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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Business networking not only brings new business and new talent, but it supports collaboration – whether it’s collaborating with internal team members or making connections outside of the organization. Some of my photography can be seen in local art galleries and online through National Geographic image stock. So big deal, you say.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

There is value in books, manuals, and written reference materials included in training activities, but don’t use words to replace examples, images, and experience. Some of my photography can be seen in local art galleries and online through National Geographic image stock. Be Tech Savvy; Be Creative. Enjoy people; embrace life!

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

For an excellent illustration of this problem, check out this great example provided by the always-interesting Cathy Moore (click the image to launch the Flash player): Courtesy of [link] So, why does narration in eLearning frequently do nothing more than parrot back what’s written on the screen? All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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PowerPoint 2010: Using the Shape Union & Subtract Tools for eLearning

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Over the last two weeks I've introduced PowerPoint 2010's Shape Union and Shape Subtract tools.   Insert an image onto your slide in which you'd like to illustrate a "missing piece." The correct missing piece will fit perfectly into the image. For my image I set the Top offset to -146%.).

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PowerPoint 2007 & 2010: How to Turn an Image Into An Animated Puzzle, Part II

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

I see this effect being really nice in conjunction with a team photo to show how everyone is a part of the bigger picture, but I'm sure there are many other applicable uses for it. Increase the  Delay  to whatever you would like. (I I would suggest something like 2 seconds.). Voila, you've done it!

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Top 5 eLearning Skills for 2011

eLearning Weekly

More companies will have one or two elearning people handling all the elearning duties for their team. But today developers can create graphics in PowerPoint 2010 or online using free tools like Aviary , Pixlr or Splashup. LinkedIn has regular group discussions on where to get the best free and paid images for elearning.

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Top 60 eLearning Posts for October 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

October 2010 did not disappoint! 4 Free Tools to Help Get Your PowerPoint from Good to Great , October 21, 2010 Continuing the recent trend of PowerPoint in the news , I stumbled upon an article in USA Today that provided some tips and advice for designing more engaging presentations. Here is the best from this past month.