Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 1, 2013

I’m always sensitive to the elearning developers who have to work with limited resources and usually by themselves. This year’s 2012 wrap up post features the tips & tricks shared during the past year that can be applied to your elearning courses right away. Rapid E-Learning Tips & Tricks.

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B Online Learning

APRIL 12, 2017

As e-learning developers we are often given slide decks to convert into self-directed eLearning modules. Now, not all slide decks deserve to be converted, in fact most eLearning developers would cringe and shy away from just converting a slide deck and handing it back as an eLearning module.

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Wizcabin

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

So, how can you save development time with elearning automation? Traditionally, L&D teams use dedicated resources and tools for course development. For each course, an SME creates content and the course is created by an eLearning developer using many available authoring tools.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Nothing “rapid” about that, as you can see. In this article, we will provide you with the skinny on rapid eLearning and how it makes an instructional designer a one-man-band. Bersin and Associates in the year 2004 created the term “rapid eLearning”. The content is usually ready in the form of Power Point slides.

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Instancy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Convert the PowerPoint Presentations into eLearning Conversion Toll for Rapid eLearning Development. PowerPoint to eLearning Conversion Tool, Rapid eLearning Development. eLearning is one good approach to achieve this goal. Option A (Simple Conversion): Simple Conversion.

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Web Courseworks

MAY 12, 2015

As more organizations and associations embrace rapid eLearning development to keep pace with new products and services, evolving business needs, and industry and government regulations, the need for distributed authoring solutions that enable collaborative, team-based development continues to grow.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

Rapid eLearning Tools Satisfaction from the eLearningGuild Research reported Feb 2007 - Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction See also Software Simulation Tools. In June 2007, I added a few more rapid eLearning tools. Page update Mar 2008.

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Swift eLearning Services

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In this blog we will look at some important features of Elucidat which are required while developing a rapid elearning course in Elucidat.

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eLearning Brothers

APRIL 26, 2011

“In the beginning there was a blank slide. All eLearning designers dreamed of the endless possibilities. Bad color schemes and ugly fonts polluted the slide. Would eLearning designers overcome the Curse of the Blank PowerPoint Slide? Flash eLearning Templates. Wondrous content could spring into life.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Is it truly possible to create a rapid eLearning program? Rapid eLearning is not a magic solution to hopelessly lengthy content that needs to be consolidated into “digestible chunks”. Rapid eLearning implementation is a skill acquired by instructional designers over the years. Evaluate the initial structure.

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

While it is still popular, most industries prefer Microsoft PowerPoint (or perhaps Google Slides). The truth is that there are many trends in elearning today. Prezi is a perfect example of a trend. It was hailed as revolutionary, but soon the “new car smell” wore off.

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Raptivity

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You cannot expect high engagement when your course is in the form of flat PowerPoint slides, lacks interactive assessments, games, or role-plays, does not present content in an appealing format, is too long, or is simply a page turner module that does not require much interaction from the learners’ end. The answer is ‘yes’.

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Creativ Technologies

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hence, there needs to be careful planning by the business and elearning vendor before they are purchased by a company. Although rapid e-learning reduces development costs by using authoring tools, it has the same quality levels as a professional e-learning course.

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LearnDash

MAY 23, 2013

I was messing around with Articulate Storyline and found myself wondering: are the popular rapid elearning development tools being held captive by the learning industry’s past? But does using PowerPoint as the base for our learning pigeon-hole us into thinking about learning from a PowerPoint perspective?

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 29, 2012

When you first start building courses they help with developing a consistent design and course structure. A good template can fill in the gaps for the novice elearning developer. I also like variations on the slide layouts. It made me think that in some ways we need to be like that when it comes to elearning assets.

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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. In the visual design activity , you learn how to determine what screen elements to use; but you don’t learn how to create those elements. Having the authoring tools is one thing.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. The Secret to Creating Your Own PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning. They’re not really designed for elearning courses. This means that you’ll have to create your own templates that work better with the rapid elearning software. December 17th, 2007. 30 comments.

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mLearning Revolution

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Three years ago when I began focusing on mobile learning, I looked at the most popular rapid eLearning development tools and I was convinced there was very little chance they could re-invent themselves into decent mobile learning design tools. image credit: table xi.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 10, 2012

A common frustration for many rapid elearning developers is wanting to build elearning courses that look good but not having the graphic design expertise or resources to make it happen. In a previous post we reviewed how to design an elearning course on a budget. Rapid E-Learning Design Workshop.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 6, 2011

Recently Trivantis, makers of the eLearning development program Lectora, announced the release of Snap! Primarily it is a PowerPoint to Flash conversion tool with additional features for eLearning development such as narration recording , quiz assessments , and LMS publishing. by Lectora. So just what is Snap?

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mLearning Revolution

AUGUST 12, 2011

AS3) is here, and this is a free update to anyone who owns Adobe Presenter 7, or any version of our Adobe eLearning Suite. In case you are not familiar with Adobe Presenter, it is a Plug-and-Play Rapid eLearning development tool for Microsoft PowerPoint.

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NuggetHead

AUGUST 12, 2009

Lectora by Kevin on August 12th, 2009 When it comes to software development tools, I’m fortunate to work in an environment that understands no two tools are the same and each provide advantages and disadvantages. However, there is still a steep learning curve understanding all of Lectora’s power and control.

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Association eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Over the years, these tools have had to balance ease-of-use with the ability to create a robust learning experience. For this post, I’d like to recap the evolution of authoring tools and talk about how Direct-to-WEB (D2W), Digitec’s cloud-based rapid eLearning authoring tool, has been designed to address these needs.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

Not only is this more visually appealing than a slide of text, but the diagram itself can come in handy as an abbreviated way to refer back to steps in the process throughout the course. While there are many ways to include a story in eLearning , a slide full of text is probably the dullest option. Image Cue: Storytelling.

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eLearning Brothers

MAY 19, 2011

It is basically a PowerPoint plug-in to build rapid eLearning courses. You can record live webcam video while you sync it with your slide’s animation. Overall it seems to be a tool that’s easy to use and has everything you’d need to do rapid eLearning development with PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 18, 2015

I’m not sure you noticed but we just updated the Insider’s Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. The first edition of the free e-book was released in 2007, and as you can imagine a lot has changed in our industry. How Has E-Learning Changed? What’s New in the Free E-Book?

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 19, 2010

And, if you’re an elearning developer or freelancers, Dropbox makes sharing files with your customers super easy. Then I imported the images into the slides. Store PowerPoint graphics on the master slide. In a previous post, I shared how you can use the master slide as a repository.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 5, 2012

One of the most common complaints I hear from elearning developers is that they have to build the same types of courses over and over again. This can be stifling and in many ways retard your growth as an elearning developer. LINGOs is a consortium of NGO organizations that shares learning resources and experiences.

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mLearning Revolution

JANUARY 20, 2012

Here’s what I tweeted about it this morning as it pertains to eLearning development tools, but it really applies to anyone developing mobile content: Hope Rapid #eLearning Vendors (i.e. Apple iBooks , Author , mLearning , eLearning , Techcomm. eLearning Mobile Learning featured'

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2011

For new elearning developers, I recommend a similar process. Find elearning courses you like and then break them down into chunks so it’s easier to understand how the courses were created. If you’re just getting started, create a PowerPoint template with a slide for each area. Click here to learn more.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 28, 2009

PowerPoint is an important part of the rapid elearning world. If you want to build good elearning courses, you really have to learn to use PowerPoint and it’s many features. The process of replicating the work teaches you new techniques that you’ll have for the rest of your rapid elearning career.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 27, 2009

One of the most common scenarios for rapid elearning developers is to take an existing PowerPoint presentation and convert it to an “elearning course.&# Sometimes you get the luxury of meeting with the subject matter expert and then reworking the content to transform it from a presentation to an elearning course.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2009

While I didn’t enjoy working with limited resources, I will say that some of my best ideas and learning experiences came from this environment. I get to meet quite a few elearning developers and blog readers at the conferences. Add Multiple Videos to One Slide. Create four slides. Create a Slide Rewind Button.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I 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. 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.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 28, 2009

One of the most common scenarios for rapid elearning developers is to take an existing PowerPoint presentation and convert it to an “elearning course.&# Sometimes you get the luxury of meeting with the subject matter expert and then reworking the content to transform it from a presentation to an elearning course.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 10, 2009

On Wednesday, I’ll be facilitating a session on rapid elearning at the ID Zone. It has a bunch of examples of rapid elearning courses including our recent Articulate Guru Award winners. I think a missed opportunity for many rapid elearning developers is not pre-building content. 5 Ways Web 2.0

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 29, 2011

It’s a perfect storm and it’s all so closely linked to learning and what we do. For example, with rapid elearning technology you can hand off all of your work to the subject matter experts and spend your time surfing YouTube for Justin Bieber videos or playing Angry Bird on your sophisticated mlearning device. That’s fine.

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