Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2012

To ease your burden, I put together a list of all of the posts from 2011 where I shared free elearning assets. Miscellaneous Free Tools. A Free Tool & Free Graphics to Simplify Your E-Learning Course Design. You May Already Own the Tools to Create Simple E-Learning Avatars. Louis (ASTD). Free Expert Advice.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2012

A challenge with free software is that sometimes your organization isn’t comfortable with you downloading and installing applications that aren’t approved. Aviary has a few image editing tools and offers a pretty complete solution for most of what you need to do. Aviary Feather is a basic image editing tool. Simpler Tools.

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Challenge to Learn

JUNE 17, 2014

An early post on MLearncon in San Diego, the eLearning Guild conference on Mobile learning. This will be my fourth major eLearning conference of 2014 (Learning Technology London, Learning Solutions Orlando, ASTD ICE Washington, and now Mlearncon in San Diego). e-Learning Mlearncon Mobile elearning'

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 16, 2012

Even though, tablet learning is fundamentally not the same as elearning or mlearning. Cross platform development tools may try and resolve this issue but not quite. We find companies choosing HTML5 for elearning initiatives in order to make all their elearning available on mobile devices as well. Identify Content.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Many of you keep your elearning project files on a network drive. Download SyncToy. It’s in the Systems Tools folder. Access Task Scheduler from windows: Start > Accessories folder > System Tools folder. Let’s review the process: Create a folder on your PC for elearning projects. Saving to a Network Drive.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2012

I’m always asked what skills a rapid elearning designer should have. Because of this, an image editing application should be in your tool chest. But before we explore the free tools, a good budget-friendly option is Photoshop Elements. It’s relatively inexpensive and should be able to do what most people need for elearning.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2011

So tapping into that expertise can save you a lot of time trying to figure out how to do something with the tools you have. Many of them include free downloads. I also added the PowerPoint file to the downloads section if you want to play around with it or use it in a course. It’s just a matter of learning to use the tool.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 14, 2015

Last year, David Kelly interviewed me for the (then) upcoming Dev Learn Conference sponsored by the Elearning Guild. You can see the rest of the Elearning Guild “What’s in Your Conference Bag” series here. For your information, I included a conference preparation checklist at the bottom of this post, be sure to download!

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 28, 2014

A couple of notes before I present my guide to ASTD exhibitors. I will be using Twitter throughout the day ( @diegoinstudio ), with live tweets using the ASTD hashtag #ASTD2014. To save time, I have them linked directly to where they are with the ASTD online guide. Some vendors will make their debut at ASTD.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 15, 2012

In a recent post I made this comment about rapid elearning tools: Rapid elearning played a role in the evolution of elearning mostly because it took course creation out of the hands of a few programmers and placed it into the hands of anyone who wanted to create a course. A Tool’s Just a Tool.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2011

So I’m always looking for ways to help people get more out of the tools they have. Here’s a template I was playing with recently (and a few additional templates for you to download). Feel free to download them and use as you wish. June 8: Philadelphia, PA (ASTD)— How to Cultivate Communities of Practice. Business Time.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 1, 2012

One of my favorite parts of going to elearning conferences is meeting so many of the industry’s thought leaders. During my recent trip to the Learning Solution Conference in Orlando I ran into one of my mentors and a real elearning pioneer, Dr. Werner Oppelbaumer. Lots of elearning people are using Twitter. Upcoming Events.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 17, 2012

One of the topics we cover in the elearning workshops is how to quickly create templates to help move the elearning courses out of that PowerPoint look. While the actual templates work for some of your projects, the main point is less about the actual output and more about developing technical proficiency with the tools you have.

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PowerPoint Templates Rapid eLearning Free 77

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 28, 2012

This post on how to build an elearning template offers some good tips on where to look. 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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Templates Rapid eLearning ASTD ISPI 84

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. Learn to use the tools.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 10, 2011

Rapid elearning design is made up of three core functions: rapid authoring, rapid assets, and rapid instructional design. And this is a big challenge for many elearning developers. Having the authoring tools is one thing. Now that the elearning community is complete, I’ve been moving old demos and templates over to the site.

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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. Tips on building content for your elearning portfolio.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 26, 2011

If you have a Dell computer, here’s a link to download the file. With this tool you can make it much more interesting. 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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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2011

3 Things You Can Only Learn from a Real E-Learning Expert : Learn to work with subject matter experts and the tech-savvy millennials; and get a definitive explanation of how to finally spell e-learning eLearning elearning leearning. 3 More Free Tools to Help Build Better E-Learning Courses : We’re all on a budget.

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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. In many ways their screens are similar to those we might find in an elearning course. Everything’s created in PowerPoint (another example of how great it is as an illustration tool). See the details below.

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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. Performance Improvement.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

MARCH 28, 2009

Long Live Instructor-Led Learning - Saul Carliner in eLearn Magazine. Past performance suggests no change in the level of instructor-led training, at least, according to the most recent ASTD State of the Industry Report [1]. Authoring Tool Tips and Tricks - Paul Schneider in ASTD. percent in 2003 and 70.58 CLO Magazine.

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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. Free download to help you get started. 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). Sign up here.

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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. Now let’s go back to Urtak and discuss how we could use a free tool like this in elearning. This means you can easily add your survey to your elearning course.

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Blended Learning ASTD Rapid eLearning ISPI 81

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 10, 2010

I primarily used the eLearning Learning and Communities and Networks sites and used Conference , Online Facilitation of Conferences , Online Interaction in Conferences , Moderating Online Interaction , and others. Maybe Brent Schlenker, Heidi Fisk, someone at ASTD or other conferences can tell us the # of RFPs vs. into the conference.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 1, 2011

As you can see we have a little work to do on the text-to-speech conversion, but we think this tool will be a very popular. Let’s change the subject and talk elearning. April 21 : Nashville, TN ASTD: Rapid E-Learning 101 and Building Shared Practice Communities. May 22-25 : Orlando, FL— ASTD International Conference & Expo.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 1, 2013

I’m always sensitive to the elearning developers who have to work with limited resources and usually by themselves. 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. Here Are 3 Tools That You Already Own. Free Applications.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. You can listen to clips from our conversation or download the entire thing over at the Kineo website (we waxed eLearning for over 30 minutes!). The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew! Have you ever had one of those?

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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. When I first started with elearning we’d have a team of people working on projects. It’s important to understand how people learn and how to build good elearning experiences. Instructional design.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

How we view effective elearning is somewhat subjective. For some it requires that all elearning center on performance. However, many elearning courses are less “learning” and more marketing. They’re about sharing information using elearning tools. Both types of courses have their place in the elearning landscape.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2011

PowerPoint’s a great authoring environment for elearning. If you can step away from the “bullet point” mindset and all of the complaints, you’ll see that PowerPoint’s got a lot to offer those who build elearning courses. With a rapid elearning tool, you’re using PowerPoint’s easy authoring environment to create Flash movies.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This makes sense because it’s the most popular elearning tool out there. And once you understand how to use it to build rapid elearning courses , the sky’s the limit. Be sure to take advantage of the free templates & assets in the elearning community , too. How to Design An Elearning Course on a Budget.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

But the reality is that not all elearning courses need to be that way. This isn’t a defense of bad elearning (that often is linear). Instead of injecting our personal views on what elearning should be, we need to focus on the type of course that is most appropriate for the organization’s goals.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

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. One of the sessions I did in Atlanta was on how to get the graphics you need for your rapid elearning courses.

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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. Provide a list of diverse elearning examples where they can see different approaches to elearning. This is easy enough to do in a tool like PowerPoint.

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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. It’s easy to be seduced by solutions because these seem tangible and active, especially with the simple and quick authoring of rapid elearning tools. October 25: Baton Rouge, LA (ASTD)—Webinar.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2011

PowerPoint’s designed as a presentation tool. 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. They’re Just Tools That Build Multimedia. Vendors design tools with features.

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