Mindflash

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Continuing the recent trend of PowerPoint in the news , I stumbled upon an article in USA Today that provided some tips and advice for designing more engaging presentations. Having moved beyond the basics, I’m looking for cool techniques and new tools to augment my PowerPoint designs and help me take them from good to great.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Create Free Emojis. Here’s a site where you can create free custom emojis. Here’s quick tutorial that shows how to use the free emoji site. And here are a couple of silly examples where I use the free emojis as a way to offer hints on a slide and as a way to provide right and wrong feedback. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 30, 2018

I shared a cool 3D interaction in a recent workshop demo and have had lots of people ask how I built it. You can check out the interaction in this Rise demo. Here’s a previous post where I detailed more of the construction of the Rise demo. The tutorial below shows how to create the video using 3D models in PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2022

This is especially true for software demos where it’s easy to lose track of what’s going on and where the mouse is moving, more so if the viewer isn’t familiar with the user interface. Feel free to share in the comments. Free E-Learning Resources. Check out these articles and free resources in the community.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

Click to view the demo. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events May 3-4 (London) : Learning Technologies. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more? Check out these articles and free resources in the community. Do you have any ideas to share?

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2022

My initial inclination was to build something in PowerPoint or Google slides, but I switched to Rise 360 and haven’t looked back. I like to use to use the Continue Divider block to chunk the content similar to how I may have it in a PowerPoint slide. Go to the demo presentation and post a comment. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 10, 2019

I even show how you could use it doing a software demo in a live presentation. I find the transcription on Google Slides is a lot faster and a bit more accurate than in PowerPoint. Live Transcription & Closed Captions in PowerPoint Presentations. Free E-Learning Resources. Click here to view the tutorial on YouTube.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I like to give the customer a few demo courses that represent different ways to approach course content. 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. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Create a demo course with different treatments that vary from typical content-heavy to a bit more interactive and focused on decision-making experiences. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. I even like to keep samples of mobile apps.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

She incorporated the 3D models from PowerPoint to create videos that she added to her e-learning course. There’s also a free download for practice. Here are a few key things that stood out to me: 3D models are easy to work with in PowerPoint and when output as video, can add some interesting elements to your e-learning courses.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 17, 2020

Some of the things I like about this demo: Check out her example. I love her How to Fight a Bear and Live demo (which I featured before) and this Mad Libs design , another fun assessment idea with a free download. 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 24, 2016

And remember, if you don’t have an illustration app, as long as you can get.EPS vector files, you can edit them in PowerPoint. PowerPoint Tutorials. This will work in Storyline or PowerPoint. How to work with connected shapes in PowerPoint. How to create the circled avatar effect in PowerPoint and in Storyline.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 21, 2019

Click here to view the demo. He used an image from freepik to create the visual elements for his demo. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Check out these articles and free resources in the community. Check it out below.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

To help you out, I created an office exploration activity template that’s free for you to use. Free E-Learning Interaction Example. Below is a published demo of the elearning interaction. Free E-Learning Interaction Template. Here’s a link to the free elearning interaction template. Hope you enjoy.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 25, 2019

Stock image sites are fine for generic illustrated maps but they’re usually too generic. Recently, I was working on a map demo where I needed a specific map, but I didn’t want a real map screen shot because it was too busy and I knew the stock sites couldn’t provide what I needed because it was too specific.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 14, 2019

Originally, the interactive scenario started as a PowerPoint file that was published with Articulate Studio to demonstrate how to create simple branched scenarios in PowerPoint. Interactive Scenario: PowerPoint. Click to view the interactive scenario create with PowerPoint. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 18, 2020

How to Transcribe Text into PowerPoint & E-Learning Courses. As I mentioned in an earlier post, create a demo course with media, interactivity, and animations. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For this demo, I am going to use Screen2Gif because it works well for this demo that has a lot of slides, it’s easy to use, and it’s free. Create a PowerPoint file at the same resolution as the course images. Create a PowerPoint file at the same resolution as the course images. Things should be aligned.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Here’s a free elearning template I created for a recent workshop. The free template includes three interactions: two timelines and one process interaction. Free E-Learning Template Example. Click here to view an example of the free template. Download the free elearning template here. Timeline Interaction 1.

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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. I recommended that she start with one of the free templates and use it as a way to package the tutorials. Click here to view the demo. That’s because the free template is just the starting point.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It’s a keyboard utility that displays keyboard shortcuts as they are used during your demos. It’s a fairly easy to use and it’s free. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Meet Carnac the Magnificent.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

In the previous post, we looked at how to create a video using 3D models in PowerPoint. Create the Interactive Videos in PowerPoint using 3D Models. For this demo, make sure you understand how the video is created and how it plays all the way through because we’re going to add a trigger to pause it before it completes.

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learnWorlds

JULY 14, 2022

Try a demo of the tool and see whether it feels intuitive enough before adding it to your toolkit. The most common pricing models are subscription, free, freemium, or one-time purchased license. Pros: Free trial. Start free trial. -->. Start free trial. Register for Free. -->. It offers a free trial.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 29, 2021

Use the text-to-speech feature to create demo narration for the review process. Free audio editors. If you don’t have any money, Audacity is a free audio application that works fine for recording narration. Here’s a list of a few other free audio recording options. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 2, 2019

Click here to view demo course. Above is a demo course where you can see both options in action. Click here to view variables demo. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Articulate Roadshow: Learn more and register here.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 12, 2019

Not only is the content valuable, but it’s a demo worth deconstructing to glean ideas for your next e-learning course. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Check out these articles and free resources in the community.

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Hurix Digital

MARCH 18, 2024

While tools like Microsoft Word or PowerPoint might suffice for regular documents, professional printing demands more robust solutions. While design elements capture the attention of your readers, error-free text is of equal importance as it shows the credibility of your work and leaves a lasting impression. Proofreading is a Must!

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 26, 2019

Here are the three files I used for the demos in case you want to look at them and follow along. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Check out these articles and free resources in the community. Download here (3 MB).

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 6, 2019

Credit for Free Assets. I wrote a blog post a while back that dealt with how to credit the source of free assets we find online. Click here to view the demo. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 9, 2019

For the demo, it’s assumed something happened and the person needs to make a decision. Again, the demo isn’t completely developed, but you can see how this is important to decision-making opportunities. 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

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Most people can’t share their current work for various reasons, but the challenge demos are yours and work perfect for portfolios. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Check out these articles and free resources in the community.

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eFront

OCTOBER 31, 2010

As a result, the following post is Free and Open Source Web Conferencing (Online Meetings, Webinars) Tools for e-Learning. The following list contains free and open source Web Conferencing tools that are nt in particular order. OpenMeetings is a free browser-based software that allows you to set up instantly a conference in the Web.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

This is one of the slickest demos I’ve seen in a while and an excellent example of what you can create with the authoring tools. Lots of good things happening in this demo. 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 31, 2018

Click here to view the demo. Here’s an example, where I leveraged the Content Library characters with Studio 360 and PowerPoint to create a decision-making image with the labeled graphics. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 15, 2016

How many times have you tried to identify a font, or find the source of an image, or tried to find just the right stock photo? And if you need some free fonts you really can’t beat Google Web Fonts because they’re all opensource and truly free to use. And be sure to check out these free hand written fonts.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In the past, I’ve referenced a number of instructional designers who are active in the community where they share all sorts of free downloads , examples , and answer questions. I recall sitting at the airport on my way to London and spending a couple of hours trying to deconstruct one of his demos for the weekly challenges.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

It’s easy to do and free or close to free. As a bonus, with Amazon S3 you can also easily create free text-to-speech narration that sounds really good. It’s not free, but it’s inexpensive and comes with other benefits. Here are three demos: Demo 1: Astley Rotoscope. Demo 2: Green Monster.

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