Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2011

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. If you want to learn more about using the template and how to create the cutouts and character fills, be sure to check out the tutorials below. PowerPoint Template.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 29, 2012

And then many organizations force draconian template rules on all elearning courses, regardless of their purpose. I worked for a multi-billion dollar company that had one official PowerPoint template that had to be used for all things PowerPoint regardless of what was being built. 5 Free PowerPoint Templates to Get You Started.

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E-learning Uncovered

AUGUST 14, 2014

This past week, Tim and I had the great opportunity to attend and present at the Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASTD ’s ACE (Atlanta Conference & Expo) 2014. For those of you who are actively involved in ASTD national and local chapters, you undoubtedly know the benefits of these types of events. Upcoming Events & Webinars.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2011

I had a great time at recent presentations in Minneapolis and Nashville. Business Time PowerPoint Template. Bluegreen PowerPoint Template. Subtle Sky PowerPoint Template. Community PowerPoint Templates. David and I will be doing mini presentations with all sorts of tips and tricks. They’re pretty cool.

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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. The key is to learn to see the features from a different perspective.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Included with the PowerPoint file is a matching Articulate Quizmaker template customized with a matching color scheme. This template is designed using the PowerPoint design theme colors. Download the PowerPoint & Quizmaker templates. Two workshops: Rapid E-Learning (AM) & Build Interactive E-Learning (PM).

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

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. I always use the generic “office” color scheme in PowerPoint. I’ll share some ways to get more out of PowerPoint.

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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. Here’s a free PowerPoint template that features 10 layout options and also comes with a Quizmaker file.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. How to Add Scenarios to Your Rapid E-Learning Courses…Rapidly! Tired of delivering boring, click-and-read elearning courses? This post features a presentation I gave at the recent ASTD TechKnowledge conference in San Antonio. ASTD TechKnowledge 2008 Presentation.

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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

JUNE 28, 2011

The good thing is that you can stick your toes into the mobile learning waters with little investment and actually produce a viable product. If you want to get started with mobile learning, all you need is PowerPoint. And it still remains true for mobile learning. And that’s easy enough with PowerPoint output.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 18, 2010

There are a few common issues when working with rapid elearning tools. Another issue is when working with PowerPoint. We tend to gravitate towards the templates and placeholder structure that PowerPoint provides. That’s where I got the ideas for these free PowerPoint templates. Think of it like a Jell-O mold.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here’s what I find typical of people who do rapid elearning. Their organization needs to take existing content (usually a bunch of PowerPoint files) and get it online as soon as possible. Once it’s online, they realize that many of the courses look like PowerPoint slides. Rapid Authoring. Rapid Assets.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2012

Free E-Learning Templates. Here’s a Noteworthy PowerPoint Template (and It’s Free!). Here’s a Free PowerPoint Template & Font. Use This Free E-Learning Template to Inspire Your Next M-Learning Course. 5 Free PowerPoint E-Learning Templates. Louis (ASTD). Free fonts.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The Rise of Rapid e-Learning Mike Alcock, MD of Atlantic Link Ltd has written an article over at Trainingzone.co.uk: The Rise of Rapid e-Learning. Lets see what happens.

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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

AUGUST 3, 2010

Had a great time last week in Indianapolis presenting to the Central Indiana ASTD chapter. If you want to succeed at rapid elearning, you have to develop your PowerPoint skills. See what you can do with PowerPoint. You’ll be surprised to find that PowerPoint’s a pretty capable graphics tool.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the following image, you can see my mocked up screen and one way I could use it for an elearning course. It’s not a verbatim copy of the website, but as you look it over you’ll notice many similarities and how I worked elements of the web design into my rapid elearning template. August 30 : Honolulu, HI ( ASTD Hawaii ).

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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. All of the animations should remain intact if you’re using PowerPoint 2007+. Visit the E-Learning Junk Yard. Break apart the free PowerPoint templates & examples.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2012

I’m always asked what skills a rapid elearning designer should have. January 25-27: Las Vegas ( ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 ). I’ll be doing a session on PowerPoint and we’ll have two Build-A-Course sessions. Louis (ASTD). 22: Rapid E-Learning Workshop. 23: PowerPoint Doesn’t Have to Be Boring.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2011

With the ease of authoring, it’s placed the burden to do all of it on the shoulders of the rapid elearning developer. In an ideal world you’d have all the resources you need to build your elearning courses, but for many of you that’s not going to happen. Tidbits: December 8 : Charlotte, NC (ASTD)— Rapid E-Learning Design.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 31, 2011

These are present regardless of what page you’re on as you swipe through the applications. The first is this would make a good elearning template. 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.

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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. Rapid E-Learning Developers Wear Many Hats. When I first started with elearning we’d have a team of people working on projects. Want to learn PowerPoint?

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 13, 2011

I’ve been working on a few demos for some upcoming blog posts and conference presentations. In the past I’ve built similar elearning courses for organizations that taught their employees about having these disaster kits. But that’s not the only way to present the objectives of the course. Louis (ASTD). Details coming.

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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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NuggetHead

AUGUST 12, 2009

As many do, we storyboard projects in Word and PowerPoint. Over the past couple years using Lectora Enterprise Edition I developed templates that would ease the elearning development process for instructional designers. However, there is still a steep learning curve understanding all of Lectora’s power and control.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 3, 2011

For example, if you’re working with a rapid elearning tool and they’re showing you something that has to be custom programmed in Flash, it’s good to know this before you invest too much time on the project. This is easy enough to do in a tool like PowerPoint. June 9 : Langhorne, PA (ASTD)— Tips to Becoming an E-Learning Pro.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

By compressing the time and ensuring consistent delivery of the content, it frees up time for more meaningful conversation and learning activities in the classroom. He took what would have been a lecture and made a multimedia presentation. It’s a linear presentation of their social media policy. Rapid E-Learning Workshop.

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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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Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

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. And this: Few stage plays begin with all the actors on stage.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2012

Since they were all good enough ideas and we generally didn’t want to offend others (or seem overly aggressive pushing ours) we’d present all of the ideas to our clients and let them decide. You should present options to your clients. But there should be a reason why you’re presenting them. Present Multiple Treatments.

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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

MAY 4, 2010

It’s a fact that you CAN build effective elearning with rapid elearning tools. All it requires is that you craft a sound learning strategy and get the most out of your tools. To demonstrate this, I deconstructed an effective elearning course originally built in Flash and then built a mock up in PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2011

He got a couple of responses and a demo PowerPoint file to review. I also added the PowerPoint file to the downloads section if you want to play around with it or use it in a course. If you’re on a limited budget, why not take advantage of them to create some assets for your elearning courses. Rapid E-Learning Workshop.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2011

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. David and I will be doing mini presentations with all sorts of tips and tricks. June 9 : Langhorne, PA (ASTD)— Tips to Becoming an E-Learning Pro.

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The goal is to place the learner in the rain forest so we walk through the process of converting a simple PowerPoint slide to something more immersive. Louis (ASTD). February 22: Rapid E-Learning Workshop and February 23: PowerPoint Doesn’t Have to Be Boring. April 10 : Jacksonville, FL ( NEFL ASTD ).

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