Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There you go, four simple project management tips to that help establish expectations and instigate clear communication to help move your e-learning projects forward. Want to learn more, check out this list of tips, some cheat sheets, and a free e-book in the community. What other tips do you have to share?

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 22, 2023

My key objective is to create viable (not necessarily perfect) characters that I can use in online training programs or PowerPoint presentations. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events October 24 (Las Vegas): 2023 Articulate User Conference.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

So if you run into an issue where you have old courses but not the original source file, keep this tip in mind. 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.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 7, 2020

Many e-learning developers are usually on a small team. Here are three production tips and shortcuts from previous posts to help save time (and sanity) when building e-learning courses and online training. A Simple Way to Build E-learning Templates. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 8, 2023

Here are some tips I’ve picked up and how I make those free illustrated characters that I share on LinkedIn. Some tips to get better initial characters: Instead of just “businessman,” use an age to see what you get. Bonus Style Tip: Getting Rid of the Background The AI image is just the starting point.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 18, 2023

.” “Yeah, they’re messing up out learning process” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leslie Robinson – Teacher & Standup Comedian (@leslierobcomedy) Click here to view on Instagram. The comments are loaded with good feedback that is so true to many e-learning courses and online training.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 28, 2023

This is a common problem in our industry and the reason a lot of e-learning courses (and training programs for that matter) are ineffective. Here are three quick tips to move you in the right direction. The three tips above should help. What else would you suggest to that new e-learning designer?

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 5, 2023

Provide quick tool tips : the mouseover interaction may provide information or hints. In the example below, the tool tips provide quick access to hints on where to learn more. Free E-Learning Resources Want to learn more? Lots of cool e-learning examples to check out and find inspiration.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Here are a few tips on managing the relationship with your customer. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming Events. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. This isn’t an exhaustive list.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 31, 2023

If they don’t know the answers, they can guess or do some research (which you can provide as helpful tips, call-a-friend, etc.). Hopefully, these tips give you some ideas. Lots of really good sessions to improve your course design skills and learn some cool tips using Articulate 360. They need to make decisions.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 1, 2022

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 16, 2021

Here’s a quick tip for those building e-learning courses: as a course developer you serve as the intermediary between the organization and the learner. Not All E-Learning Courses Require Learning. This is a simple tip but one I see neglected often. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 3, 2022

They’re worth considering as one more way to share resources in your e-learning courses. Here’s a simple tip on how to create them for your training. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 24, 2021

This tip requires Google Chrome 89 or above. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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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. But that doesn’t mean PowerPoint’s obsolete. Top PowerPoint Tips.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

Two things always stand out during these trips: There is no one way to do elearning. Some people build courses, some create marketing material, and some use the rapid elearning software to create multimedia information. One of the sessions I did in Atlanta was on how to get the graphics you need for your rapid elearning courses.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They’re all designed to be practical sessions where you will walk away with solid tips & tricks to help build better courses. People who frequently share examples of what they build and offer help in the e-learning community. How I Stumbled Into E-Learning and Became a Successful E-Learning Designer | Kandace Kidd.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2023

Quiz Tip #1: Provide a Pre-Test Don’t fight skipping to the quiz. Quiz Tip #2: Create Pressure to Review the Content Ask questions in the quiz where you suspect they’re probably skipping. And then you’ll have them in the course, learning what they need to know to pass the quiz. Instead, put it up front.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

On the slide I offered three helpful tips when getting started that still hold true today. An E-Learning Course is Different from a Classroom Session. A challenge a lot of new e-learning developers have is that they start with existing content from classroom training. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2023

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events May 3-4 (London) : Learning Technologies. June 1 (Johannesburg) : 2023 Learning Indaba Conference. Connect with other users and learn all sorts of tips & tricks. Learn more here.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2023

Many of us use stock images. This works OK, but the problem with stock images is that they are stock and very generic. Tips Creating AI Images With all that said, over time, as the technology evolves, many of these challenges will be resolved. In my next post, I’ll some tips that even non-AI gurus like us can use.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 28, 2016

And even though I’ve been doing this stuff for a while, there’s always something to learn. A couple of weeks ago, Creative Markets, gave away this PowerPoint template. So in today’s post we’ll look at what they did and learn to apply it to your own templates. This is the tip that really caught my eye.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 24, 2018

PowerPoint’s one of my favorite multimedia applications. In fact, I regularly use PowerPoint to create the graphics and custom assets for my e-learning courses. Here are a few examples: Character graphics : I used PowerPoint and Studio 360 to create a circle avatar graphic. You won’t get a circle video.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

In a recent webinar, we discussed general ideas around accessible e-learning, common design challenges, and some ways to overcome them. One of the tips was to plan for accessibility from the start because it’s not a good idea to retrofit 508 or WCAG compliance into existing e-learning courses. October 6: Amsterdam.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 22, 2022

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more? Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

I get a lot of questions from organizations that are the beginning of the e-learning journey and not quite sure how to get started. The following tips are three key considerations to get your program moving in the right direction. Want to learn more? Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2015

Most of us are scrambling to find free assets to use in our presentations and elearning courses. The good news is that there are more than enough free stock images available, such as these three earlier posts where I shared 80 free stock photos , 45 free stock photos , and 60 more free stock photos.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming E-Learning Events. 10 Production Tips from the E-Learning Challenges by David Anderson. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 4, 2019

Here’s a simple tip that I use all the time. Here are three reasons why this is a good tip. It may be a PowerPoint slide, Word document, or web page. Often it’s a PDF, where this tip really make a lot of sense. This is a simple tip, but it is one that I use all the time when building e-learning courses.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 10, 2019

I find the transcription on Google Slides is a lot faster and a bit more accurate than in PowerPoint. Live Transcription & Closed Captions in PowerPoint Presentations. Here’s an example of live transcription and closed captions (or subtitles) in PowerPoint. If so, any extra tips? Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 25, 2020

As a bonus, here’s a previous post where I share Ten Tips for Troubleshooting and Technical Support. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Upcoming E-Learning Events. Free E-Learning Resources. See you in 2023.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 3, 2016

Examples of Free Stock Video Courses. Great use of stock video throughout. Find Free Stock Videos. One of the first questions that comes up is where to get free stock videos. If you’re not comfortable shooting your own stock video, try out some of these free stock videos sites. Really elegant example.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming E-Learning Events. 10 Production Tips from the E-Learning Challenges by David Anderson. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Events October 24 (Las Vegas): 2023 Articulate User Conference. Lots of really good sessions to improve your course design skills and learn some cool tips using Articulate 360. Getting Started?

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 22, 2015

At a recent workshop I showed the difference between creating interactive elearning in PowerPoint and Storyline. Following is the free PowerPoint template and the corresponding Storyline version. Free PowerPoint Template. Click here to download the free PowerPoint templates. Production Tips. Getting Started?

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