met a few blog readers, many of the PowerPoint MVPs that I’ve followed over the years, and was reminded of a few tips and tricks that I can use in my rapid elearning courses. Today, I’d like to share a little of what I learned from the PowerPoint community and provide some great resources and tools that will help you do a better job building your elearning courses. His session inspired a few ideas that could work well for rapid elearning courses although some of the animations may be a bit too much. PowerPoint is a versatile tool. You can find links below. MORE >>

It’s built by Shyam Pillai, the same guy who gave away the free animation add-in I featured in the blog post, PowerPoint Animations Made Easy with This Free Tool. By itself this is a handy tool because you could print it out and save as a reference document. Tidbits: San Francisco at Devlearn on November 3-5. More from Devlearn. Kineo’s sponsoring a couple of elearning workshops. Download your free 46-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro A favorite feature added to PowerPoint 2007 is the design theme. MORE >>

They include tips on creating custom graphics, assembly of interactive elearning, and getting more out PowerPoint’s features. Building an elearning course with PowerPoint is not the same as building a presentation. This list of posts offers some good tips on building your rapid elearning courses in PowerPoint. And once you understand what you can do with it, it’s like having a brand new tool. The following posts dig through various PowerPoint features so that you can build rapid elearning courses and get more out of PowerPoint’s capabilities. d love to know. MORE >>

Real learning isn’t a one-time event (like many elearning courses) where it’s just a matter of getting new information. For example, if I was training operating room techs on setting up an operating room in the real world there’s the cost of pulling a room offline for training, coordinating staff, and maintaining a sterile environment and tools. But in an elearning course, I have a room and equipment that is always available. That’s one of the good things about elearning. One of the worst experiences in elearning is when the course navigation is locked. MORE >>

Two things always stand out during these trips: There is no one way to do elearning. Some people build courses, some create marketing material, and some use the rapid elearning software to create multimedia information. One of the sessions I did in Atlanta was on how to get the graphics you need for your rapid elearning courses. 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. MORE >>