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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.

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How to compress PowerPoint presentations and reduce picture file size

BrightCarbon

Did you know PowerPoint has a built-in picture and video compression tool? Images: Select a picture on any slide and go to the Picture Tools Format tab on the ribbon. Choose Compress Pictures in the top left corner: the pop-up box shows you the resolution options you have for the image.

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Organizing Content: PPT, Index Cards, Other Methods?

Experiencing eLearning

I ended up putting all the “chunks” of content into boxes on a PowerPoint slide and dragging and dropping until I was happy with it. I suppose with index cards you could take a picture or just transcribe everything, but that seems like too much hassle to me. I was struggling a bit to figure out how to organize the pieces.

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Organizing Content: PPT, Index Cards, Other Methods?

Experiencing eLearning

I ended up putting all the “chunks” of content into boxes on a PowerPoint slide and dragging and dropping until I was happy with it. I suppose with index cards you could take a picture or just transcribe everything, but that seems like too much hassle to me. I was struggling a bit to figure out how to organize the pieces.

PPT 171
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Tips for Storytelling in Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Brains switch off when we see a slide full of bullet points. Retold for instructional designers on focusing on the big picture and business impact rather than getting lost in the details of “order taking” for developing courses. Q: If not using bullet points in a PPT presentation, what do you use to display stories?

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Jane Bozarth: Better than Bullet Points

Learning Visions

Effective design using PPT as a tool. Not PPT 101. Many tools out there that still have to start with ppt Use it as a storyboarding tool, prototyping. Can do an awful lot with PPT. Frustration with eLearning: Becomes dumping ground for slides, text, content All the fun stuff kept for the classroom. Why PowerPoint?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Jane Bozarth: Better than Bullet Points

Learning Visions

Effective design using PPT as a tool. Not PPT 101. Many tools out there that still have to start with ppt Use it as a storyboarding tool, prototyping. Many tools out there that still have to start with ppt Use it as a storyboarding tool, prototyping. Can do an awful lot with PPT. 73 slides of text.

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