Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

This month’s big question brings one big shift in the L&D space (addressing learning needs on-demand) into stark relief. In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Properly d.

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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.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 14, 2020

If you do your course editing in your e-learning authoring tool like Rise 360 , then Microsoft Editor is a tool that comes in handy. There are a few good grammar and spell checker tools out there. 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

JUNE 30, 2020

How to be an E-Learning Hero. Every week we feature various e-learning challenges. The goal is to use the e-learning tools in different ways. This helps us gain mastery over the e-learning tools , play around with various interactive prototypes, and get inspiration from seeing what others can do.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 23, 2011

If your client wants you to get an elearning module built based on storyboards developed in-house, make sure it’s clear that your work is entirely dependent on their work. Ask for sign-off on the success factors from all the key people, whether you’ll meet them or not (this helps your immediate contact, too, which is pretty handy).

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. Enjoy people; embrace life! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 23, 2019

Use a backwards design to get them to think like instructional designers. Rapid E-Learning Blog Resources. Here’s How to Help Your Subject Matter Experts Build Better E-Learning Courses. Myth 3: A Rapid E-Learning Tool in The Hands of Subject Matter Experts Is Not Good!

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 14, 2019

Here’s some content that spans the past decade or so of rapid e-learning. It really shows off the power of Storyline and why it’s so well received as a preferred authoring tool. When we launched the Rise 360 , I wrote about the new approach to rapid e-learning. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Here are a couple of options to have transcriptions of your live presentations using tools you already have. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Articulate Roadshow: Learn more and register here.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

They offer a visual design that is cohesive and includes a lot of common objects, such as content holders, progress indicators, badges, and buttons. Many stock image sites sell GUIs. Keep in mind, most of these free downloads require other tools to open and edit the files. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 19, 2020

Same thing with e-learning courses. I addressed that in this post on the next generation e-learning tools. The tools like Rise 360 and Rise.com are becoming more prevalent. You don’t need to know design, you assemble your learning content and pretty much plug and play. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Instead they just build everything from inside their authoring tool. Years ago when I first started working with e-learning, storyboards were really important. Rapid E-Learning Changed Things. It’s just in the authoring tool and not a separate document. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Essential Guide to Working with Subject Matter Experts (free e-book). 9 Steps to Better E-Learning Project Management (free e-book). E-Learning Course Development Agreement. List of Reviewers for E-learning Projects. Rapid E-Learning Blog Resources. Register here.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 23, 2019

There are all sorts of free and inexpensive survey tools out there. The nice thing about today’s e-learning tools like Storyline and Rise is that you can quickly prototype your courses and build interactive learning experiences. Upcoming E-Learning Events. I like to use Google Forms and SurveyMonkey.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 12, 2019

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. E-Learning Workshop : workshop covers general e-learning topics and not tool-specific. March 26-28 (Orlando).

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

For the most part these characters can be created in PowerPoint so you don’t need other tools. Create Characters by Pulling Them Out of Stock Images. You can find a lot of stock images for free. Create Characters by Using a Flat Design. Those who know Inkscape or Illustrator can use those tools to create vector files.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 15, 2019

There are applications you can buy to do the recording and transcription, but I want to focus on tools you already have that won’t cost anything more. Use PowerPoint to Transcribe Text for HTML5 E-Learning. Use Google Docs to Transcribe Text for HTML5 E-Learning. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s a great way to connect with others, especially beginners, and offer some help as they’re learning. However, for me, it’s a great way to stay on top of the tools as it forces me to think through the software in different contexts. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Learning Solutions Conference.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 22, 2018

Open the course and right click to access the developer tools (see tutorials below). For example, here’s a responsive e-learning course I published in Rise. 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

APRIL 9, 2019

06:30 | How to use the crop tool. 06:30 | How to use the crop tool. PowerPoint Tip: Step Away from PowerPoint as a Presentation Tool. It’s easy to use, most people have it, and there’s not much you can’t create with PowerPoint once you learn a few things. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 23, 2018

A lot has changed with e-learning over the past decade or so. However, as the rapid e-learning market emerged, the need for programming skills virtually disappeared. E-Learning Programmer: HTML Basics. Upcoming E-Learning Events. W3 Schools : I recommend this site quite a bit.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Reviewing elearning examples is a great way to learn. You find inspiration to prompt your own ideas and by deconstructing the courses, you learn to use your elearning software to create something similar. Here are some really nice elearning examples that I’ve seen in the community recently. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 31, 2018

It’s a simple model I developed to help teach our junior instructional designers years ago: challenge the learner; provide some choices; and choices produce consequences. I also try not to formally grade the interactions, especially decision-making while they’re in the learning process. I like to use the 3C Model.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When we started this blog in 2007, PowerPoint-based elearning was all the rage, and for good reason. Today, the elearning market is different and PowerPoint elearning isn’t as important (or relevant) as it was ten years ago. How to Create a Rapid E-Learning Tab in PowerPoint. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 8, 2017

They inspire ideas and help show what the tools can do. So there you have it, everything you need to know to get started building effective and engaging drag and drop interactions for e-learning. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 30, 2006

Update 2/6/2008 based on recent Top eLearning Posts It can be daunting to visit a blog for the first time. Blog Description This blog covers trends in eLearning and more broadly the use of technology that aims to improve human performance. Topics eLearning 2.0 Starting Point: What is eLearning 2.0? eLearning 2.0

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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? These tools didn’t get their start in 2007.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 3, 2017

In 2007, when Flash was king, I stated that the e-learning tools would evolve and become easier to use. You’d no longer need to learn specialized skills like Flash and ActionScript. Catching the Rapid E-Learning Bug. From that point on, anywhere I went I was touting this rapid e-learning stuff.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

E-Learning Tools from a Different Perspective. Here’s the deal, e-learning vendors make products and those products have a purpose. However, the products often do more than they’re designed to do. It’s just a matter of looking at the tools from a different perspective. Register here.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 19, 2019

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. E-Learning Workshop : workshop covers general e-learning topics and not tool-specific. March 26-28 (Orlando).

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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. The point is that today’s tools have made video production so much easier. The point is that today’s tools have made video production so much easier.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 17, 2018

Sometimes, people don’t have the right tools, systems, or management to meet objectives. Building an e-learning course may help them learn something, but that something they learn may not help meet the real objectives. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The secret to all of this is screen capturing your old e-learning courses. You can do what I am going to show with a number of tools. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

If that’s the case you’ll like today’s tip where I share a simple tool that makes it really easy to display the keyboard shortcuts on-screen. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Mar 20 (Orlando).

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

We all love free tools to help us save time and resources so that we are more efficient building our elearning courses. However, if you need to pick colors outside of your authoring tool, Color Cop is a good one to use. However, if you need to pick colors outside of your authoring tool, Color Cop is a good one to use.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 31, 2017

So here are my five things if you want to start a career in e-learning. Learn About Learning. Sure, a formal instructional design degree helps, maybe. But today it’s not as critical, assuming you can prove that you really know what you learned. Build an E-Learning Portfolio.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Using eLearning Learning , I thought it would be interesting to go look what it thinks are some of the top items of all time. Learning 2.0 - The Things How we read online. - Tools Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools - A Summary PR 2.0: Tools Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0

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