Rapid eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

Google gives you 5 GB free, and odds are you will never have to pay for the service unless you have a lot of content. Share Courses Tutorial. Here’s a quick tutorial that walks through how to create the Google Cloud account and get it all set up to share courses. View the tutorial on YouTube. Want to learn more?

Google 97

Google Free Tutorial Course 97

Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

Last month, a reader named Jackie asked me a number of thoughtful questions about transitioning from teaching K-12 public school to instructional design. Chad Udell’s Learning Everywhere is a good book on this topic, and there’s lots of blogs you can read for free. Do you have other questions about instructional design careers?

Instructional Design 293

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 293

Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 12, 2019

If you’re hoping to move into a career in instructional design, chances are you need to learn some of the common technology. This is part 4 in a series about how to become an instructional designer. Free Trials. Both of these tools offer free trials. Matt Bibby also shares tutorials.

Instructional Design 70

Instructional Design Authoring Tools Instructional Instruction 70

Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 8, 2020

I like to add background audio to my screencast tutorials. Free Background Music. Free Background Music. There are a lot of “free” sites, but to tell you the truth most of them are useless. Here are a couple of options that should provide most of the free background music you need. Want to learn more?

Music 102

Music Free Screencast Rapid eLearning 102

Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2023

If, like many L&D professionals (especially in the Canadian public sector), you’ve just completed a sprint to fiscal year end, you may be catching your breath and wondering what to do with those extra free minutes. Why not catch a free webinar or two? There’s a good selection this month. Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 9 a.m.–10

Free 127

Free Diversity Training Develop Virtual World 127

Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Although we set out to learn about the contours of the elearning terrain, our project revealed much about instructional design practice today. Mostly, they used technology to enable those practices associated with good old fashioned instructional design. Instruction is good, but not sufficient. ” Appealing?

Instructional Design 212

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 212

Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Although we set out to learn about the contours of the elearning terrain, our project revealed much about instructional design practice today. Mostly, they used technology to enable those practices associated with good old fashioned instructional design. Instruction is good, but not sufficient. ” Appealing?

Instructional Design 212

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 212

Scissortail's Learning Nest

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Here are eight FREE resources for learning about accessibility. Notes: This free course consists of seven modules that provide an overview of accessibility, challenges and principles, assistive technology, laws related to accessibility, benefits of accessible technology, roles and responsibilities, and more. Not sure where to start?

Resources 64

Resources Free Diversity Training Compliance Training 64

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Below is a quick tutorial on how to use it. Click to view the tutorial. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Free E-Learning Resources. Check out these articles and free resources in the community. Getting Started?

Flash 112

Flash Flash Player Course Tutorial 112

Ashley Chiasson

DECEMBER 5, 2021

It’s been a few years since I came out with a holiday gift guide, but if you have Instructional Designers, E-Learning Developers, or anyone else who might enjoy these bits in your life – I’ve got you covered! I have the Second Generation AirPods and got them as a free gift with my last iPhone upgrade.

Instructional Design 67

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Guide 67

LearnDash

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Every now and then I receive a message from someone on LinkedIn asking me for suggestions on the best way to get involved in the elearning industry and instructional design. I was looking for something that fell between completely free and paying for a formal degree. elearning instructional design' Getting Started.

Instructional Design 162

Instructional Design eLearning ADDIE Instructional 162

Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In that case, you’re often doing more technical writing than instructional design. Short tutorials and demos are great for that, and they don’t always need a story. This tutorial puts layer masks in context by creating a realistic scenario (merging together two wedding photos for a client).

Software 221

Software Authoring Tools Photoshop Training 221

Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2016

PowerPoint Tutorials. I’ve included a couple of tutorials to show how to create the circle avatar effect and how to work with connectors. Some quick tips and tutorial on how to create additional connection points in PowerPoint shapes. And to make things easier, here’s a free template. Free Downloads.

Tutorial 43

Tutorial Templates Free PowerPoint 43

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

How to Display Keyboard Shortcuts during Screencast Tutorials. This is perfect for webinars and screencast tutorials. Here’s a quick tutorial where I show how it works and how it would look in your software training. How to Customize the Keyboard Shortcut Display for Screencast Tutorials. Free E-Learning Resources.

Screencast 40

Screencast Tutorial Free Video 40

eLearning Weekly

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Given that trend, I hope readers aren’t surprised when I leave instructional design off my list. Soon, elearning job descriptions will not even mention instructional design or ADDIE, as they almost always do now. Graphic design requires good online research skills. Video Production.

Authoring Tools 88

Authoring Tools Skills Instructional Design Corporate eLearning 88

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 20, 2019

There are a lot of free graphics files available online. Many of the free graphics are illustrations that are.EPS or.SVG files. Photopea is a free app where you can edit graphics files online. I’ve included two quick tutorials to feature a few of thing things I like about the free application.

Free 61

Free Tutorial Articulate Rapid eLearning 61

TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 28, 2021

Planning and following a set process are key to producing consistently high-value tutorial videos. Chandra Owen, Instructional Designer at TechSmith, joined this episode of The Visual Lounge to share her processes and insights behind planning to scale your videos. The process behind a tutorial video schedule.

Tutorial 52

Tutorial Video Google Docs SnagIt 52

LearnDash

JANUARY 26, 2021

There’s a lot of free content online, but it can’t replace instructor-led learning. Our commenter wanted to know whether a certain type of course content was still relevant, given the number of tutorials learners could find for free on the same subject on YouTube. Free content has never put teachers out of a job in the past.

Learner 293

Learner Online Course YouTube 293

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

She also included a quick tutorial to show how she built it. There’s also a free download for practice. In her tutorial, you notice that she added a hover state for the bear signs and then grouped those with transparent shapes to activate the hover state over the entire bear image and not just on the sign. Getting Started?

Tutorial 76

Tutorial Examples PowerPoint Rapid eLearning 76

Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

It’s free and easy to use. Click here to view the tutorial on YouTube. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events. December 13 | Free Webinar: How to Develop a Successful Online Learning Strategy. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

Images 90

Images OneNote Microsoft Rapid eLearning 90

e-Learning Academy

JUNE 24, 2011

Episode 13 e-learning tutorial outlines five apprpaches to self-directed e-learning courseware instructional design. Why not download this free e-learning training from iTunes Or read the Transcript Or watch the entire free e-learning tutorial series on our YouTube channel (Episode 13 is embedded below).

Tutorial 40

Tutorial Instructional Design Free iTunes 40

Raptivity

AUGUST 14, 2015

As I think about thousands of these conversations that I have had over the years with instructional designers and course creators, I thought I could easily map some similarities between a product manager’s job profile and an instructional designer or even a course creator’s job profile. Do you have any other thoughts?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Productivity Product Instructional 100

Rapid eLearning

APRIL 12, 2022

To avoid these issues, I use SyncToy, a free application from Microsoft to back-up my files at night. I am on Windows 11 and as you see in the tutorials below, it still works fine. Here’s a tutorial that shows how to set up and sync two folders using Microsoft SyncToy. View the SyncToy tutorial on YouTube.

Tutorial 105

Tutorial Course Microsoft Internationalization 105

Thinkdom

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Here are a few widely used tools & resources that can help you make Rapid eLearning content development a breeze. ,, Adobe Captivate : Adobe Captivate offers robust multimedia capabilities, making it ideal for creating visually rich and interactive eLearning courses. ,, Adobe Creative Cloud : Adobe offers a suite of powerful tools, including (..)

Rapid eLearning 103

Rapid eLearning Custom eLearning Development Content Developer Authoring Tools 103

LearnDash

MAY 10, 2012

Not all of us in instructional design can whip up a professionally altered photo in Photoshop. Try these 3 FREE alternatives instead! Personally I find Photoshop tool rather confusing (I know I'm not the only one), so I more often than not use one of these tools to get the job done 10x faster.

Photoshop 158

Photoshop Alternatives Free Adobe 158

Limestone Learning

MARCH 29, 2023

If, like many L&D professionals (especially in the Canadian public sector), you’ve just completed a sprint to fiscal year end, you may be catching your breath and wondering what to do with those extra free minutes. Why not catch a free webinar or two? There’s a good selection this month. Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 9 a.m.–10

Free 52

Free Diversity Training Develop Virtual World 52

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Free Illustrations for E-Learning. I used one of the free illustrations from Blush which is a great site for illustrations. PowerPoint Tutorial. Here’s a video tutorial that walks through these steps in more detail. Free E-Learning Resources. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

PowerPoint 115

PowerPoint Create Tutorial Convert 115

eLearning Brothers

JUNE 28, 2010

I met Cris “the Thrifty Trainer&# at eLearningDevCon the other day and liked free eLearning resources that he has on his website. It’s typically not the tool that makes good eLearning, it’s the creativity and instructional design. Here is a list of free software/tools: Audio/Video Capture and Editing.

eLearning Tools 121

eLearning Tools Free Tools eLearning 121

Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Squoosh.app is a free service from Google that compresses large images. Here’s a quick tutorial to see how it works. Click here to view the tutorial on YouTube. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Getting Started?

Images 61

Images Free Rapid eLearning Tutorial 61

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Create Free Emojis. Here’s a site where you can create free custom emojis. Here’s quick tutorial that shows how to use the free emoji site. And here are a couple of silly examples where I use the free emojis as a way to offer hints on a slide and as a way to provide right and wrong feedback.

Free 54

Free Create Rapid eLearning Articulate 54

Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2014

Glossary of instructional design and technology terms. Free eLearning Development Calculator. The calculator is a free PDF download, but it requires registration. 8 Free Applications To Record Your Computer Screen | inspirationfeed.com. Multiple free options for screen recording. tags: free screencast.

Jing 259

Jing Totara Diigo Moodle 259

iSpring Solutions

MAY 18, 2022

They are widely used in tutorials, product design, customer… Read More. Timelines are great for putting ideas, events, and facts in order.

Interactive 91

Interactive Free Tutorial Ideas 91

e-Learning Academy

MAY 28, 2011

Episode 12 e-learning tutorial outlines five things to think about when preparing to develop an e-learning course. Why not download this free e-learning training from iTunes Or read the Transcript Or watch the entire free e-learning tutorial series on our YouTube channel (Episode 12 is embedded below).

Tutorial 40

Tutorial Instructional Design iTunes Free 40

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 6, 2018

I get a lot of questions about free ways to share courses and portfolios. In previous posts, I shared t ips on managing an e-learning portfolio and I also shared a few ways to share courses online for free. Another way to get free storage to share your courses and files is via Google’s Storage Platform. Register here.

Free 49

Free Course Online Portfolio 49

Spark Your Interest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It enables instructional designers to create custom interactive courses. Many instructional designers are familiar with Articulate Storyline. Extensive design capabilities. While many instructional designers are familiar with Articulate Storyline, you should look for someone with proven expertise.

Articulate 215

Articulate Budget Authoring Tools Cognitive 215

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It just means that a lot of the tutorials shared over the past ten years are not as relevant as they were when they were first published, such as working with clip art (which is now defunct). Over 30 Free PowerPoint & E-Learning Templates. How to Edit Free Vector Images in PowerPoint. Free E-Learning Resources.

Tutorial 40

Tutorial PowerPoint Rapid eLearning Templates 40

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 7, 2017

In the e-learning community, a number of people shared free icons and shapes. And they’re great for your courses, so make sure to take advantage of all of those free resources. Looking at the free icons reminded me of simple trick we show in our PowerPoint workshops. Convert Dingbat Fonts to Free Vector Images.

PowerPoint 46

PowerPoint Images Free Tutorial 46