Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2011

It’s that time of year to share gifts, so here’s an elearning template that you’re free to use as you wish. 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. Here’s a link to the free PowerPoint template.

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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. In this case, I mostly use PowerPoint. But hopefully you’ll take the time to practice some of the techniques so that you develop more proficient skills in PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The general layout of their site would make a great elearning template. As you know, I like to use sites like this as inspiration to show how easy it is to create PowerPoint elearning templates. Free PowerPoint Template. To create it in PowerPoint I combined two shapes. Louis (ASTD). Bold title colors.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2011

Business Time PowerPoint Template. Bluegreen PowerPoint Template. Subtle Sky PowerPoint Template. Community PowerPoint Templates. Tidbits: Here’s a list of some of my upcoming speaking events and conferences: May 22-25 : Orlando, FL— ASTD International Conference & Expo. Click here to view the template demo.

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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. And at the end of the post you’ll find the original PowerPoint file for you to download and deconstruct. Do you want to try building it in PowerPoint?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

That means one less day to create elearning templates. To help you relax and enjoy the last few days of summer, I’ve included a free tab-themed elearning template. Included with the PowerPoint file is a matching Articulate Quizmaker template customized with a matching color scheme. October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 12, 2013

by Kevin Siegel      One of the more common questions that I get from new eLearning developers is how much time it will take to produce published content. For instance, which eLearning tool are you going to use to produce the lessons? In my experience, creating content in PowerPoint is easy. 60 minutes?

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PowerPoint is hot. 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. In an earlier post I listed all of the ones that dealt with PowerPoint. Here’s How I Built That PowerPoint E-Learning Template.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 7, 2011

I spent most of my time at ASTD ICE on the Expo floor. Our booth was in eLearning Alley – along with Allen Interactions, Articulate and the eLearning Brothers. Took me awhile… I think their market will extend beyond the elearning space into marketing and website development. Lectora Snap!

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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. Below are a couple of images from the PowerPoint template I quickly mocked up. You can see an example in the demo below.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2010

With as many PowerPoint questions that I get, it’s a good thing that over the past year or so the elearning community has created about 300 PowerPoint tutorials. I also included a free PowerPoint elearning template to celebrate the holidays and a great 2010! Click to download the free PowerPoint template.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 3, 2010

Had a great time last week in Indianapolis presenting to the Central Indiana ASTD chapter. So I had time to kill and decided to pull together a free elearning template for the blog readers. Click here to view the elearning template. If you want to succeed at rapid elearning, you have to develop your PowerPoint skills.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, April 05, 2007 More on PowerPoint and Instructional Design Continuing the PowerPoint conversation begun yesterday here and picked up by Clive on Learning: Dont blame PowerPoint.and Quintus Joubert PowerPoint vs. Interactive Learning.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 6, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, April 06, 2007 David Byrne and PowerPoint Remember back in 2003, when David Byrne published a book (described by AP Technology Writer Rachel Konrad as a " coffee table book for nerds ") called E.E.E.I. Here, here. Take the Survey!

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NuggetHead

AUGUST 12, 2009

The fun part of my job is having a plethora of tools in my ‘elearning development’ toolbox: Adobe Creative Suite, Captivate, Visio, Lectora, and now Articulate. As many do, we storyboard projects in Word and PowerPoint. I used Tom Kuhlmann’s template from a recent blog post on the Rapid Elearning Blog.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, April 04, 2007 NewsFlash: PowerPoint Bad For Learning Found via SlashDot , an article in todays Sydney Morning Herald " Research points the finger at PowerPoint." The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew!

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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. Here’s a Noteworthy PowerPoint Template (and It’s Free!). Here’s a Free PowerPoint Template & Font. 5 Free PowerPoint E-Learning Templates. Check Out This Free PowerPoint Template & Tutorial.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Items HP Learning Center - free online software, business, marketing and IT classes for small and medium business Pedagogy - MoodleDocs Keywords Learning Technologies Social Media Hosting Twitter iPhone Ning Adobe Sun Google TechKnowledge ASTD Notes on the list. Browse eLearning Content at www.elearninglearning.com.

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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. My first suggestion if you’re working with PowerPoint is to step away from the original content. They work because they’re generic and can fit the look required for a lot of corporate elearning. Leather Portfolio.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 26, 2007

Around the same time, the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog had the July "Big Question" which was "Choosing Tools" which is actually a series of questions: How does the eLearning design process need to change to accommodate such a wide variety of tools? It is a great entry outlining 3 elements of good design.

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LearnDash

APRIL 18, 2013

In order to be a Certified Professional in Learning & Performance (ASTD), or a Certified Performance Technologist (ISPI), one has to continually take courses to improve and hone their skills… which is good for you! If they only say MS PowerPoint and Word – RUN! elearning instructional design' This is big business.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Jane Bozarth: Better than Bullet Points Jane Bozarth : Better than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging eLearning with PowerPoint. Why PowerPoint? Not elearning, but ereading. Not PPT 101.

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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. One of the things I love about the elearning community is the willingness to share. Download the PowerPoint template here.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, September 21, 2009 eLearning Authoring Tools Review -- Help! I am working on a presentation in a few weeks about eLearning authoring tools. The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew! Now, Im not much of a tool user myself.

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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. 5 Free PowerPoint E-Learning Templates. PowerPoint Tips.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 12, 2012

Typically elearning courses start from existing content. The guiding principle for rapid elearning design is to be intentional. Many elearning courses start as classroom content that needs to be converted and put online. As I’ve mentioned in the past, elearning courses have three essential elements. Easy enough.

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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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Tony Karrer

JUNE 2, 2009

Weekly Hot eLearning Hot List 5/22/09 - 5/29/09 Top Posts The following are the top posts from featured sources based on social signals. Clive on Learning , May 29, 2009 Text to Speech - eLearning Technology , May 28, 2009 Poll:What is your favourite eLearning software? Browse eLearning Content

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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. Now that the elearning community is complete, I’ve been moving old demos and templates over to the site. Having the authoring tools is one thing.

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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. PowerPoint 2010+ has a remove background feature that works well in most cases. But you still have some flexibility.

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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

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. It doesn’t need to have that PowerPoint look. Blank screen. Animations. Layers not linear.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Over the years elearning software has become easier to use. With the ease of authoring, it’s placed the burden to do all of it on the shoulders of the rapid elearning developer. With the ease of authoring, it’s placed the burden to do all of it on the shoulders of the rapid elearning developer. Today, things have changed a bit.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2012

I’m always asked what skills a rapid elearning designer should have. It’s relatively inexpensive and should be able to do what most people need for elearning. It does most of what you expect from a graphics editor and is more than capable to handle all of your elearning needs. Louis (ASTD). April : Virginia ( SEVA ASTD ).

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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

JANUARY 31, 2012

My guess is the Polaroid frame would work well with some elearning screens. I’ll be doing a session on PowerPoint and we’ll have two Build-A-Course sessions. Louis (ASTD). PowerPoint Doesn’t Have to Be Boring. April 10 : Jacksonville, FL ( NEFL ASTD ). April 17 : Virginia ( SEVA ASTD ). February 22-23: St.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 31, 2011

The first is this would make a good elearning template. The second idea is less about elearning and more about mobile learning. Free PowerPoint Template. Following is a quick mockup of an iPad-inspired PowerPoint template. June 9 : Langhorne, PA (ASTD)— Tips to Becoming an E-Learning Pro. Click here to sign up.

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