Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 4, 2016

This instructional design tip focuses on how to simplify and chunk content in complex training courses. Essentially, instructional design is about crafting a viable learning experience. Instructional Design Tip: Break Your Content into Chunks. Instructional Design Tip: Identify the Discomfort.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Lots of really good sessions to improve your course design skills and learn some cool tips using Articulate 360. Check out the weekly training webinars to learn more about Rise , Storyline , and instructional design. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more?

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eLearning Cyclops

OCTOBER 28, 2009

When I read e-Learning Magazine's article by Bob Little, Rapid e-Learning Polarizes Opinion , I was very irked by it. I will say this, if they are not adhering to instructional design principles, then they are far less likely to improve workers' performance.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The death of Flash has created a mess for many e-learning developers who have to look for things in older e-learning courses that were published in Flash. I run into that a lot in the community and with some of my old demos on this blog. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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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. The main problem is that pushing content passes for training. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 15, 2021

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 out these articles and free resources in the community. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

As we’ve mentioned throughout this blog, the default for many e-learning courses is to focus exclusively (or mostly) on content presentation. Tell, Show, Do Plus Practice & Review to Build Effective Online Training. I call this the HAT model (because training people like acronyms). Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Let’s be honest, a lot of training is useless. That’s because there’s a lot of demand to put content online and force feed it to the learners and call it training. Most of that demand comes from various regulatory or compliance requirements so that type of training will always exist. Here’s what the learner wants to know.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 9, 2022

I often see community members asking how to lock down a course. This is especially important in compliance training, where the goal is to ensure that everyone takes the course and is exposed to all the material. 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

APRIL 21, 2020

Many of you are currently creating new health and safety training focused on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Here are some free images and resources to help with your training programs. Here are a bunch of icons to use in your presentations and online safety training. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 22, 2023

My key objective is to create viable (not necessarily perfect) characters that I can use in online training programs or PowerPoint presentations. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events October 24 (Las Vegas): 2023 Articulate User Conference.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

E-learning courses can reduce the cost incurred for facilitated classroom training, as well as increase accessibility for those who can’t attend scheduled training. Additionally, a great e-learning program can provide a return-on-investment to justify its presence within the organization.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 18, 2022

I recently had the chance to ask a group of people about their training experiences and I was surprised by how negative much of their feedback was. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not surprised that there are problems with many training courses. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events. December 13 | Free Webinar: How to Develop a Successful Online Learning Strategy. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Check out these articles and free resources in the community.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

Unfortunately, most e-learning stops at the Telling and Showing part of the process. As a younger instructional designer, I learned that the instructor does the telling and showing and the learner does the doing. 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

AUGUST 31, 2023

We have this shoplifting prevention document that we often use during our workshops on creating interactive e-learning. Most participants design their training for individuals on spotting shoplifters and reducing risks. Start the training with someone hurt. Ready for an interactive learning experience?

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 27, 2021

When I create presentations for our webinars or workshops, I like to use the imagery from our e-learning community or the Articulate website. When I created training at previous organizations, I did something similar. If you need to collect images from your company site to use in your training this tip should help.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

What I like about her examples: Visually rich design. Engaging content design. You can also see more under her community profile. E-Learning Example 1: Telling a Good Story. View e-learning examples here. E-Learning Example 2: Space Adventure. View e-learning examples here.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 18, 2023

I saw this video clip the other day on Instagram about how comedian and teacher, Leslie Robinson, views mandatory training videos. The comments are loaded with good feedback that is so true to many e-learning courses and online training. Sometimes you can’t get past this type of training. Learn more here.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 1, 2022

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 out these articles and free resources in the community. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 28, 2023

This is a common problem in our industry and the reason a lot of e-learning courses (and training programs for that matter) are ineffective. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more? Check out these articles and free resources in the community.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2023

Technically, you can press and hold to expose a hover state, but that’s not really practical for mobile training. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events Check out the weekly training webinars to learn more about Rise , Storyline , and instructional design.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

The Best E-Learning Isn’t Compliance Training The driving force behind our industry is compliance training, which typically lacks performance goals. At the corporate level, many teams possess authoring tools and instructional design expertise. June 1 (Johannesburg) : 2023 Learning Indaba Conference.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here’s what I find typical of people who do rapid elearning. I call this the rapid elearning story because it’s a story many people relate to. It’s also a great framework for learning to build courses. I shared more detail in the post on building a roadmap to better rapid elearning. Rapid Authoring.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

And in that sense, the e-learning course is a solution to meet an objective. And this is where e-learning often falls down. Effective training programs successfully meet learning objectives that aren’t fuzzy and non-measurable. I’m often asked about how to build better e-learning.

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Learning Pool

JUNE 26, 2020

Learning Pool, the Derry-based leading elearning solutions provider is thrilled to announce its placement on the 2020 Training Industry list for the Top 20 Training Companies for Custom Content Development.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Customers often default to building more training as a solution to issues, but course designers need to step in and provide the best solution. Is training the right solution for them? How is training going to impact those reasons? Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I’m also excited because there are a number of new speakers and people you’ll recognize from the community. People who frequently share examples of what they build and offer help in the e-learning community. You’ll see some great examples and learn to apply what’s shown to your own course design.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2023

” Take that same emotion and apply it to typical e-learning courses, especially annual compliance and certification training. ” And that’s why people click through the course at rapid speed and try to get to the quiz as fast as possible. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

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 out these articles and free resources in the community. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Thus, many courses were relatively simple in terms of the instructional design and the e-learning content. Nowadays, there are much more sophisticated authoring tools available, so you can build e-learning courses that are more creative and engaging. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 8, 2021

Compliance training is often a challenge, but if the content is reframed and not just slides of bullets, it can be engaging. This reframes the perspective and adds more of a story-like element to the training. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Learnnovators

JANUARY 7, 2015

We use research and experience as a guideline, then reserve enough resources to modify our programs, perhaps several times, based on realized outcomes with our learners in the context in which they learn and perform. Michael: Many people responsible for instructional design today just aren’t ready to take on this complex task.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A lot of compliance training falls into this bucket. For example, ethics training is important and we want people to be ethical. But the training tends to focus on policies and principles. The three options I recommend are: simple linear course linear plus some simple learning-based interactivity decision-based interactivity.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 8, 2020

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 out these articles and free resources in the community. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 20, 2021

Like many organizations, we have to take compliance training. Why do I shudder thinking of taking a 3-hour e-learning course? I hear all the time that e-learning courses are boring. I write this blog hoping to combat boring e-learning. And yet, a lot of e-learning is still boring.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 13, 2021

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 out these articles and free resources in the community. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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