Rapid eLearning

MAY 30, 2017

Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. May 22-24 (Atlanta). ATD International Conference & Expo. We'll be in booth 738. June 20-21 (San Diego).

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 2, 2017

Of course, if you use Storyline, you don’t really need this because there’s an AutoRecovery feature built into Articulate Storyline. Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Pretty simple. What’s Consuming Your RAM?

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

We discussed it in this blog post on finding free stock images. I am starting to do some Articulate-specific events. This year we went to Toronto, Denver, Minneapolis, and Boston. Focus on good graphic design. Many courses would be better served with better graphics and visual design. I get this question a lot.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 6, 2017

There are also some portfolio sites designed to showcase projects. Most of them are designed for people who have images or videos. You’ll need something like Articulate Review (part of your subscription) or Amazon S3 to host the course and provide a URL link you can insert in the portfolio. Articulate Roadshows.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 23, 2017

Combine Trello with Articulate Review and you have a really powerful way to not only manage projects but also manage the review cycle with your clients and subject matter experts. Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Register here.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 26, 2016

As you know, the Articulate community regularly shares all sorts of free downloads. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. June 29-30 (Toronto, ON). Register here.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 25, 2017

Whenever I hire an instructional designer, I’m more inclined to review their portfolio rather than a resume that documents their experience and education. An instructional design degree is great (maybe) but to me, the proof is in the pudding. Instructional design. Visual and graphic design. Articulate Roadshows.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 18, 2017

Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. What do you do to convert your PowerPoint training into interactive e-learning? Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2016

This is an issue I run into quite a bit because I get some of my graphics from those low cost (or free) stock image sites and often they only provide a.PNG version of the file. Here’s a bonus tip on how to edit the illustrated characters that come with Articulate software. Interactive Video Made Easy in Articulate Storyline.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 29, 2016

Interactive Video Made Easy in Articulate Storyline. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. Upcoming E-Learning Events. April 26 (Houston, TX). Learn more & register.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2017

E-learning is mostly visual, so it’s always good to learn more about graphics and UX design. Here are some places I like to look for ideas: Design sites like Dribbble where you can see what people are doing. This gives me ideas for course design. Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19. Register here.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 5, 2016

Design a Workspace. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. Drag and Drop Assessment. Star Wars Trivia. Food Server Training. Truth or Lie? Number Jumble. Movie Trivia.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Its the kind of day here in New England when you turn inward and take stock of the past year. Getting Started in Instructional Design : in which I point to some useful resources for those just getting started in the field.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 12, 2016

Interactive Video Made Easy in Articulate Storyline. Fun Storyline Workshop with Articulate's Trina Rimmer. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. April 26 (Houston, TX).

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2016

Here are some things that work for an elearning template: Avatar : the circled avatar is a common design treatment. Header bar : again, another common design treatment. The template is also connected to the design color themes and font themes for easy editing. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). PowerPoint Tutorials.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2017

When I posted a job for instructional designers, one requirement was to see the applicant’s portfolio. Looks matter more than instructional design. Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. May 22-24 (Atlanta).

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 21, 2016

The software is designed to give you a very specific output. This is great because you don’t have to be a programmer or designer to use the tools. The programming and design is all done by the software. But you don’t have to make any design decisions. Another good example of a form-based tool is Articulate Engage.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2016

July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. June 29-30 (Toronto, ON). Connect with your peers in the northeast and learn all sorts of tips & tricks in this fun community-based workshop.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 22, 2016

Interactive Video Made Easy in Articulate Storyline. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. Learn more & register. April 27 (Houston, TX). Keynote presentation.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 19, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Back in the mid- to late-90s when we were designing rich, multimedia courses that were delivered via CD, we used a lot of video (talking head) and audio. Because face it -- music, if incorporated poorly, can be so darn cheesy.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 12, 2016

July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. June 29-30 (Toronto, ON). Connect with your peers in the northeast and learn all sorts of tips & tricks in this fun community-based workshop.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 14, 2016

The ultimate goal is to build expertise in the given domain, which in this case is using the Articulate elearning software and becoming a better elearning course designer. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. June 29-30 (Toronto, ON).

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 19, 2016

Interactive Video Made Easy in Articulate Storyline. Fun Storyline Workshop with Articulate's Trina Rimmer. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. April 26 (Houston, TX).

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 11, 2017

Apparently, the internet can’t get enough of free stock images as it seems there are new sites popping up every day. Truth be told, many of the sites aren’t very good and most of the images probably don’t have a good context for e-learning design. Free Stock Images for E-Learning Resources. Articulate Roadshow.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Hi Cammy, The comments below come from my blog post about this task - [link] While Im shopping, I like to find a space to take stock, make a phone call, write something down or simply, to breathe. not sold on it. 9:08 AM alex said.

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Learning Visions

MAY 10, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, May 10, 2007 Learning Styles In 1996, when I first started working as an "instructional designer", I was taught about learning styles. 1) Learning Styles, ha, ha, ha Jay Cross December 2005 The comment thread is really great.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 5, 2017

Like many of you, I’m no graphic designer. The good thing is that today, it’s not that big of a deal because you get media assets like Articulate’s Content Library. So you have plenty of quality templates and stock images to help guide your design. Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 16, 2017

Vote for Articulate 360. Articulate 360 is a 2017 People’s Choice Stevie Award nominee for Best New Product in the “Software – Learning/Workforce Dev” category. Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. May 22-24 (Atlanta).

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 24, 2012

I’ve been on the road a lot lately doing elearning workshops and Articulate jam sessions. It’s pretty slick and could come in handy if shooting your own stock photos. Next up for me are the two workshops in California and then off to the UK for the Elearning Masterclass and the Articulate User’s Group Conference. Great price.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 11, 2017

Articulate Roadshows. Boston: July 18 & 19. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. What do you do to manage and preview those wingding type fonts? Upcoming E-Learning Events. Register here. Register here.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2016

Interactive Video Made Easy in Articulate Storyline. Fun Storyline Workshop with Articulate's Trina Rimmer. July 26 & 27 (Boston, MA). Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images. April 26 (Houston, TX).

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eLearning Learning Posts

JULY 7, 2010

20 Facts You Must Know About Working Memory - The eLearning Coach , June 2, 2010 Without adapting learning experiences to the learner’s cognitive architecture, instructional design is hit or miss. Conference in Boston - Adventures in Corporate Education , June 17, 2010 This week I attended the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston.

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