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A Dozen Handpicked E-Learning Resources

Rapid eLearning

And of course, there are some free PowerPoint elearning templates, too. At the recent ASTD conference we demonstrated a bunch of elearning tips and tricks. This post shares 10 visual design tips with a great mindmapping exercise. Free PowerPoint Templates. So here are links to some free PowerPoint templates.

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7 Secrets to Getting the Graphics You Need for Rapid E-Learning

Rapid eLearning

The E-Learning Heroes community has a great exercise that walks you through getting the right look and feel for your elearning course. If you’re building rapid elearning courses, then most likely you’re using PowerPoint. Little Known Ways to Create Your Own Graphics Using PowerPoint. You Already Have What You Need.

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Micro-Elements (Things) in Social Learning - From the ASTD International Conference

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These are comments I received during my presentation at the ASTD ICE. I summarized these at the ASTD ICE presentation. Please download the PDF version of the PowerPoint. "We have 100,000 members, and we want to jump on board and use Web 2.0 for Learning.""Top I see a pattern, which is both good and bad. and Learning 2.0.

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New to E-Learning? Here are Some Simple Steps to Help You Get Started

Rapid eLearning

This exercise was one of the best learning experiences for me. If you’re just getting started, create a PowerPoint template with a slide for each area. Tidbits: I’m at the ASTD International Conference & Expo this week. June 9 : Langhorne, PA (ASTD)— Tips to Becoming an E-Learning Pro. Are there things you’d take out?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Learning to Work, Working to Learn

Learning Visions

PowerPoint : Tom Kuhlmans got some great demos and exercises on his Rapid eLearning Blog, like this one on building an eLearning Template in PowerPoint. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. This reminds me how much I like to make stuff. Just need to make some decisions and add them to the cart.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Go Read a Book

Learning Visions

In a recent book claiming that television and video games were “making our minds sharper,&# the journalist Steven Johnson argued that since we value reading for “exercising the mind,&# we should value electronic media for offering a superior “cognitive workout.&# ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences?

Learning Visions

This applies particularly where text and sound are likely to be used (notably the studies on PowerPoint and speech). In the US, where instruction remains completely teacher-directed, school controlled, instructors add audio as a method of trying to keep students awake through unbelievably boring exercises in PowerPoint abuse. -

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