Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2011

PowerPoint’s designed as a presentation tool. While the application is versatile and great for elearning, many people still struggle to get past the PowerPoint look because the features are designed to encourage the use of the templates. The key is to learn to see the features from a different perspective.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

This indicates that the organization is dedicating significant resources to these projects, something that in-house course authors typically don’t receive, which can be frustrating. At the corporate level, many teams possess authoring tools and instructional design expertise. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2011

PowerPoint’s a great authoring environment for elearning. If you can step away from the “bullet point” mindset and all of the complaints, you’ll see that PowerPoint’s got a lot to offer those who build elearning courses. It doesn’t need to have that PowerPoint look. Blank screen. Animations.

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Thinkdom

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Interactive PPTs for Corporate Training Traditional eLearning courses demand time and resources. A pragmatic alternative is leveraging Interactive PowerPoint Presentations (PPTs) through platforms like Canva , Slide Share, and Slides Go. AI tools like Grammarly, Hemingway Editor , and ProWritingAid can complement ChatGPT.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 20, 2021

I write this blog hoping to combat boring e-learning. We discuss this often in the community and present weekly challenges to instigate thinking about interactive content in different ways. And yet, a lot of e-learning is still boring. Boring E-learning Has Always Existed.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I think that’s how a lot of people learned to build courses with many of them following a similar structure. Back in those days, the course authoring tools weren’t easily available and building something overly sophisticated required a lot more resources. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here’s what I find typical of people who do rapid elearning. Their organization needs to take existing content (usually a bunch of PowerPoint files) and get it online as soon as possible. So they buy an authoring tool and quickly convert the content. It’s also a great framework for learning to build courses.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When we started this blog in 2007, PowerPoint-based elearning was all the rage, and for good reason. Today, the elearning market is different and PowerPoint elearning isn’t as important (or relevant) as it was ten years ago. But that doesn’t mean PowerPoint’s obsolete. Top PowerPoint Tips.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 14, 2019

Here’s some content that spans the past decade or so of rapid e-learning. Originally, the interactive scenario started as a PowerPoint file that was published with Articulate Studio to demonstrate how to create simple branched scenarios in PowerPoint. Interactive Scenario: PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 21, 2016

I get a lot of questions about buying elearning software. And with that I get to see some of the ridiculous checklists that some IT groups create to compare software. When it comes to selecting software, it can be hard to know what to look for and what questions to ask. Form-based authoring. Freeform authoring.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 24, 2007

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Kineo & The Future of Rapid e-Learning Tools If you dont already subscribe to Kineos occasional newsletter , please do. Not only are they really smart guys, but theyre also funny -- AND they like to share what they know with the rest us -- for the greater good of the e-Learning community.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 14, 2020

If you do your course editing in your e-learning authoring tool like Rise 360 , then Microsoft Editor is a tool that comes in handy. There are a few good grammar and spell checker tools out there. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

One challenge I see for those who are just getting started with e-learning is that while they have the authoring tools to build the courses, they tend to lack the other connections and resources to pull the courses together. And who is the final authority to confirm that? Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 1, 2021

And between video chat services like Zoom and course authoring tools like Articulate 360 , there’s a lot of content creation. Since creating the e-learning content is easy, there’s often an increased demand to create yet more online training. Use Kuhlmann’s E-Learning Hierarchy.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’m also a big advocate of participating in your learning community to build relationships and improve your skills. However, in today’s post I want to introduce a simple framework to help develop your elearning skills. Let’s start with what I like to call the “Rapid E-Learning Story.”. Do the Basics.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The general notion is that eLearning doesn’t any longer need to be a just a professionally authored solution. It’s not like there is no place for them, but in the corporate world, employee-prepared eLearning solutions are quickly taking center-stage. The question is, why would employees create rapid eLearning?

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2011

A few days ago I came across this thread in the user community. He got a couple of responses and a demo PowerPoint file to review. Dave’s question (and the feedback he got) really speak to the value of the user community and why you need to be part of it if you aren’t already. Production tips come from people who produce.

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Trivantis

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Community Forum. Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Community Forum.

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Trivantis

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Community Forum. Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Community Forum.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A couple of weeks ago, David posted a challenge where community members were asked to share their storyboard templates. There are also additional free storyboards in the community downloads section. Instead they just build everything from inside their authoring tool. Rapid E-Learning Changed Things.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 29, 2021

In e-learning software like Storyline 360 and Rise 360 you can record (or import) audio narration into your courses. Since many e-learning developers tend to produce all media that belongs in the course, recording audio narration usually is one of those responsibilities. The Right Tools to Record Audio Narration.

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Trivantis

AUGUST 20, 2012

Community Forum. Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Community Forum.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 28, 2011

The cool thing is that while you’re still figuring things out, it’s easy enough to stick your toes into the m-learning pool. In today’s post, I’ll share some simple tips to help you get started with mobile learning. You Already Have a Great Mobile Learning Tool. And you already have the tool to do so.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Last week I was at PowerPoint Live 2009 in Atlanta where I spent some time with people in the PowerPoint community. I met a few blog readers, many of the PowerPoint MVPs that I’ve followed over the years, and was reminded of a few tips and tricks that I can use in my rapid elearning courses. Free Software.

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Trivantis

JUNE 26, 2012

Community Forum. Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Community Forum.

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Trivantis

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Community Forum. Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Community Forum.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. The Secret to Creating Your Own PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning. Most PowerPoint templates are designed for standard bullet point presentations. They’re not really designed for elearning courses. I don’t typically create a PowerPoint template.

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eFront

JANUARY 16, 2011

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/16/2011 Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning Open source software can be used as we wish, without long-term commitments and with a community of professionals that extend and support them.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 19, 2020

I ran across two articles recently that made me wonder about the state of today’s e-learning courses. In the second article, the author makes some good points on how a lot of this new design is sterile and lacks personality. Same thing with e-learning courses. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 10, 2011

Rapid elearning design is made up of three core functions: rapid authoring, rapid assets, and rapid instructional design. In the visual design activity , you learn how to determine what screen elements to use; but you don’t learn how to create those elements. Visit the E-Learning Junk Yard.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 2, 2021

Recording audio is easy and straightforward in most of the authoring tools. For simple audio, recording from the authoring tool is fine. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Many organizations just expect that courses get built because you have the e-learning software, but they don’t offer a budget for the assets and work that may be required to be successful. Identify the final authority on who can make the important decisions and sign off on work. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Just looking at content with no application of what’s learned is a deficient instructional design process. Content pasted into an authoring tool doesn’t make it a course or great learning experience. The e-learning course isn’t the objective. Free E-Learning Resources.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 6, 2011

mLearning is, after all, just a buzzword unless you have the proper context for it in your learning. In what may be another boon for mLearning, last week Google released a beta tool called Swiffy , a free Flash to HTML5 converter. Five Ways to Get Started in Mobile Learning. it still may not be quite right for you.

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Trivantis

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Community Forum. Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Community Forum.

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Trivantis

JULY 2, 2012

Community Forum. Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Community Forum.

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Trivantis

AUGUST 1, 2012

Community Forum. Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Community Forum.

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