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 2, 2011

And that’s what I see as my mission with this blog. They’ll get filled as you apply what you’re learning and gain more experience. General Thoughts on Rapid E-Learning. Save Time with These 3 Rapid E-Learning Tips : You’ll only save time and make your job easier with these three PowerPoint elearning tips.

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

All of these factors have led to increased use of rapid eLearning development as a necessity vis-a-vis traditional eLearning. In this article, I will outline what rapid eLearning is, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. Rapid eLearning Development: What Is Rapid eLearning?

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 17, 2012

One of the topics we cover in the elearning workshops is how to quickly create templates to help move the elearning courses out of that PowerPoint look. In this case, I mostly use PowerPoint. But hopefully you’ll take the time to practice some of the techniques so that you develop more proficient skills in PowerPoint.

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Trivantis

JULY 16, 2012

by Lectora® rapid e-Learning software is a flexible and powerful PowerPoint plug-in tool that makes rapid e-Learning content creation super speedy. To further save on development time, many e-Learning professionals draft out their course, or storyboard, using PowerPoint software.

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Trivantis

JULY 16, 2012

by Lectora® rapid e-Learning software is a flexible and powerful PowerPoint plug-in tool that makes rapid e-Learning content creation super speedy. To further save on development time, many e-Learning professionals draft out their course, or storyboard, using PowerPoint software.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2011

It’s always so much fun getting to meet the blog readers and learning more about what people do in the real world. Two things always stand out during these trips: There is no one way to do elearning. 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 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.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2012

Here are a couple of additional free desktop applications shared by some blog readers. I’ll be doing a session on PowerPoint and we’ll have two Build-A-Course sessions. Rapid E-Learning Workshop. PowerPoint Doesn’t Have to Be Boring. Also will present a rapid elearning workshop. PhotoPlus SE.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. The Secret to Creating Your Own PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning. Most PowerPoint templates are designed for standard bullet point presentations. They’re not really designed for elearning courses. Here are three templates that I created for this blog post.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 4, 2011

A Roadmap for Building an E-Learning Course. Here Are More Than 200 Free Rapid E-Learning Tutorials. Do You Really Need Instructions on How to Use an E-Learning Course? Why E-Learning is So Effective. Here’s How to Be an E-Learning Superstar in 2010. Bunch of Free Stuff.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The death of Flash has created a mess for many e-learning developers who have to look for things in older e-learning courses that were published in Flash. I run into that a lot in the community and with some of my old demos on this blog. Free E-Learning Resources. Want to learn more?

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2010

With as many PowerPoint questions that I get, it’s a good thing that over the past year or so the elearning community has created about 300 PowerPoint tutorials. I also included a free PowerPoint elearning template to celebrate the holidays and a great 2010! Click to download the free PowerPoint template.

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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. I also have a lot of little HTML code snippets I use for the blog. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Wouldn’t it be great to have the most dominant, overruling, kick butt e-learning imaginable. meaning people actually learned and applied what you wanted them to learn and apply from taking your e-learning module). Here are three tips to help you achieve that goal. Good stuff takes time.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2011

PowerPoint’s designed as a presentation tool. While the application is versatile and great for elearning, many people still struggle to get past the PowerPoint look because the features are designed to encourage the use of the templates. The key is to learn to see the features from a different perspective.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 20, 2010

The essence of that post is: You have access to a lot of free tips and tricks. So there are plenty of opportunities to learn and it doesn’t cost you anything more than your time. Practice doing what you learn. The learning is only going to happen if you do more than watch the tutorials and read information.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 18, 2010

Related links: 4 Simple Tips for Recording High-Quality Audio. 13 More Tips to Help You Record Narration Like the Pros. There are a few common issues when working with rapid elearning tools. Another issue is when working with PowerPoint. That’s where I got the ideas for these free PowerPoint templates.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2011

Business Time PowerPoint Template. Bluegreen PowerPoint Template. I wrote about it in this blog post on how you can save your job in this economy. Subtle Sky PowerPoint Template. Community PowerPoint Templates. David and I will be doing mini presentations with all sorts of tips and tricks.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2012

I get a lot of questions about how to move past the PowerPoint look when building rapid elearning courses. My first suggestion if you’re working with PowerPoint is to step away from the original content. Here’s a free PowerPoint template that features 10 layout options and also comes with a Quizmaker file.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Last week I was at PowerPoint Live 2009 in Atlanta where I spent some time with people in the PowerPoint community. I met a few blog readers, many of the PowerPoint MVPs that I’ve followed over the years, and was reminded of a few tips and tricks that I can use in my rapid elearning courses.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Most of my highlights were from meeting blog readers at conferences. I especially love to learn what people are doing and the challenges they face building elearning courses. Speaking of going to conferences, here are some things I learned this past year: Johnny Cash says “ don’t take your guns to town , leave them at home.”

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 26, 2016

In this post we’ll look at an easy way to customize illustration in PowerPoint, since it’s a tool most of us have and it’s easy to do. Finding the Right Illustrations in PowerPoint & E-Learning. Production Tips: Stick with the same illustrator to have a consistent look.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 3, 2010

David and I met some nice people and got to do some research to support a recent blog post. So I had time to kill and decided to pull together a free elearning template for the blog readers. Click here to view the elearning template. If you want to succeed at rapid elearning, you have to develop your PowerPoint skills.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 28, 2015

Here’s another free PowerPoint template that you’re free to use in your online training courses. See the Free PowerPoint Template in Action. Below is an example of the free PowerPoint template without any content in it. Click here to view the PowerPoint demo. How to Customize the Free PowerPoint Template.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 13, 2020

There’s a lot to learn about instructional design with all the theories and models. If you read this blog enough, you’ll see that repeatedly. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro Upcoming E-Learning Events. October 6: Amsterdam.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The Rise of Rapid e-Learning Mike Alcock, MD of Atlantic Link Ltd has written an article over at Trainingzone.co.uk: The Rise of Rapid e-Learning. Lets see what happens.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The three options I recommend are: simple linear course linear plus some simple learning-based interactivity decision-based interactivity. Here’s an example of how this plays out from a previous blog post on creating objectives for compliance training. Lots of cool e-learning examples to check out and find inspiration.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 7, 2014

E-Learning Jobs: Training, elearning, and instructional design jobs. Community Blog Posts & Tutorials. Interactive Sliders in E-Learning (Recap #52). Two rapid elearning workshops. Day 1: PowerPoint for E-Learning. E-Learning Heroes Roadshow. Sign up here.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

For the most part these characters can be created in PowerPoint so you don’t need other tools. Here are some posts that should help you do this: Little Known Ways to Create Your Own Graphics Using PowerPoint. Create Custom Characters for Your E-Learning Scenarios. Remove character from background in PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 19, 2022

My initial inclination was to build something in PowerPoint or Google slides, but I switched to Rise 360 and haven’t looked back. I find that even though Rise 360 is designed to be more of a traditional e-learning course , it really does lend itself as a great presentation tool. Free E-Learning Resources.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Is it truly possible to create a rapid eLearning program? Rapid eLearning is not a magic solution to hopelessly lengthy content that needs to be consolidated into “digestible chunks”. Rapid eLearning implementation is a skill acquired by instructional designers over the years.

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Learning Visions

MAY 23, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Kineo Rapid e-Learning Podcast with Gabe Anderson Another good podcast from the folks at Kineo : an interview with Stephen Walsh (Kineo) and Gabe Anderson ( Articulate ). Good for beginners.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Looking over the tutorial, I wondered if I could follow the steps to recreate the icon in PowerPoint. Obviously the steps are a bit different and since PowerPoint is not as robust as Illustrator, you have some limitations. Another benefit to this exercise is learning to use PowerPoint in new ways. Create the envelope.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 15, 2011

Allen Partridge Adobe Captivate Blog For those of you who work with Captivate, you can’t miss Allen Partridge’s blog -- practical know-how with a spark. link] Kineo Website And then there’s our very own website, chock full of case studies, interviews, free guides and loads of elearning top tips. link] Want more?

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Association eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

eLearning Authoring Tool: PowerPoint. Many eLearning authoring tools use PowerPoint directly or are based on it. By themselves, however, PowerPoint files don’t use any eLearning standards like SCORM or xAPI. And the interactions you can create are easier and faster to build in specialized eLearning tools.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Many of the rapid elearning courses I see use whiteboards or chalkboards. You can buy stock images of these, but it’s easy enough to create them in PowerPoint. Even if you don’t need to use them, there are some good PowerPoint tips that you could apply to other projects. And chalkboards usually have wood frames.

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