Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

During the recent Articulate User event at Devlearn, Sarah Hodge from SlideSugar shared a really cool example that she built in Storyline. She incorporated the 3D models from PowerPoint to create videos that she added to her e-learning course. Click here to view the e-learning example. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

Two things always stand out during these trips: There is no one way to do elearning. Some people build courses, some create marketing material, and some use the rapid elearning software to create multimedia information. One of the sessions I did in Atlanta was on how to get the graphics you need for your rapid elearning courses.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here’s what I find typical of people who do rapid elearning. So they buy an authoring tool and quickly convert the content. I call this the rapid elearning story because it’s a story many people relate to. It’s also a great framework for learning to build courses. Rapid Authoring. Rapid Assets.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For example, ethics training is important and we want people to be ethical. The three options I recommend are: simple linear course linear plus some simple learning-based interactivity decision-based interactivity. Here’s an example of how this plays out from a previous blog post on creating objectives for compliance training.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 7, 2017

Convert Dingbat Fonts to Free Vector Images. This converts the font into a bunch of vector shapes. Right click and Save as image. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Ctrl+G is the shortcut.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 28, 2011

Images and video can be saved to the iPad easily using iTunes. Save as Image. Create your PowerPoint slides and save as images. When you click an album you see all of the thumbnails and it’s easy to locate the image you need. Then you’ll need to convert it to a format that plays on the iPad. Save as PDF.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Let’s start with what I like to call the “Rapid E-Learning Story.”. You get a PowerPoint file that was used in the classroom and are asked to convert it to an elearning course. Then you publish it to quickly convert it from PowerPoint to Flash. How to Create a Visual Design for Your E-Learning Scenario.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 18, 2017

A lot of e-learning content starts with existing PowerPoint slides. And a common challenge is converting all of that PowerPoint training into interactive and engaging e-learning. Today we’ll look at a few considerations that will help make the conversion to interactive e-learning successful.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2011

For example, with an application like Quizmaker you’re inclined to focus on the quizzing because that’s what it’s designed to do. But when you want to build “regular” elearning, then you use something else. And this is where the elearning community comes in handy. In the following example, I created two tabs.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2022

In the example above you can see how easy it is to add all sorts of presentation content such as text, media, and interactivity. Also, I will convert what should have been bullet points to simple interactions like the the accordion or tabs. For example, often in our conversations, I present a timed activity. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. How to Add Scenarios to Your Rapid E-Learning Courses…Rapidly! Tired of delivering boring, click-and-read elearning courses? In it, I show you how to quickly create two types of branched scenarios with PowerPoint for use in your rapid elearning courses.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Nothing “rapid” about that, as you can see. In this article, we will provide you with the skinny on rapid eLearning and how it makes an instructional designer a one-man-band. Bersin and Associates in the year 2004 created the term “rapid eLearning”. Rapid eLearning Development Advantages.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The good news is that now you can edit SVG images in PowerPoint. And that’s a big deal because we’re starting to see more SVG images every day. In fact, one of the sites where I buy images has the option to download SVG images. Insert & Edit SVG Image in PowerPoint. Select the image.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 14, 2019

Here’s some content that spans the past decade or so of rapid e-learning. When we launched the Rise 360 , I wrote about the new approach to rapid e-learning. I played around with how to convert the PowerPoint scenario into Rise 360, a completely different type of tool. May 19-22 (Washington DC).

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 8, 2019

Many of you have to convert old Flash courses to HTML5. It’s easy enough to extract the media (like images and video) from the published output. Use OneNote to Convert Text from Image for Flash to HTML5 Courses. OneNote has a screen capture feature and the option to copy text from the captured image.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 1, 2021

And what happens is the instructional designer converts that content into a “course.” This helps them learn to use the existing resources they may need, and they’ll always know where to locate them after the training event. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? You have limited resources.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

How to Convert the Course to HTML5. The secret to all of this is screen capturing your old e-learning courses. For example, Storyline has a screen capture feature where you can bring in one screen at a time. Basic Steps for Converting the Old Course. Save the separate frames captured as image files.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Learning is complex and not just about information. Watching a presentation or e-learning course is just one part of the it. But somewhere in the process it needs to be digested, converted to energy, and used. 10 Production Tips from the E-Learning Challenges by David Anderson. It’s the food we consume.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 9, 2020

The key is figuring out how to convert a lot of this content into an effective e-learning course. For example, if the training is on how to install a product. Or if you’re a manager and you’re learning to give feedback, I can build training that puts you in a situation where you give the desired feedback.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 20, 2019

How to Convert Bitmap Illustrations to Vector for Free. Here’s how to convert a bitmap illustration to a vector for easier editing. If you want to learn more, you can check out their learning resources here. 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

JULY 9, 2019

Many of us are challenged to convert our linear content into something more interactive and engaging. Original Template Example. Gamified Template Example. Click here to view the gamified example. Gamified Learning Challenge. Convert that linear content into a decision-making interaction. Getting Started?

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Trivantis

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Learning & Talent Management Systems. Fast, Flexible & Powerful Learning Management. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. -->. eLearning Tips and Videos. -->.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 27, 2009

One of the most common scenarios for rapid elearning developers is to take an existing PowerPoint presentation and convert it to an “elearning course.&# Sometimes you get the luxury of meeting with the subject matter expert and then reworking the content to transform it from a presentation to an elearning course.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 14, 2017

In an earlier post, we looked at how to convert dingbat and wingding fonts into vector images that you can use in your e-learning courses and presentations. Not that you know how to convert the fonts into vector images, you need some fonts to use. Arrows that you can convert into editable shapes.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 28, 2009

One of the most common scenarios for rapid elearning developers is to take an existing PowerPoint presentation and convert it to an “elearning course.&# Sometimes you get the luxury of meeting with the subject matter expert and then reworking the content to transform it from a presentation to an elearning course.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 17, 2017

If that’s the case, you want to create a few sample modules that demonstrate your skills and get the attention of the person reviewing your portfolio. Most e-learning isn’t very good and usually very boring. Convert one of those types of courses into something interesting. Do you have an e-learning portfolio?

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TalentLMS

AUGUST 12, 2019

For example, an online training webinar you already have in your database converts into a podcast series. Most importantly, they are relatively inexpensive to create if you use a rapid eLearning authoring tool with built-in assets. Incorporate self-guided learning maps. Add videos, images, and other multimedia.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 15, 2019

There are tens of thousands of old Flash-based e-learning courses where people no longer have the source files. All they have are published versions of the course and need to convert to HTML5. Grabbing the media like images, video, and audio is usually not as challenging. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. Create Engaging E-Learning Courses You Can Be Proud Of. Everyone wants to create e-learning courses that engage their learners. So I figured I’d boil down the different ways to engage learners and see how we can use them to make our elearning courses better.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 30, 2021

Sexual harassment training is a good example of this. I’ve seen simple content converted into long drawn-out scenarios to make them interactive and engaging. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Trivantis

JUNE 28, 2012

e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. Learning & Talent Management Systems. Fast, Flexible & Powerful Learning Management. Affordable Rapid e-Learning. -->. eLearning Tips and Videos. -->.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 18, 2015

I’m not sure you noticed but we just updated the Insider’s Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. The first edition of the free e-book was released in 2007, and as you can imagine a lot has changed in our industry. How Has E-Learning Changed? What’s New in the Free E-Book?

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2017

I’ve been reviewing some of my older blog posts to fix links and update some of the examples. For example, some of the media companies I referenced no longer exist. Catching the Rapid E-Learning Bug. They needed help figuring out “this e-learning thing” and how to get their training online.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

A while back I shared an example of how to create more engaging course objectives. It’s a great way to get past the bullet list of learning objectives that we often see in courses. I then did a follow up post on how to quickly find images for your elearning courses. I’ll have to admit, I did that to set up this blog post.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 26, 2011

Creating the avatar is simply a matter of uploading an image and then applying the settings so that the mouth and eyes are detected. Considering how fast it converts the images to speaking avatars, I’m pretty impressed with the overall quality. Instead of a static image, you have a talking head. Create an Animated Avatar.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 20, 2016

And then once you’re done, do a Convert to Freeform and turn it into a quick quiz questions. This is a good example of leveraging the slide master to make your interactive slides easier to manage and edit. Learn more about interactive PowerPoint. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 6, 2010

For example, I use the social bookmarking tool, Diigo , quite a bit. Listen to a Podcast of the Rapid E-Learning Blog. Hear a Blog offers a free service where they convert the blog posts to a podcast. Of course, lost in the podcast are the graphics and links to examples.

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