Rapid eLearning

APRIL 9, 2019

Here’s a PowerPoint tip: build your e-learning course graphics in PowerPoint. PowerPoint is great for simple graphic design projects. In fact, I use it quite a bit for this blog and some of the graphics I need in my e-learning demos. All of those graphics were built in PowerPoint.

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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

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. Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 1, 2022

Share Courses with Amazon S3 Tutorial. Here’s a quick tutorial that walks through how to create the account and get it all set up. 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.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

She incorporated the 3D models from PowerPoint to create videos that she added to her e-learning course. Click here to view the e-learning example. She also included a quick tutorial to show how she built it. Learn to work with 3D models in PowerPoint and bring them into your e-learning courses.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 1, 2013

This year’s 2012 wrap up post features the tips & tricks shared during the past year that can be applied to your elearning courses right away. Rapid E-Learning Tips & Tricks. How to Create a Learning Journal to Go with Your E-Learning Courses. 5 Free Desktop Image Editors for E-Learning.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

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. If you have questions or need help with this, the Google Cloud site has lots of handy tutorials to help. View the tutorial on YouTube. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The good news is that now you can edit SVG images in PowerPoint. Unless of course, you know how to use PowerPoint. Insert & Edit SVG Image in PowerPoint. What you’ll do is convert the SVG image into an object that can be edited in PowerPoint. How to Edit SVG in PowerPoint Video Tutorial.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2011

If you can step away from the “bullet point” mindset and all of the complaints, you’ll see that PowerPoint’s got a lot to offer those who build elearning courses. It doesn’t need to have that PowerPoint look. PowerPoint offers a pretty good selection of animations that let you mimic a lot of what you see in Flash.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 20, 2010

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. One of the best ways to learn is to share what you’ve learned and done.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

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. Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 15, 2019

Use PowerPoint to Transcribe Text for HTML5 E-Learning. The new version of PowerPoint has a dictate feature. PowerPoint transcribes the text and adds it to the slide. You can also send the file out to be verified and edited by others who use PowerPoint. View the tutorial here. View the tutorial here.

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JUNE 8, 2017

But, the introduction of rapid e-learning tools has brought good news to e-learning developers working under tight project completion deadlines. Those of you, who love to sprinkle effective animations in your e-learning courses, check out the following rapid e-learning tools.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 10, 2018

In a recent post, I showed how I use PowerPoint to build the graphics for my Rise courses. How to Create a 3D Pop-Out Graphic in PowerPoint. Then whatever you build in PowerPoint can be saved as an image. Watch the tutorial below to get more of the specific detail. Click here to view the YouTube tutorial.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Click here to view the learning interaction. Learning Interaction Downloads. Here are some downloads of the learning interaction: Free template: Storyline learning interaction. Free template: PowerPoint learning interaction. PowerPoint with the assets: so you can modify them if you want. Sign up here.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 16, 2011

A lot of rapid elearning hinges on PowerPoint. That means your success building courses is influenced by how well you know PowerPoint. To help you learn more about PowerPoint I pulled together a solid list of PowerPoint resources. From The Rapid E-Learning Blog.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In this case, it’s a tutorial that I created over two years ago after a rapid elearning workshop I had given. But the focus is really on learning some core rapid elearning tips when working with PowerPoint. Click here to view the rapid elearning workshop. So here it is.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2012

They also have a very active user community which is a plus and lots of tutorials. 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. User community.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 8, 2020

I like to add background audio to my screencast tutorials. This is my go-to for tutorials. Download the fully revised, free 63-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro. Free E-Learning Resources. Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 12, 2022

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. The tutorial below walks through the basic steps of creating a new task and when to run it. Want to learn more?

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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.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 24, 2016

And remember, if you don’t have an illustration app, as long as you can get.EPS vector files, you can edit them in PowerPoint. The other day I ran across this series of vector images that would work in an elearning course. PowerPoint Tutorials. This will work in Storyline or PowerPoint. Free Downloads.

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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. Customize slide size.

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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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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

DECEMBER 10, 2019

I find the transcription on Google Slides is a lot faster and a bit more accurate than in PowerPoint. Click here to view the tutorial on YouTube. Live Transcription & Closed Captions in PowerPoint Presentations. Here’s an example of live transcription and closed captions (or subtitles) in PowerPoint.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 30, 2018

The tutorial below shows how to create the video using 3D models in PowerPoint. Click here to view the tutorial on YouTube. Insert 3D Models in PowerPoint. PowerPoint comes with a number of 3D models. So it’s nice that PowerPoint supports the common 3D file formats. Save the PowerPoint file as a Video.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 18, 2010

There are a few common issues when working with rapid elearning tools. Another issue is when working with PowerPoint. We tend to gravitate towards the templates and placeholder structure that PowerPoint provides. That’s where I got the ideas for these free PowerPoint templates. Here’s a tutorial that shows how.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 7, 2017

Looking at the free icons reminded me of simple trick we show in our PowerPoint workshops. It’s one I’ve shared in the past when I showed how to create custom shapes in PowerPoint , but today I’m adding a bit more detail. There are two video tutorials below. View tutorial video (short version).

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 14, 2019

Here’s some content that spans the past decade or so of rapid e-learning. Originally, the interactive scenario started as a PowerPoint file that was published with Articulate Studio to demonstrate how to create simple branched scenarios in PowerPoint. Interactive Scenario: PowerPoint. Getting Started?

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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

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Below is the tutorial. And at the end of the post you’ll find the original PowerPoint file for you to download and deconstruct. Click here to view the tutorial via Screenr. I combined shapes in PowerPoint 2010 to cut a hole in the lid and make it transparent. Do you want to try building it in PowerPoint?

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 4, 2010

It’s a fact that you CAN build effective elearning with rapid elearning tools. All it requires is that you craft a sound learning strategy and get the most out of your tools. To demonstrate this, I deconstructed an effective elearning course originally built in Flash and then built a mock up in PowerPoint.

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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. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Explainer courses present key content critical to the learning experience. This can be content like user manuals, video tutorials, company policies, etc. 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

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. Upcoming E-Learning Events.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 28, 2011

The good thing is that you can stick your toes into the mobile learning waters with little investment and actually produce a viable product. If you want to get started with mobile learning, all you need is PowerPoint. And it still remains true for mobile learning. And that’s easy enough with PowerPoint output.

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