eLearning Brothers

JANUARY 21, 2014

(SLC, UT, January 21, 2014) eLearning Brothers and Lodestone have partnered to provide a new twist in eLearning training. For the first time, eLearning developers can receive software training and over 20,000 eLearning assets in one offering at the same price as training alone. About Lodestone.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 10, 2021

Storyline 360 includes a 360° image feature where one can insert interactive markers and labels. On top of that, one can also leverage all the other capabilities of Storyline and layer content on top of the image. Last week, the e-learning challenge was to create some 360° image interactions. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 27, 2021

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. Usually when I find an image, I right-click to save. Here are two simple ways to see all the downloadable images and save them. There you go.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 22, 2022

These sites tend to have all sorts of media assets that are already vetted to fit the organization’s brand and often work well for e-learning content. Before you spend time scraping your sites for images, connect with the marketing (or web) team. Download Images from the Website. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2023

Like many of you, I’ve been playing around with AI to generate images. Add a text prompt and in a few minutes you’re presented with mostly viable images. Many of us use stock images. This works OK, but the problem with stock images is that they are stock and very generic. Need a specific image?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. 5 Simple Ways to Get Started with E-Learning Development. Almost daily I get emails asking how to get started with developing elearning. Here are five tips that will help you gain experience and develop the skills to build elearning courses that you can be proud of. 15 comments.

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Hurix Digital

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

When the pandemic spiraled out of control, the training initiatives of most enterprises came to a grinding halt. After this brief yet excruciating pause, businesses had to figure out alternatives to deliver employee training remotely. This, in turn, led to the rise of eLearning courses. What are Rapid eLearning Solutions?

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2012

In a previous post, we looked at five free desktop image editors. If you do a search, you’ll find that there are a lot of online image editing products. In today’s post we’ll look at five very capable online image editors. Aviary has a few image editing tools and offers a pretty complete solution for most of what you need to do.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 7, 2014

I was building a demo for a workshop and needed a few safety training images. Fortunately Microsoft has some decent images available on their site. Click here to get an image search box. Microsoft’s Services Agreement: I get a lot of questions about whether or not you can use the images. E-Learning Heroes Roadshow.

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Rapid eLearning tools and templates can help to reskill and upskill a workforce quickly. What exactly is rapid eLearning? So, what exactly is rapid eLearning, and why do we need it? There are several definitions for rapid eLearning. Why use eLearning templates and tools?

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2018

I came into rapid e-learning from the world of Authorware and Flash where building courses took a lot of time and cost a lot more money. They felt threatened and raised all sorts of concerns about the future of the industry and the fate of e-learning. Myth 1: Rapid E-Learning Is Crapid E-Learning!

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CommLab India

JUNE 8, 2017

Have you ever wondered why you are unable to remember much from a lecture on compliance training that you attended recently, but remember an animation movie that you watched long ago as a kid? But, the introduction of rapid e-learning tools has brought good news to e-learning developers working under tight project completion deadlines.

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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. I used to work with a community healthcare group and the nursing staff did a week of annual training.

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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). It’s not always easy to find the images you need. 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.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Squoosh.app is a free service from Google that compresses large images. What I like is being able to compare the before and after versions of images. Some of the images I tested were compressed down over 90% and to the naked eye the degradation was negligible without zooming. As you can see above, the image size goes from 4.4

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 14, 2022

One challenge in the e-learning and training space is that the manager or team leads tend to abdicate the learning to the course or training program. However, there’s a lot of opportunity to enhance the training with a consistent and thorough review process outside of the e-learning course.

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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? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 22, 2023

There’s a lot of promise to artificial intelligence (AI) for image generation. However, as it currently works it’s not as simple as prompting an image and getting something perfect to download and use. However, using the images for production work can be a challenge. AI can generate a lot of nice results quickly.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Learn to Create Your Own Characters I’ve outline what I do to create these characters. 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.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

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.

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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

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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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

We know that meaningful images provide a memorable and efficient way to learn information. Yet, in the tradition of building bulleted lists in PowerPoint, text dominates many eLearning courses. a flowchart, labeled image, etc.). Here are a few cues that prompt me to consider replacing text with images.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 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? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2012

I’m always asked what skills a rapid elearning designer should have. One of the most important skills is basic image editing. Because of this, an image editing application should be in your tool chest. Today we’ll look at five free desktop applications that you can use for basic image editing. Beginner tutorials.

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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

MAY 3, 2022

They’re worth considering as one more way to share resources in your e-learning courses. Here’s a simple tip on how to create them for your training. Why Create a Free QR Code for Training. Some training resources have really long links and make it difficult to share. Free E-Learning Resources.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I know from experience, taking hundreds of hours of “training” without ever being asked how it was relevant to my role. But it’s not always easy to create that bridge, especially when it’s mandated compliance training with no regard for learning outcomes. Getting Started?

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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? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. Getting Started?

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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. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 9, 2022

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. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 21, 2019

In a recent challenge on course starter templates for leadership training , community member, Andrzej Jab?o?ski He used an image from freepik to create the visual elements for his demo. As he says, “I mainly work on redesigning and adjusting images for my projects. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Whatever you create can be saved as an image. To do so, select the object and right-click to save as image. Or got to the file saves as options and save the slide itself as an image. 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 21, 2010

However, in today’s post I want to introduce a simple framework to help develop your elearning skills. Let’s start with what I like to call the “Rapid E-Learning Story.”. You get a PowerPoint file that was used in the classroom and are asked to convert it to an elearning course. Put This Course Online.

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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? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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