In case you haven’t heard, The eLearning Coach now has a collection of free downloadable storyboard templates for both Word and PowerPoint that were graciously donated by the eLearning community. Check out the Storyboard Depot. Post from: The eLearning Coach Announcing Free Storyboard Templates. Tags: DESIGN RECENT ARTICLES STORYBOARDING If you would like to contribute to this collection, please let me know through the Contact form. Share this on Linkedin Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Share this on Facebook Share this on del.icio.us MORE >>

I ran across free storyboard templates on TheELearningCoach.com and thought that I share them with you. Connie has created a Storyboard Depot : “These storyboard templates have been donated by the eLearning community for you to download and use for projects. There are PowerPoint and Word versions and they come in many different styles. Tags: Featured Random Info eLearning best practices instructional design storyboards There are a variety of types so you can pull features from one and add them to another, for hours of safe, unsupervised fun.&#. MORE >>

PowerPoint is a powerful tool, but I’m often surprised that some of the most useful features are hidden. You probably already know how to cut and paste, but I bet even the most seasoned PowerPoint guru can learn a few things here. Watch this video tutorial showing PowerPoint Shortcuts You Don’t Know (But Need To). Another overlooked shortcut in PowerPoint is the ribbon hotkeys. You may not know, but you can activate the “hotkey” shortcuts on the PowerPoint ribbon anytime by clicking the “alt” button on your keyboard. Think of PowerPoint as a blank canvas. MORE >>

I’ve been slowly making my way through Cliff Atkinson’s Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to create presentations that inform, motivate, and inspire. He provides storyboard templates to help you create your initial structure, tips for writing and weaving a compelling story throughout. For those of you who have been storyboarding your eLearning for years, his storyboard will be familiar – although it’s simplicity will astound! Tags: book review instructional design PowerPoint Mayer, Ed., and then “how do I do this.” MORE >>

Think about it: most of today's popular tools and learning web apps are marketed with the message that the tools can be used to equip SMEs and other non-designer types with the ability to easily convert their existing content (usually PowerPoint) into (amazing, brilliant, life-changing) elearning. It's also troubling to me when I read about how many of us, out of practical necessity, are eschewing standard, broad-based design practices like storyboarding  elearning courses. Does that mean I'm against prototyping? am a designer.". Let's first start with the word 'design'. Got it? MORE >>