NuggetHead

AUGUST 12, 2009

The fun part of my job is having a plethora of tools in my ‘elearning development’ toolbox: Adobe Creative Suite, Captivate, Visio, Lectora, and now Articulate. As many do, we storyboard projects in Word and PowerPoint. Plus, everything is done within PowerPoint. It is what it is – PowerPoint slides.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

Yet, in the tradition of building bulleted lists in PowerPoint, text dominates many eLearning courses. Basic icons, images of people, and photos of everyday objects can be easily found in any stock image library. By Shelley A. We know that meaningful images provide a memorable and efficient way to learn information.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I’ve been able to meet quite a few rapid elearning developers and blog readers. In honor of the active elearning community and the upcoming holiday season, I’m going to include one free download through the end of the year. Today, it’s a free PowerPoint template based on the Tripit smartphone app. You made me blush. : ).

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, rapid eLearning authoring tools have applications and usefulness that extend beyond just minimizing the effort needed and saving time. Developers focus on learning objectives while the tools and templates do the heavy lifting of features and functionality.

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learnWorlds

JULY 14, 2022

It comes with a large library of photos, icons, and illustrations. It relies heavily on PowerPoint experience. It has a PowerPoint integration. Pros: It is easy to use, especially if you are familiar with PowerPoint. It must be used in conjunction with PowerPoint. Cons: It has a downloadable program only.

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The Learning Dispatch

APRIL 20, 2018

Support can include the training mentioned above, making instructor guides and other course-specific tools available, and giving guidance on how to use software such as PowerPoint and services such as Dropbox and SharePoint. The Importance of Using Roles When Developing Learning. The SME Role in Course Development. What We Do.

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Vignettes Learning

JULY 27, 2011

Below are examples of how I use simple cartoons, illustrations and animations in eLearning development. They can be created into almost photo-real appearances. Comics, cartoons, caricatures and illustrations have always been successful in engaging learners. Click here) This is an example of how to deal with a bullying manager.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I have use my Google Photos account, but images can be uploaded to all sorts of services, which can be seen in the image below. So there you have it, two free multimedia applications that will come in handy for your elearning development. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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The Learning Dispatch

DECEMBER 18, 2018

At Microassist, we do this with a short text description—such as “EO1 List the things”—in the notes section of our PowerPoint storyboard.) Subscribe using the form below and get learning and development insights each month! Photo of red arrow by Stephan Henning on Unsplash. If the answer is “none,” congratulations!

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eLearningArt

AUGUST 13, 2019

Across more than 760 photos, we get her full personality. Super-high resolution photos allow you to pull in close for those important reaction shots, and — of course — every Malini pic is designed to snap together with the rest of the 50,000 (and growing!) eLearning Development: It’s Easier When Slides Have Jobs.

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OpenSesame

APRIL 6, 2012

As leaders of the Articulate community, both David and Tom work with thousands of elearning developers with widely varying backgrounds – from highly technical software developers to instructional designers to subject matter experts tasked with developing a course. Typical eLearning Story.

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OpenSesame

APRIL 26, 2011

My coworkers and I have been giving a lot of presentations lately, for a variety of reasons: explaining OpenSesame to buyers and sellers, sharing tips and information about the keys to successful elearning development and promoting OpenSesame. Find Creative Commons-licensed photos on Flickr or Google Image Search. Branch out.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

(Update 11/23/2010: suggested by Ellen ) eLearning Pulse is an independent online community focused on serving learning and technology professionals, from instructional designers to software developers to project managers. This site provides free resources to the eLearning development community, including news, job postings, and more.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

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. I’m doing a full-day elearning workshop. That’s not ideal. Upcoming Events.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 8, 2014

PowerPoint is probably the single best multimedia application available because of its versatility. You can create presentations, rapid elearning courses, illustrations, videos, mobile learning and even books for publishing. PowerPoint also offers ease of entry. PowerPoint Tip 1: Step Away from the PowerPoint Template.

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NuggetHead

AUGUST 16, 2010

Prove one person can design and develop a showcase course. Develop ALL graphics within PowerPoint. All animation in PowerPoint Document EVERYTHING! Debunk the myth that eLearning has to be built in other tools. Massive button factory in PowerPoint Big Project? No custom Flash. Prototyping is king!

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mLearning Revolution

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Instagram was not only a mobile-first success story, but until recently it was a mobile-only photo sharing service. Every new version comes with more interactions, more widgets, more timelines, more triggers, more ways of animating text, and more support for all those animations in PowerPoint.

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The Learning Dispatch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Not to put too fine a point on it, but you need to ensure that the elearning (or online training, or web-based training) that your organization creates is accessible—that is, usable by people who have disabilities. He frequently shares about accessible elearning development through our Learning Dispatch blog and newsletter.

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eLearning Weekly

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Elearning developers can do the same, working the templates and backgrounds to do the work often allocated to text boxes and narration. Tom Kuhlman writes The Rapid Elearning Blog focused on Articulate and great tips for PowerPoint. One excellent post shares how to keep elearning scenarios to three simple steps.

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The Learning Dispatch

JANUARY 21, 2018

It’s the basis of so much elearning (well, so much mediocre elearning). Brock tells us about the improbable origins of PowerPoint. Ever despair of finding stock photos that don’t have happy, smiling people in stereotyped gender roles? Want More Great Learning and Development Reading? Where did it come from?

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The Learning Dispatch

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Audits usually check existing elearning using industry-standard testing strategies and testing tools. Word documents and PowerPoint presentations can be analyzed using Microsoft Office’s internal accessibility checker. Some organizations train elearning developers in rapid authoring tools or other software systems.

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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. So I decided to switch from a single picture frame to Polaroid photos of each family member.

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learnWorlds

JULY 11, 2019

Your target audience will see precisely how an eLearning developer will be presenting the course material and whether primary learning objectives are being met through the proposed learning activities. – Watch stock photos and graphics. 8 You will provide a better insight to your potential clients. It is all up to you!

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Matthew Guyan

MARCH 20, 2017

As eLearning developers we regularly work with images in our projects and while we aren’t all graphic designers, it helps to have a basic knowledge of the terminology around image properties and file types which is what this post is about. You may be able to edit the vector image in PowerPoint as Tom Kuhlmann describes here.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

How to Design the Visual Elements for Interactive Elearning Courses - Rapid eLearning Blog , April 27, 2010 In a previous post, I showed that when you use rapid elearning tools (as well as PowerPoint) you can build effective elearning courses. in the custom eLearning development would be essential.

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ThinkingKap Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

No matter how cool your graphics are, or how awesome your eLearning developers are, if the course isn’t designed in a way that benefits the learning process, you will not have a successful course. Will the audience be into illustrations or real photos? Other times it falls to the eLearning developer.

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eLearningArt

MARCH 23, 2016

Storyboards: PowerPoint or Storyline. eLearning Development: Storyline. When I create scenarios, I often use your cut-out people for eLearning. I like the diversity in your stock photo characters. Here is my main tool set, but there are other apps and programs I use for lesser tasks. Prototypes: Storyline.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2018

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 9AM – 10AM PT: Create Your First eLearning Course with Captivate Are you just getting started with Adobe Captivate? Looking for some solid foundations to build your eLearning content? Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh for this fun and easy introduction to Adobe Captivate for first-time eLearning developers.

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eLearningArt

DECEMBER 15, 2016

He has created one of the world’s largest image and template libraries that helps eLearning developers build better training. Instead of designing by focusing on content (let alone PowerPoint slides) as is so common, we produce engaging e-learning by focusing on the learning experience first and foremost. Michael Allen.

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OpenSesame

AUGUST 4, 2014

The gorillas in the e-learning development room are Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate —both are tools that create interactive learning experiences with a variety of content types and media. Some favorites: Stock images: Besides the classic Shutterstock and iStockPhoto , try searching for Creative Commons-licensed photos on Flickr. .

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OpenSesame

AUGUST 4, 2014

The gorillas in the e-learning development room are Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate —both are tools that create interactive learning experiences with a variety of content types and media. Some favorites: Stock images: Besides the classic Shutterstock and iStockPhoto , try searching for Creative Commons-licensed photos on Flickr. .

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

I know so many elearning developers that will put work on hold until they get to meet with the customer or get more direction. When he submitted photos to the customer for review, he’d always slip in one with a fuzzy thumb in the image (or some other obvious issue). Earn a reputation for having all of your stuff in order.

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Mindflash

DECEMBER 15, 2010

While I’ve spent the better part of 2010 on a perpetual quest for stock photo images, some of my fellow training designers are abandoning the hunt – at least for some of their projects. PowerPoint & Presentations. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, it was all death by Death Star and no death by PowerPoint.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

APRIL 6, 2009

Adobe released a new elearning development platform a short while back for instructional designers and developers aptly titled eLearning Suite. It allows you to quickly create complete software demos or PowerPoint presentations with quizzes and multi-branching paths with different input sources.

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NuggetHead

JUNE 7, 2010

So why do we think one tool is going to be our one-all eLearning development tool? Building eLearning is more than just one tool…you need a toolbox! Understanding milestones and critical paths are a huge part of the eLearning development process. Some even have eLearning development tools built right in!

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eLearning Weekly

JANUARY 18, 2011

Rapid development environments aren’t out of the question, but honestly – we develop much faster from scratch than we do in the constraints of a template based or automated system. I’ve found clients are either all about rapid elearning development, or never mention it at all.

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LearnUpon

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Articulate Storyline is an eLearning authoring tool that creates interactive course content. With an interface similar to PowerPoint, it’s easy to import existing presentations and make them more engaging by adding features like triggers, variables, and layers. PowerPoint and Word form the basis of many training programs.

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