Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. 5 Simple Ways to Get Started with E-Learning Development. Almost daily I get emails asking how to get started with developing elearning. Here are five tips that will help you gain experience and develop the skills to build elearning courses that you can be proud of. 15 comments.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 14, 2022

“Tell, Show, Do” is a common instructional design model. The model is a simple reminder that steers the course design away from the common content dump and focuses on the action in the learning, mainly the doing part. It rhymes and is another easy thing to remember about course design.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

As we’ve mentioned throughout this blog, the default for many e-learning courses is to focus exclusively (or mostly) on content presentation. Tell, Show, Do Plus Practice & Review to Build Effective Online Training. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Wizcabin

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This not only affects the timeline for rollout and the budget, but it also takes a toll on the effectiveness of the eLearning courses. Most of the times, the learning manager or Instructional Designer is at the mercy of the tool and the developer for keeping the timelines and creating the content.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2018

I came into rapid e-learning from the world of Authorware and Flash where building courses took a lot of time and cost a lot more money. 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.

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TalentLMS

AUGUST 7, 2017

Because eLearning providers, and tools like the learning management system , have made it even more possible for instructional designers to develop and deliver engaging training programs with speed – and without advanced software skills. But rapid learning is not just great for instructional designers and trainers.

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

All of these factors have led to increased use of rapid eLearning development as a necessity vis-a-vis traditional eLearning. In this article, I will outline what rapid eLearning is, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. Rapid eLearning Development: What Is Rapid eLearning?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By taking into account the needs and objectives of both stakeholders, courses can be designed that are beneficial and enjoyable for both. We discussed that a bit here in this post, Three Ways to Make Your E-Learning Content Meaningful. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more?

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 15, 2011

[link] Be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter: [link] Screenr Need design inspiration or how-to-tips for creating that really cool PowerPoint effect? link] Will Thalheimer Will helps bridge theory and research to practical application -- keeping us on our toes and inspiring us all to better practice.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2022

Because the technology has made it easier to build “courses” the content looks better than it did 30 years ago; but courses like that are both ineffective training and a subpar learning experience. This is when your instructional design skills should prevail. Good E-Learning Goes Beyond E-Reading.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 9, 2022

You’ll create more effective e-learning courses this way. 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? Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 9, 2020

A lot of online training starts with pre-existing content, usually some policies, manuals, and PowerPoint presentations. The key is figuring out how to convert a lot of this content into an effective e-learning course. Effective Online Training Has Clear Objectives. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

Instructionally, “telling” allows us to curate content, package, and present it in a manner that saves time compared to self-discovery (which is in its own way an effective strategy). Unfortunately, most e-learning stops at the Telling and Showing part of the process. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If assessment and performance metrics are difficult to quantify, look for alternative ways to demonstrate the effectiveness of the training, such as customer satisfaction or employee retention. 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

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

From my experience, many of the objectives in e-learning courses aren’t very actionable. And those are the two things you can do to ensure your e-learning courses are effective. Create Clear Learning Objectives for Effective E-Learning. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

And in that sense, the e-learning course is a solution to meet an objective. And this is where e-learning often falls down. Effective training programs successfully meet learning objectives that aren’t fuzzy and non-measurable. We build a lot of content that we call e-learning.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 13, 2021

How is the effectiveness of the course determined? What data needs to be collected to determine if the course is effective? 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? At what frequency?

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Instancy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Convert the PowerPoint Presentations into eLearning Conversion Toll for Rapid eLearning Development. PowerPoint to eLearning Conversion Tool, Rapid eLearning Development. eLearning is one good approach to achieve this goal. the budget to produce that content is limited.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Courses should be effective, as noted above, but they should also be efficient. And make the learning experience and efficient use of the learner’s time. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming Events. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 22, 2022

That’s an easy and effective way. 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? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2022

Create a Spotlight Effect to Show Mouse Location. In fact, I use the spotlight effect instead of the control button feature above. I use the spotlight effect all the time. 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

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. Once it’s online, they realize that many of the courses look like PowerPoint slides. Rapid Authoring. Rapid Assets.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The Rise of Rapid e-Learning Mike Alcock, MD of Atlantic Link Ltd has written an article over at Trainingzone.co.uk: The Rise of Rapid e-Learning.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 10, 2022

The objective of an e-learning program is to be effective by creating the best courses possible with the resources at hand. From what I see, most e-learning courses are simple, explainer-type content. 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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

An E-Learning Course is Different from a Classroom Session. A challenge a lot of new e-learning developers have is that they start with existing content from classroom training. You’ll design more engaging and effective e-learning. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 5, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Heres another article on PowerPoint, found via Donald Clark at Big Dog, Little Dog : Bite the Bullet: Improving Your Presentation Strategies. Its the instructional design you lay on top of these tools that matters.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 20, 2021

Working for a software vendor, I hear all that time that we make boring e-learning possible. ” Apparently, only highly trained instructional designers can build good e-learning. I’ve been in this industry long before the rapid authoring tools were around. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

And that’s why a lot of courses aren’t effective. 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? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This often causes delays because while the course is important to you as a course designer, for the client it’s usually just once thing on a list of a lot of other things (and most likely not their top priority). Anticipate issues or things important to the client so that you can deal with them quickly and effectively.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Is it truly possible to create a rapid eLearning program? Rapid eLearning is not a magic solution to hopelessly lengthy content that needs to be consolidated into “digestible chunks”. Rapid eLearning implementation is a skill acquired by instructional designers over the years.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2021

When people talk about effective e-learning it’s usually around meeting performance objectives. Many take the position that any e-learning course that isn’t performance-based is wrong; and inevitably, you run into a lot of lamenting about the dangers of click-and-read e-learning. Guess what?

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eFront

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We have some interesting facts that reinforce the notion of eLearning solutions as effective knowledge management tools. . Now, rapid eLearning solutions are even more suitable than formal eLearning development. The question is, why would employees create rapid eLearning?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

A few weeks ago I shared an elearning example I created for an elearning workshop. There’s a PowerPoint version and one for Articulate Storyline 2 that offers a lot more interactivity. Click here to view the elearning example. PowerPoint is generally a linear presentation product. Working with Templates.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2021

And not having an outside perspective means that the course may be too heavy on content that is irrelevant and not appropriate for the learning activities. So where does a subject matter expert turn to build an effective course? 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

APRIL 7, 2020

Build Courses Around Real Learning Objectives to Save Time & Money. There are many reasons why we build e-learning courses. An effective course is focused on performance-centered (and tangible) objectives. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

by Michael on March 7, 2011 in blended learning If you still believe that “classroom learning is the best learning” for your training and learning programs, I have some news for you. This approach also encourages the collaborative and social learning experience. Properly d.

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

While it is still popular, most industries prefer Microsoft PowerPoint (or perhaps Google Slides). The truth is that there are many trends in elearning today. The trends below certainly do not cover all areas of elearning, but instead represent just a small sample of what is popular today. Popular ELearning Trends.

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