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OCTOBER 23, 2013

For example, despite all the great options available for course development software, for some reason PowerPoint is still a major influence. PowerPoint presentations are rarely exciting on their own, so using it as the sole way to deliver online training is usually not received well.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

For years, many people thought that creating an elearning course was just the matter of taking an old PowerPoint presentation and publishing it in a fancy player. Over time though, elearning began to evolve into something far more effective (although we still haven’t shaken the PowerPoint past completely). Interactive.

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JUNE 3, 2014

Recently, Microsoft revealed their plans for a new product called Mix with the purpose of simplifying online course creation within PowerPoint. In 2009, Articulate Studio took-off as a Microsoft PowerPoint add-on for this very purpose. Sound familiar? Interesting in Theory, but is it Practical? Mix is interesting in theory.

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APRIL 10, 2012

This PowerPoint slide released by the U.S. Pentagon is a great example of how PowerPoint has actually become counter-productive in regards to learning. This is also the reason why any training developed with a PowerPoint based e-Learning tool should be careful not to fall into the same similar, predictable content delivery patterns.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

Converting Existing PowerPoint Files is Effective. The client manager looked to cut costs by pointing our team to a repository of 20 something PowerPoint presentations, requesting that we just update some of the content and publish the presentations using Articluate Studio.

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JULY 12, 2016

One of the reasons Articulate became so popular was because it piggy-backed of (still popular) Microsoft PowerPoint. Many people knew how to use PowerPoint so adding some elearning functionality was genius. Suddenly anyone who was good with PowerPoint had the ability to create robust elearning courses – no coding necessary!

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APRIL 20, 2012

This is generally because of Articulate being a PowerPoint add-on, which allows for rapid development (and multiple developer integration) in a fairly seamless fashion. You see, when you import your PowerPoint, you essentially link the separate PowerPoint file to the Captivate file. all your slides going completely blank).

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JULY 14, 2013

I can recall working for an international conglomerate and all they wanted (initially) were standard PowerPoint slides for their elearning. Even if your training has to be confined to just simple PowerPoint slides, you can still use best-practice design principles in your course creation.

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APRIL 13, 2012

Ignoring the first two (MS Word and MS PowerPoint), it was interesting to see that Adobe Captivate has a pretty strong hold for e-Learning centered tools. As for the MS Word/PowerPoint dominance, I'm not entirely sure how to explain it, other than perhaps these were used for storyboarding?

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Articulate Studio puts more of an emphasis on Microsoft PowerPoint as it is more or less a PowerPoint add-on. Studio relies heavily upon PowerPoint, and as such the development cycle is dependent on Microsoft to some extent. But alas, they cost the same so we can rule that out.

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MARCH 23, 2014

It’s very easy to learn since it is an add-on for Microsoft PowerPoint. Articulate Studio ’13 – Developed by the same folks as Storyline, Articulate Studio piggy-backs off of Microsoft PowerPoint as well. That said, it is a solid offering.

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APRIL 13, 2016

If you have had any experience with Articulate products then you’ll find the transition to iSpring pretty intuitive as their offering leverages PowerPoint similar to Articulate Studio. Some elearning professionals loathe the PowerPoint experience when creating their courses. It’s a matter of taste.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Just as before, it integrates right into Microsoft PowerPoint, but now it doesn’t seem so out of place with the latest PowerPoint version. While I can appreciate that they were likely taking a diligent approach, I am sure I speak for many in that it would be okay if the development cycle was cut in half.

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APRIL 27, 2021

This could be anything from PowerPoint to your LMS itself. You can begin building your prototypes in whatever medium feels most comfortable to you—including pen and paper. As you develop your ideas, move toward an interactive digital medium that lets you test out your ideas.

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JUNE 12, 2012

Their WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) approach, and intuative integration to the extremely familiar Microsoft PowerPoint, enables even beginners the ability to create professional looking e-Learning, fast. The fact that Storyline is married to PowerPoint is both good and bad.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

For years, the Articulate Studio offering has been a (very) successful add-on to Microsoft PowerPoint. Not too long ago Storyline came about and took with it that same intuitive “PowerPoint” feel (despite being a separate program). As of today, the two flagship products offered by Articulate are downloadable software.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

I find that I prefer courses that contain the following characteristics: Don’t look like rehashed Microsoft PowerPoint slides. Chances are you too have taken an online course that was created with a generic PowerPoint template and bullet points. There really is nothing worse, is there ? This is painful.

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MARCH 6, 2014

Elearning design and development requires more than just a converted PowerPoint presentation. In order for learning content to stick, you should employ some of the latest instructional design strategies. Before getting into the various methods for enhancing elearning courses, I think it is important to point out something.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

PowerPoint Presentations. As this inforgraphic details, there are a large range of tools available at your disposal, such as: Blogs. Group Pages (Google). Discussion Boards. Internet Libraries. Depending on the content being taught, you can certainly find a medium that is best suited for your needs.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Modules in your course cover training in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc. However, if your certification course covers a number of related subjects that don’t necessarily build on each other, offering them as separate micro certifications might be a more attractive option.

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MARCH 29, 2012

Let’s be honest, PowerPoint is a little played out and overused. Prezi enables you to create visually dynamic presentations without the linear format forced by PowerPoint. Resource #4: Presentations with [link]. Yes it can be effective, but it has also become the symbol of boring, dry training. This is where Prezi comes into play.

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APRIL 19, 2012

Change character colors just as you would change the color of any shape in a PowerPoint presentation. . Below are a few samples of the characters, shown here in multiple situations which you can easily edit. Download the graphics by clicking the button below. .

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

While it is still popular, most industries prefer Microsoft PowerPoint (or perhaps Google Slides). Before jumping into some of these trends though, it’s important to remember that just because something is a trend at the moment, it doesn’t mean that it will continue into the foreseeable future.

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MARCH 29, 2012

Let’s be honest, PowerPoint is a little played out and overused. Prezi enables you to create visually dynamic presentations without the linear format forced by PowerPoint. Resource #4: Presentations with [link]. Yes it can be effective, but it has also become the symbol of boring, dry training. This is where Prezi comes into play.

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MARCH 17, 2014

Over the years there have been some image repositories to come about, many of which are quite good and very useful when creating an elearning course or even just a PowerPoint presentation. For many people, this involves jumping into Google and searching for images and then inserting them into their project (be it legal or not).

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MAY 6, 2013

If you’ve used Microsoft PowerPoint, then you’re good to go. Speaking of PowerPoint, this is what I generally recommend to anyone who is initially creating elearning courses but don’t want to invest thousands of dollars (yet) for the other tools.

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APRIL 1, 2014

In theory, you could grab an old PowerPoint presentation, a free screen recording software, and you’re good to go. Creating an elearning course today is actually quite easy. However, that wouldn’t be very effective. The trick is not creating elearning, it is creating effective elearning. 3 Components of Effective ELearning.

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MARCH 20, 2014

At one point in time, it was perfectly fine to just record a PowerPoint presentation and distribute it to learners. Online courses have come a long way in the past 10 years. Today, that is rarely the case (or at least it should be). One of the biggest influences on elearning is video.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2014

The days of recording a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and calling it elearning are thankfully few and far between. ELearning has come a long way since it first started appearing on our computer screens. Knowing this, there are a few thing things you should do to help ensure that your courses are both well put together and effective.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Presentation - In this phase of the approach, learners are presented the content – be it in PowerPoint, programs like Articulate Storyline, through job aids, lectures, or videos. In this model, “PAF” stands for Presentation, Application, and Feedback. The success of this model involves creating a proper blend.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Too often today you will find organizations hastily slap-together a bunch of PowerPoint slides, upload them into a program like Articulate, click “publish” and call it “elearning” The reality is that this type of elearning development is just flat-out ineffective.

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JANUARY 26, 2014

In some ways, it reminds me of when people discovered that their PowerPoint presentations could have different transitions between slides (and were used constantly)! Nothing is more distracting than when an elearning course is over-designed. Today over-designing isn’t always as obvious, but it is still prevalent.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

In the infancy of this industry it was not uncommon to sit through elearning modules that consisted entirely of Microsoft PowerPoint slides and perhaps some Clipart sprinkled throughout. Today’s elearning courses look nothing like they used to back when elearning first started to grow in popularity. That was it.

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MAY 26, 2013

Font Squirrel: Great little site to find the font you need for your templates, be it PowerPoint or another form. Envato Marketplaces: Themes, templates, coding, etc. – you can likely find what you need from Envato. WordMark: An alternative to Font Squirrel, just another resource to get that exact font.

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MAY 2, 2013

While certainly not an exhaustive list, today’s new and improved instructional designer must play the roles of: Writer: In many cases, courses are derived from technical documentation, various word documents, PowerPoint slides, and so on. Problem Solver: Inevitably there are problems to be solved when creating training.

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JUNE 1, 2017

The online courses were tedious (literally a recorded PowerPoint presentation). The technology was clunky and expensive (the LMS was around $30,000 per year). Participation was abysmal (it seemed that people only took the content when ‘forced’). But these were the early days. The industry was really starting to gain traction.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Usually a storyboard is created in a program like Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. If you have videos then you include the video link for future reference. One reason why so many people bypass a storyboard is because it’s not really that fun. This doesn’t get people excited.

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