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A Simple Way to Get the Most Out of Your E-Learning Tools

Rapid eLearning

E-Learning Tools from a Different Perspective. Here’s the deal, e-learning vendors make products and those products have a purpose. The same with PowerPoint. In fact, years ago, I used to use PowerPoint to create posters that I’d print on large format printers. ” Ridiculous, right?

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The 5 Myths of Rapid E-Learning Revisited

Rapid eLearning

Initially, I only used it to storyboard my course content and interactions in PowerPoint. However, I quickly realized I could build most of what we needed in PowerPoint. As soon as I asked that question, I heard all of the bellyaching from our Flash developers and most of the custom e-learning vendors we hired.

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Surprises so Far in 2023

eLearning 24-7

Surprises in E-Learning One of the biggest surprises, is that so many folks are unaware that e-learning was an umbrella term, as I noted in the History of the LMS post. Vendors use it to refer to online courses/content. On top of that, they misspell it – the term is e-learning. Shame on them.

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ET and E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

These four types of emerging technology are immediately applicable to e-learning. While some are in the potential stage (but still can be utilized), others are screaming “pick me, pick me” Granted a few are really ideal for e-learning vendors. E-Learning 24/7.

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Evolving the E-Learning Experience for the 21st Century

eLearning 24-7

As a training or learning executive, you open up new training scenarios (if you were to use voice as the response mechanism, rather than someone merely typing in or clicking a button in a course, or posting their thoughts on a discussion board). But for the majority of e-learning vendors, they just fail to see it.

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May Edition: E-Learning News and Notes

eLearning 24-7

Even the strongest proponents of ILT are realizing the inevitable, that e-learning is not only here to stay but is growing stronger. As a result, ILT vendors are embracing e-learning through a variety of ways. Most notably the ability to create a PowerPoint online. Social and Mobile Learning Platforms.

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E-Learning End Users Have Spoken – time for the industry to listen

eLearning 24-7

Look at the e-learning market and ask yourself, if the consumer market as a whole is using this, why wouldn’t vendors in our space follow suit? If you doubt it, count the number of RCATs who push or mention the fact, they can covert PowerPoint to Flash, or add video and audio to their products. I know I would.