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PowerPoint or Prezi: Which is Best for eLearning?

Association eLearning

The question is becoming more and more common — “Should I use PowerPoint (PPT) or Prezi?” But whereas PowerPoint tends to progress linearly from one slide to the next in a fixed sequence, Prezi uses “paths” to move between content by zooming out to reveal a big-picture overview, or zooming in to show details. Accessibility.

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Game Based Learning: Is It Appropriate For My Association?

Association eLearning

In general, women are more nurturing, so consider game types that enable players to connect with other players, perhaps allowing them to provide advice or help a non-playing character solve a problem. However, you may want to consider creating an early prototype – perhaps even just in PowerPoint. Share this on Facebook.

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PowerPoint: Sites for Slide Sharing (Say that 5 Times Fast)

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by AJ George  There are infinite reasons why you may not be able to give a presentation in person, many of which I covered in my article on  adding Text-To-Speech to PowerPoint presentations. PowerPoint will save presentations as PDF files, so this isn't necessarily a problem, but may mean extra work for some users.

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The problem, though, is that many primary schools are still geared to teach in ways that would be more or less recognizable to students from thirty years ago. Providing training to them in a way that reflects their preferred way of learning is a challenge that no company can afford to ignore. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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Top 5 PowerPoint Design Tips for Trainers

Mindflash

It’s every training designer’s best friend and worst enemy — PowerPoint. Love it or hate it, PowerPoint is one of the most commonly used tools for corporate trainers. With that in mind, here are five of our most popular posts on how to create great training materials in PowerPoint. Or a Facebook banner?

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What Is eLearning? The Good, Bad, and The Ugly

Association eLearning

At its worst, however, eLearning can be torturous, with seemingly endless PowerPoints slides, that can make eLearning seem downright ugly. Keep your training grounded in the real world with real problems. Ugly: The Template Style PowerPoint. Share this on Facebook. Bad: Pacing, Pacing, Pacing. Tweet This!

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Software tools such as Articulate Presenter or Adobe Presenter allow you to transition your current PowerPoint into a streamlined e-Learning modules complete with narration, interactive quizzes, and Flash-based output compression. Discover the real problems and questions before you jump to the solution. Where’s their pain? Properly d.