorne, PA (ASTD)— Tips to Becoming an E-Learning Pro.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

A while back I shared an example of how to create more engaging course objectives. It’s a great way to get past the bullet list of learning objectives that we often see in courses. I then did a follow up post on how to quickly find images for your elearning courses. Elearning courses are mostly visual. Let me explain.

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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

MAY 3, 2011

In today’s media-rich world, we’re exposed to all sorts of multimedia which helps inspire ideas for elearning course, but it also can create customer expectations. Of course this can waste a lot of time if they’re waiting for you to design something before they tell you they don’t like it. Get Them to Empty Their Cup.

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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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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

As I was at ASTD last week, I missed doing my Hot List for the week. Hot List - 1/17/2009 - 1/31/2009 Posts Twitter as Personal Learning and Work Tool How to Convert Your PowerPoint Presentation into an Elearning Course Building a Learning Portal YouTube videos inside Slideshare Learning 2.0 Other items come from other sources.

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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

JANUARY 3, 2012

Use This Free E-Learning Template to Inspire Your Next M-Learning Course. Over 150 Free Fonts to Use in Your E-Learning Courses. A Free Tool & Free Graphics to Simplify Your E-Learning Course Design. Over 45 Free Speech Bubbles to Make Your E-Learning Courses Talk. January 25-27: Las Vegas ( ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 ).

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 17, 2011

A question I’m asked quite often is whether or not to offer instructions on course navigation. It’s a good question because while many courses do have instructions, sometimes they just don’t seem necessary. I addressed this in a previous post where I asked if you need instructions on how to use an elearning course.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 17, 2013

Of course you’ll need to have an LMS with progressive design and implementation, which allows for informal and social learning interactions to happen in your enterprise. ASTD ICE 2013 | May 19 – 22 | Dallas, TX, USA | Stand #839. FREE eBook. Earlier we had written about getting the most out of your LMS.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 15, 2011

When I meet people who aren’t in the elearning industry I usually ask them if they have to take elearning courses at work, and if so, what they think about them. For today’s post, I’d like address some of the more common issues I hear from those who have to take elearning courses and offer a few ideas on how to deal with them.

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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

DECEMBER 27, 2011

This is a simple way to create a more human looking course. I like this look because it helps get away from the PowerPoint look and it adds a sense of informality to the course which may help make the content seem less rigid. January 25-27: Las Vegas ( ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 ). Louis (ASTD). Details coming.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 5, 2012

One of the most common complaints I hear from elearning developers is that they have to build the same types of courses over and over again. And often they’re given little latitude in how the courses are designed. A great way to grow your skills and add to your portfolio is by volunteering to build courses. How to Volunteer.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 1, 2012

We hypothesized that most people wear clothes when participating in an elearning course. Based on our findings, 87% of elearners wear clothes while taking their courses. An E-Learning Heroes Roadshow workshop where we’ll look at ways to build elearning courses and learn some great PowerPoint tips. Rapid elearning workshop.

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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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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. FREE eBook. Technology leverage. Upcoming Event.

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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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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

JUNE 12, 2012

Typically elearning courses start from existing content. And often that content dictates how the course is structured and how it looks. Everything you do while developing your course should be planned and exist for a reason. You don’t want existing content to dictate the design of your course. Here’s a typical scenario.

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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

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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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

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The past few days I’ve been pulling some content together for a couple of workshops I’m doing at the ASTD TechKnowledge conference in San Jose. I only have about 75 minutes for each workshop, so I am pre-building most of the course that we’ll use for a few practice activities. So how do you get a course design idea?

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 1, 2013

This year’s 2012 wrap up post features the tips & tricks shared during the past year that can be applied to your elearning courses right away. How to Create a Learning Journal to Go with Your E-Learning Courses. Quit Wasting Time Trying to Find the Right Look for Your E-Learning Courses. Rapid E-Learning Tips & Tricks.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Of course, you may want to add some of the free displays from the previous post. If you use it in a course let me know. November 14: Minneapolis, MN (ASTD)—Articulate Workshop: Build Interactive E-Learning…Rapidly. November 14: Minneapolis, MN (ASTD)—Articulate Workshop: Build Interactive E-Learning…Rapidly. Louis (ASTD).

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2011

That means your success building courses is influenced by how well you know PowerPoint. Of course, many of the tips on the blog are specific to the product and not necessarily relevant to rapid elearning. There are a lot of similarities between creating content for presentations and elearning courses. Tips on Using PowerPoint.

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