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How to Create eLearning Using PowerPoint

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Having a solid foundation in PowerPoint is a must when using rapid content authoring tools to create online learning. If you’re not an experienced Flash or HTML programmer or are short on resources, PowerPoint may be the only eLearning development tool you have available. This is a tell-tale sign of a standard PowerPoint presentation.

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PowerPoint or Prezi: Which is Best for eLearning?

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The question is becoming more and more common — “Should I use PowerPoint (PPT) or Prezi?” But whereas PowerPoint tends to progress linearly from one slide to the next in a fixed sequence, Prezi uses “paths” to move between content by zooming out to reveal a big-picture overview, or zooming in to show details.

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What’s the Difference Between an LMS and an LCMS? Hint: It’s Not Just the Letter “C”

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Maybe there’s an existing PowerPoint presentation, or other resource, that can be updated and repurposed. Can they make that revised PowerPoint presentation interactive? Now suppose the association wants to save money by making the course themselves and decides not to hire a vendor. If they’re using an LMS, probably not.

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eLearning Authoring Tool Comparison

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eLearning Authoring Tool: PowerPoint. Many eLearning authoring tools use PowerPoint directly or are based on it. By themselves, however, PowerPoint files don’t use any eLearning standards like SCORM or xAPI. eLearning Authoring Tool Type: PowerPoint Add-ins. You essentially work in PowerPoint like you normally would.

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eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms

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Thankfully, eLearning comes in many different forms from basic PowerPoint modules to learning games and simulations and beyond, giving users many options to support their unique learning objectives. Some examples of learning objects include Microsoft® Word or PowerPoint files, PDF files, video, and audio.

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What Is eLearning? The Good, Bad, and The Ugly

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At its worst, however, eLearning can be torturous, with seemingly endless PowerPoints slides, that can make eLearning seem downright ugly. Ugly: The Template Style PowerPoint. We’ve all faced “death by PowerPoint”, where each screen is a dump of information on a template style PowerPoint layout.

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Game Based Learning: Is It Appropriate For My Association?

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However, you may want to consider creating an early prototype – perhaps even just in PowerPoint. When you map these considerations, along with gender, you would have an even more precise analysis. Then, do some informal feedback testing from a sample of your own demographic.