Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

And at the end of the post you’ll find the original PowerPoint file for you to download and deconstruct. I combined shapes in PowerPoint 2010 to cut a hole in the lid and make it transparent. Here’s a quick mockup of how you could use the laptop image in an elearning course. Do you want to try building it in PowerPoint?

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Interactive Sliders in E-Learning (Recap #52). October 7 & 8 : Dallas (ASTD). Two rapid elearning workshops. Day 1: PowerPoint for E-Learning. Day 2: Building Interactive E-Learning with Articulate Storyline. E-Learning Heroes Roadshow. Sign up here.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 11, 2011

In a previous post, I share 15 free display graphics that are commonly seen in elearning courses. The cool thing is that all of these are created in PowerPoint; so you can learn to build your own. Recently, community member Efrat Maor shared a bunch of displays and free PowerPoint templates that she created.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

For the most part these characters can be created in PowerPoint so you don’t need other tools. Here are some posts that should help you do this: Little Known Ways to Create Your Own Graphics Using PowerPoint. Create Custom Characters for Your E-Learning Scenarios. Remove character from background in PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Odds are that during the summer months elearning wasn’t on the top of your list. So I decided to weed through some rapid elearning information and pull out a few posts that you may have missed. And of course, there are some free PowerPoint elearning templates, too. Handpicked E-Learning Tutorials.

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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. Good books to get started: e-Learning By Design. e-Learning & the Science of Instruction. Guide to e-Learning. Learn to use the tools.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 5, 2011

On top of all of that, applications like PowerPoint provide a lot of free graphics and templates and it’s easy to rely on those for the design part of the course. 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.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2011

Generally we think elearning is built to change behaviors or improve performance, but that’s not always the case. Many organizations use the rapid elearning tools just to share information. There are also quite a few people who use the rapid elearning tools because it allows them to quickly build multimedia content.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 16, 2012

I’ve been doing this PowerPoint stuff for so long that I often think the tips I share are common knowledge and everyone knows them. Over the years I’ve shared all sorts of PowerPoint tips and tricks. So in today’s post, I’ve included a list with every single PowerPoint tip shared in the blog up to this point.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Many organizations have rules on using PowerPoint. But there’s a difference between elearning courses and slide presentations. How you use PowerPoint and its features is different; and so is the output. PowerPoint is a Diverse Tool. The goal shouldn’t be to force a single guideline to all uses of PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 12, 2011

I get a lot of questions about upgrading to PowerPoint 2010. Most people who ask are still using PowerPoint 2003. Starting with PowerPoint 2007, there are many features that make the rapid elearning process much more efficient. PowerPoint lets me add all sorts of cool effects and shadows. Simple as that.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 30, 2012

A few years back, I was at a workshop where the PowerPoint team was showing some of the new features in the soon-to-be-released PowerPoint 2010. The PowerPoint developer demonstrated how to customize the ribbon toolbar in PowerPoint. And that’s a pretty powerful feature, especially for rapid elearning developers.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A lot of rapid elearning content finds its roots in repurposed classroom slides. A great way to get out of the PowerPoint look is to create screens that hold content in different ways. And many elearning courses use characters in front of projection screens. They also included the original PowerPoint files.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

PowerPoint has some great animation features. Today, I’d like to introduce you to a simple PowerPoint add-in that makes working with motion path’s a cinch. PowerPoint Motion Paths 101. The motion paths are found in the animation section of PowerPoint. Get More Control of PowerPoint Motion Paths.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

October 7 & 8 : Dallas (ASTD). Two rapid elearning workshops. Day 1: PowerPoint for E-Learning Day 2: Building Interactive E-Learning with Articulate Storyline. E-Learning Heroes Roadshow. October : Las Vegas (Devlearn). Many Ways to Edit Feedback in Quizmaker.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 15, 2010

I had a blog reader ask about the best way to animate a table in her rapid elearning course. Her question did cause me to think about some of the different ways you can use tables in an elearning course. Simple PowerPoint Animations. Use PowerPoint shapes or images to point out things on the table.

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