Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

I’ve just finished a number of workshops and capped it off with a session at Devlearn. It was a great time of meeting many of you and learning more about what you do. Once you have a video, it’s easy enough to add the video to your elearning courses and include interactive elements to create engaging and interactive video courses.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 2, 2019

Click here to view demo course. Above is a demo course where you can see both options in action. Click here to view variables demo. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Choose the one closest to you.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

If you do a search online you’ll find all sorts of free assets like free stock images, icons, fonts and other media that work perfectly for your elearning courses. I guess there’s a big demand for free stock images and free fonts for family use. Click here to view the attribution demo course. It doesn’t hurt to ask.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

Here’s a PowerPoint tip: build your e-learning course graphics in PowerPoint. In fact, I use it quite a bit for this blog and some of the graphics I need in my e-learning demos. In a previous post, I shared visual design tips for graphics I built in Rise 360 for an e-learning scenario.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Most people can’t share their current work for various reasons, but the challenge demos are yours and work perfect for portfolios. As I stated, my goal is to participate at least once per month and from there I’ll share what I learned or some production tips that may help others. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 6, 2019

Click here to view the demo. What do YOU do (if anything) when citing sources in your e-learning courses? Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Citing Sources for Web Pages. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

And that’s kind of what happened to me with my demo. My initial idea for the demo was beyond my resources, so I decided to look for photo frame pictures on istockphotos. The image packs worked great because for a few dollars I was able to build a series of rich looking screens for my elearning demo. Visual Design Tips.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 12, 2016

Rapid E-Learning Makes Interactive Video Easy. Here’s one of my favorite examples of how things changed with the advent of rapid elearning. Here’s quick demo I created using this video from YouTube produced by Union Gas. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Learn more & register.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For this demo, I am going to use Screen2Gif because it works well for this demo that has a lot of slides, it’s easy to use, and it’s free. For the demo, I copied the old course screens and created new slides Storyline. Upcoming E-Learning Events. February 13-14 (London): Learning Technologies.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Community-based elearning workshops focused on practical tips & tricks. To learn more & register, click here. Circle Lift.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

That means if you shared a demo in previous challenges (or if you were using Dropbox as a free way to feature your portfolio of courses) all of those links will be broken. Personally, I think it’s worthwhile to create a custom domain and manage the demos and courses that way. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2016

If you want to add interactive elements like I did in the Storyline demo above, you’ll need to make your own tweaks. I’ll include the demo file in the same download for you to see what I did. 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 21, 2015

Here’s a free PowerPoint template I built for a recent workshop. Click here to see the free template demo. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Free E-learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Here are three demos: Demo 1: Astley Rotoscope. Demo 2: Green Monster. Demo 3: Text-to-Speech. Steps to Share Your E-Learning Courses. I also like the upload folder option for people who want to share their files at workshops. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Austin: September 12 & 13.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 30, 2018

I shared a cool 3D interaction in a recent workshop demo and have had lots of people ask how I built it. You can check out the interaction in this Rise demo. Here’s a previous post where I detailed more of the construction of the Rise demo. Learning Technologies. It’s a win-win. Come by and say hello.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2016

Gamified E-Learning Example. Key Points of Gamified E-Learning Example. This a good performance-based demo that allows the learner to explore and make educated guesses. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It’s a keyboard utility that displays keyboard shortcuts as they are used during your demos. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. If you'd like to see one of our workshops in your area just let me know.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 28, 2015

I designed the files for a workshop on building some interactive timelines, however it can be used for anything. Click here to view the PowerPoint demo. I’m looking forward to meeting many of you at the Seattle workshop. 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 9, 2016

Here’s a free elearning template I created for a recent workshop. Free E-Learning Template Example. Download the free elearning template here. Download the free elearning template here. Here’s a simplified PowerPoint version of the timeline: demo and download. Key Learning Points.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 14, 2016

When I facilitate elearning workshops I routinely show the examples created for the community’s weekly elearning challenges. What I like about the modules is that I often learn something new. There are a number of occasions where I spend time deconstructing the demo trying to figure out how it was created.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 4, 2015

I used the free image to create an interactive course prototype for an upcoming workshop activity. In this demo I used the free desktop image to create the interactive course design. 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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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 26, 2018

Keep in mind that e -learning heroes is a community of your peers. Many of them share source files, record tutorials, and show demos. Share a File or Demo. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 2, 2015

For example, something like the Broken Co-Worker demo built in Storyline can be made into a template and used over and over again. Download your free 46-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Workshops & Events (2015). Create templates.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 5, 2019

I built a simple sorting interaction to show how to work with sliders and variables for a workshop. Click here to view the demo. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Learning Solutions Conference.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

On top of that, the person also doesn’t own the software to build new demos for a portfolio. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. If you'd like to see one of our workshops in your area just let me know.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 21, 2016

To avoid the feature trap, I recommend that you test each application by building the same demo module. You’ll learn if the tool is easy to use and how long it takes to build what you need. We are committed to your success and will do everything we can do to help you build great elearning. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The other day this guy asked me how to develop color schemes for his rapid elearning courses. I shared some of the tools that I use for color schemes in previous posts like this one on creating your own rapid elearning PowerPoint template. Screenr : free screencasting tool; great for tutorials and simple software demos.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

More Free Stock Photos. I just noticed that one of my favorite free stock photo sites, StartUp Stock Photos , released a bunch more photos. I like their photos because they can be used in a lot of elearning contexts. Download the free stock photos here. It’s a great way to learn and get ideas.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 13, 2019

This is one of my favorite demos in all of the challenges. And yet, because he started with an existing graphic, it’s relatively easy to build something similar, especially for the person with minimal graphic design skills who has to work with stock imagery. View demo. E-Learning Example: Meet the Team Interaction.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 20, 2011

I discussed this a bit in the post on building a roadmap for elearning. For many rapid elearning developers the most challenging part is the first question because it requires a skill set different than training or instructional design. For the demo, I wanted my earthquake intro to feature a family huddled in the dark.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 6, 2021

In a recent workshop on creating interactions, we looked at ways to take a single image and create interactive content. It’s a good practice activity because many of us aren’t graphic designers so it helps us see different ways to use stock imagery that doesn’t require a lot of editing. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

They’re great to practice ideas and learn more about using the e-learning software. In a recent e-learning challenge, we were asked to create a demo module and use the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year (which is Living Coral). Upcoming E-Learning Events. Learning Solutions Conference.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

During the year I conduct dozens of elearning workshops. I dedicate a large part of the workshop to graphic design because based on what I see, it’s an area that challenges many elearning developers. Many rapid elearning developers will use the application’s default background or a pre-built template.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

I created a demo course in Rise for a workshop. One of my goals with the demo was to show off different ways to add content and how the various blocks work and look in a real-ish project. Like I mentioned earlier, the actual assets in this demo module are from NASA, so they get all of the credit. Visual Design.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

At a recent workshop we discussed the popularity of working animated gifs and how they can be used in e-learning courses. E-learning courses are still mostly visual. She did a great job using animated.gifs to enrich the visuals in her Rise demo. How many animated.gifs do you count in her demo?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 18, 2015

In a previous post, I shared this interactive image demo and had lots of questions about the zoom effect I used and how it was built. Here’s the new template in action: Click here to view the demo. I’ve included the source file for the original demo and a new template based on the image I used in the video tutorials.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

I’m did a workshop on simple ways to create animated.gifs for e-learning courses. In part of the workshop we play around with using them as header graphics for Rise courses. Here are a few demos to see what they look like as headers in Rise courses. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Whiteboard.

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