Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2023

As you mouseover, the button changes to indicate where you’re at, or that it’s an active button. However, a lot has changed over the past few years. The market has changed and with that comes more awareness and desire to build accessible e-learning. Mobile Devices. What is your opinion? Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 20, 2020

When someone first starts to build an e-learning course, one of the first things I recommend is determining the colors they’ll use. And from there, create a template and assign the theme colors. Use theme colors consistently in all templates you create. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Like always, be sure to check the license and attribution requirements which can change. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

To get the effect I used PowerPoint to create a title font and changed the format. Free Illustrations for E-Learning. Once the letters are individual shapes, you can fill them with any color and change the line stroke. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

From an ideal perspective, when we build courses, we’re trying to change performance and not just share a bunch of information. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2022

I’ve been at this e-learning game for close to 30 years. While the technology has changed over the years, I still see a lot of the same problems e-learning (and training for that matter) had 30 years ago. Thus a lot of what we call e-learning courses are mostly content dumps. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

These courses might be fine if the only objective is to provide information, but if the objective is to actually change behavior or improve performance, then these types of courses are doomed to fail. We build a lot of content that we call e-learning. Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2022

Go into the mouse properties and change the mouse point to extra large. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I’ve worked on plenty of projects that were complete and had the client then take it to someone else above them who wanted to make changes. If they need to make changes, then rework the service level agreement and expectations. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 15, 2022

I’m not sure what the number is, but my guess is that compliance/regulatory makes up a large majority of the e-learning that gets created. Most compliance training isn’t training to change performance. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 10, 2022

This helps prevent the information dumps that many courses becom e. In a simple sense, e-learning course generally ar focused on sharing information or changing performance. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It’s not always easy to build viable practice activities in an e-learning course. Diversity Changes Expectations. This means typical e-learning courses with the standard object screen, some bullet points, and a final quiz. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2023

Many of us use stock images. This works OK, but the problem with stock images is that they are stock and very generic. Once you find something you like, just change one variable. They’re perfect for spicing up your e-learning courses. Lots of cool e-learning examples to check out and find inspiration.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In the spirit of the holiday season, here’s a free elearning template. There are two versions of the free elearning template: Storyline 2 and PowerPoint. Free E-Learning Template: Storyline 2. Click here to view the elearning template in action. Flat Menu Template (PPT).

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Technology has changed the landscape for today’s course designers. Organizations created their learning management systems and determined who had access to what and when. But a lot of that has changed. Look at the way you learn things today and where you go to learn them. October 6: Amsterdam. Register here.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 12, 2022

This makes sense because the drive is constantly monitoring changes in the file and updating the file. This overwrites what’s in the storage drive folder, thus any changes I made during the day are preserved. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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eFront

OCTOBER 24, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 10/24/2010 Free Stock Photos Sites for e-Learning As an e-Learning developer I had to invest a lot of time to find images for my e-Learning projects.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The boss wants to make changes. When building an e-learning course, one of the first things to do is find out who the final authority of the project is and get that person involved right away. Two questions: What types of things derail your e-learning projects? Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 1, 2021

Want to change the world? Doing this makes the courses lighter and you don’t need to update them every time the source content is changed or modified. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 28, 2015

Here’s another free PowerPoint template that you’re free to use in your online training courses. The free template is structure to slide up and down as you navigate. See the Free PowerPoint Template in Action. Below is an example of the free PowerPoint template without any content in it. Getting Started?

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eFront

DECEMBER 12, 2010

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 12/12/2010 Free Storyboard Templates for e-Learning What I really like about the e-Learning community is that the most e-Learning professionals have a great passion of sharing their knowledge.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 19, 2020

A lot of design follows a templated structure with layouts, grids, and common understanding of user interface (UX) design. The technology is changing. Same thing with e-learning courses. Things change and what’s big today won’t be tomorrow. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Legitimate Concerns.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2021

Training works when focused on meaningful change that is measured through some sort of activity. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? . “Our customers aren’t happy.”

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 17, 2020

Visual prompts for right/wrong; learner self assess and the colors dynamically change on drag. Sarah Hodge does great work and she has some other cool e-learning examples in the community. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The Internet is rife with free things, especially free stock image sites. However, there are usually three main issues with the free stock image sites: The free stock images aren’t really free. The free stock image sites are only there to point to for-pay stock image sites. Free Stock Images in the Community.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 4, 2021

But, like I said, that’s not going to change. And as an e-learning developer, you’re stuck. Some benefits to this type of approach are: When content changes you don’t need to update the entire training program because the courses aren’t focused on specific content. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

And then somewhere in the process wants to change the size and resolution of the course. Choose a Template Before Building the Course. Another common process is that the course author starts to build content and then later wants to apply a template. However, templates are made up of specific layouts and theme elements.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2022

This is really important for things like sales training and presentations where the content is updated and changes often. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Check it out.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As you know, we have all sorts of free templates to download for your elearning courses and PowerPoint presentations. The challenge sometimes is figuring out when and how to use the templates for your own projects. I recommended that she start with one of the free templates and use it as a way to package the tutorials.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

To help you out, I compiled an assortment of free templates that you may have missed the past few weeks. There are 16 free PowerPoint templates and 15 free Storyline templates. And if you’re on that side of the planet where summer’s long gone, you can still take advantage of the free templates. Circle Lift.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 8, 2023

” I also change the pose and may use “arms crossed” or “hands on hips.” You’ll notice how the images change based on a few simple words. As you review the images above, you’ll notice that the styles change quite a bit. You can mitigate some of that by changing the descriptor.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 28, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, Creative Markets, gave away this PowerPoint template. It’s a nice template with a lot of useful layouts. But there were two things that I really liked about the template and how they approached their production. To change this, go to Edit Shape and select the rectangle shape. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Here’s a rundown of some of this year’s rapid elearning goodness. Before we review the best elearning posts for 2015, here are some important things related to this blog and the community. That needs to change because Google is removing that option and all of the courses you share will no longer work.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2020

That’s different from a course where the client expects real changes in performance such as improved production or increased sales. If you’re building courses to change behavior, don’t get stuck in a click-and-read rut because it’s easy. Build the appropriate learning experience to meet the goals.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A couple of weeks ago, David posted a challenge where community members were asked to share their storyboard templates. As you can see, there were quite a few different storyboard templates shared for downloads. Rapid E-Learning Changed Things. Upcoming E-Learning Events. I’m curious.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 20, 2021

And the result is understaffed e-learning developers who operate at the insane speed of business, cranking out content like crazy with little additional support. That’s a recipe for boring e-learning. Need to know how to change a tire? Content is fine and obviously part of the learning process.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Performance-based E-Learning. On the other side are performance-based courses where the goal is to change behaviors or teach new skills. If you course doesn’t change behaviors or teach new skills, then it’s probably not performance-based. Upcoming E-Learning Events. February 12 & 13 (London).

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