Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

At the corporate level, many teams possess authoring tools and instructional design expertise. However, they may lack the experience or resources required for media, learning experience, and visual design. June 1 (Johannesburg) : 2023 Learning Indaba Conference. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more?

Compliance Training 88

Compliance Training Authoring Tools Course Firewalls 88

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here’s what I find typical of people who do rapid elearning. 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. I shared more detail in the post on building a roadmap to better rapid elearning. Rapid Authoring.

Rapid eLearning 80

Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools Instructional Design Low Cost 80

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 7, 2017

Looking at the free icons reminded me of simple trick we show in our PowerPoint workshops. Convert Dingbat Fonts to Free Vector Images. Right click and Save as image. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

PowerPoint 46

PowerPoint Images Free Tutorial 46

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

One of my favorite sites for free stock images is Unsplash.com. They provide hundreds of free stock images with a Creative Commons Zero license. That means you can do anything with the images, whether free or commercial. It works well in an elearning context. Download Free Stock Images. Learning Solutions.

Stock 40

Stock Images Free Rapid eLearning 40

Rapid eLearning

APRIL 23, 2019

We’ve covered this quite a bit in previous posts and in a free e-book available to you through the e-learning community. A couple of weeks ago I did a workshop where we discussed working with subject matter experts and my computer crashed. Use a backwards design to get them to think like instructional designers.

Expert 75

Expert Rapid eLearning Articulate Metrics 75

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

When it comes to learning and training, devise an approach to your learning model that blends what your learners need to “know” with what they need to “do”. There is value in books, manuals, and written reference materials included in training activities, but don’t use words to replace examples, images, and experience.

Blended Learning 141

Blended Learning Social Networks Social Learning Blended 141

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.

Authoring Tools 106

Authoring Tools Harassment Training Compliance Training Course 106

Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 10, 2019

I present at a lot of conferences and workshops. It’s probably not practical to do a live transcription for a software workshop. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. It’s almost magical.

PowerPoint 72

PowerPoint Tutorial Create Rapid eLearning 72

Rapid eLearning

JUNE 23, 2015

Do a search for “free vector images” and you’ll find hundreds of sites that boast tens of thousands of free images. Besides, how many free vector images do you really need? Websites that Offer Free Vector Images. Other Sources for Free Vector Images. Editing Free Vector Images.

Images 40

Images Website Free PowerPoint 40

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 4, 2015

I found a free desktop image made available by Anastasia Kolisnichenko. I used the free image to create an interactive course prototype for an upcoming workshop activity. How to Create an Interactive Course Using a Single Image. It just requires an image that has clear potential content buckets.

Images 40

Images Interactive Create Course 40

Rapid eLearning

JUNE 16, 2015

In this post we’ll explore how to edit free vector images in PowerPoint. There are hundreds of sites to download free vector images that can be used for your presentations and online training courses. However, if you get the image in.EPS format you may be able to edit the free vector images in PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 40

PowerPoint Images Free Tutorial 40

Rapid eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

In this example, the images all need to be wide, but short rectangles so that I could get them about the same height as the text and squeeze them as close as possible to the button stacks in Rise 360. When I save the PowerPoint slides as images that results in an image that is 1280 x 384 pixels. 07:45 | Save slide as image.

PowerPoint 94

PowerPoint Tips Articulate Tutorial 94

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

It seems like every day there’s a new site that offers free stock images. Seriously, how many stock images are you really using? In the past, I’ve save you some time by reviewing free stock images and curating them into contextual downloads. Stockagraphy is another site that searches free stock image sites.

Stock 40

Stock Search Images Free 40

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 28, 2012

When building courses, many of you are in the role of instructional designer AND graphic designer. This post on how to build an elearning template offers some good tips on where to look. For example, the image below is a screenshot of the Articulate Storyline website. Scale the image after you stretch it. Experiment.

Templates 84

Templates Rapid eLearning ASTD ISPI 84

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Start by selecting the clip art image, ungrouping it, and making the customizations you need. I also like to save the new image as a.png. I try to stick with the same image style and remove all of the background items that make clip art look like clip art. Create Characters by Pulling Them Out of Stock Images.

Rapid eLearning 90

Rapid eLearning Create Course Online 90

Rapid eLearning

MAY 15, 2012

In a recent post I made this comment about rapid elearning tools: Rapid elearning played a role in the evolution of elearning mostly because it took course creation out of the hands of a few programmers and placed it into the hands of anyone who wanted to create a course. The same goes for elearning.

Rapid eLearning 86

Rapid eLearning Course ASTD Articulate 86

Rapid eLearning

JULY 9, 2019

I was digging through some old workshop files and stumbled upon one I built a while back but never ended up sharing it outside of the workshop. In the workshop activity, the objective was to not build completely from scratch. Here’s a breakdown of some ideas from the workshop activity. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

Templates 95

Templates Create Articulate Convert 95

Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I’ve been working on interactive scenarios for a few upcoming workshops and created some background images that we’ll use to build interactive branched scenarios. The free download includes the original images as well as a folder with images cropped to 16:9 so they fit perfectly in 16×9 slides.

Free 57

Free Articulate Rapid eLearning DevLearn 57

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 12, 2019

Between the blog posts, community interactions, workshops, and webinars one of the most frequently asked questions is how to get started with e-learning or become a better e-learning developer. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

Portfolio 68

Portfolio Develop Articulate Rapid eLearning 68

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The Internet is rife with free things, especially free stock image sites. However, there are usually three main issues with the free stock image sites: The free stock images aren’t really free. The free stock image sites are only there to point to for-pay stock image sites. Free Stock Images in the Community.

Stock 40

Stock Site Images Free 40

Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Here are a few bonus items not included in previous posts: Free e-book: The Definitive Guide to Multi-Device E-Learning. Free image editor: Pixlr. Not only does Trina share a free template , but within the template she links to great resources on elearning style guides. How to Find Multimedia for E-Learning.

Resources 69

Resources Free Rapid eLearning Templates 69

ProProfs

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

With years of experience in the field, a top eLearning agency can assure a fast turnaround time, regardless of the size of the project. These companies are equipped with rapid eLearning authoring tools and qualified human resources. ProProfs eLearning Solutions. World’s simplest eLearning authoring tool.

Custom eLearning Development 52

Custom eLearning Development Diversity Training Compliance Training Best eLearning 52

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

One of the challenges I pose in our workshops is to create an elearning template using free resources like some of the free images and free icons you find online. Free Icons for Your E-Learning Template. Create an E-Learning Template Using Free Icons. Find Icons. PowerPoint starter template.

Templates 90

Templates Free Rapid eLearning PowerPoint 90

Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Many stock image sites sell GUIs. Craftpix.net has a lot of free game image resources. I like this GUI and use it in one of my workshops where we learn to work with variables. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Getting Started?

Free 53

Free Games Interactive Stock 53

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Of course the example above is silly, but you could find more creative and appropriate ways to use these free assets in your e-learning content, especially if working with a younger audience. Since the image files you get are the same dimensions, they’re perfect for buttons with various states. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

Free 54

Free Create Rapid eLearning Articulate 54

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 26, 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. Register now.

Simulations 69

Simulations Tips Tutorial Help 69

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

If you do a search online you’ll find all sorts of free assets like free stock images, icons, fonts and other media that work perfectly for your elearning courses. I guess there’s a big demand for free stock images and free fonts for family use. Add Attribution Credits to the Image or Slide. Credits on the image.

Free 85

Free Rapid eLearning Course Stock 85

Rapid eLearning

MAY 11, 2015

I’m working on some practice content for an upcoming workshop and decided to share the template that is part of the workshop activities. It starts with a main image that has five distinct sections. Download your free 46-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro.

Templates 40

Templates Free Rapid eLearning Course 40

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 20, 2019

If you want to learn more, you can check out their learning resources here. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs.

Free 61

Free Tutorial Articulate Rapid eLearning 61

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 14, 2017

In an earlier post, we looked at how to convert dingbat and wingding fonts into vector images that you can use in your e-learning courses and presentations. Not that you know how to convert the fonts into vector images, you need some fonts to use. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Free E-Learning Resources.

Free 55

Free Convert Rapid eLearning Articulate 55

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

I’ve just finished a number of workshops and capped it off with a session at Devlearn. It was a great time of meeting many of you and learning more about what you do. Once you have a video, it’s easy enough to add the video to your elearning courses and include interactive elements to create engaging and interactive video courses.

Rapid eLearning 88

Rapid eLearning ISPI Simulations Microsoft 88

Rapid eLearning

JUNE 18, 2019

They can always be bundled to create a cohesive learning path. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. Getting Started?

Course 73

Course Articulate Offline Rapid eLearning 73

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 19, 2019

Also, be sure to check out our upcoming e-learning workshops below. Learn About Variables for E-Learning. Practice Activities to Learn About Variables for E-Learning. Here are some resources from previous workshops where we learn to use variables in a simple gamified context.

Articulate 71

Articulate Tutorial Slides Learning 71

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

We’ll look at other things to consider when converting PowerPoint to an e-learning course with a lots of practical tips and tricks. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Hope to see you there.

PowerPoint 69

PowerPoint Convert Tips Articulate 69

Rapid eLearning

JUNE 25, 2019

Here’s an issue I run into quite a bit: I need a map for my e-learning courses; but I don’t need a detailed map. Stock image sites are fine for generic illustrated maps but they’re usually too generic. If you need a custom map for your e-learning courses, check out the site. I may come in handy.

Custom 81

Custom Articulate Create Stock 81

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

I did look through many of the older posts and here’s an updated list of PowerPoint tutorials that still come in handy if you build elearning courses with PowerPoint; or if you want to become a PowerPoint guru and learn things like how to use it to create graphics and illustrations. How to Edit Free Vector Images in PowerPoint.

Tutorial 40

Tutorial PowerPoint Rapid eLearning Templates 40

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 main difference is that you can pause the video to assess the users understanding at certain points in the instruction. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

Interactive 40

Interactive Video Rapid eLearning Quiz 40