The Learning eXplosion , by Matthew Murdoch and Treion Muller, is a great read that steps you through how to successfully move your classroom instructor-led training into the virtual classroom. The book specifically focuses on 9 Rules for Creating Effective Virtual Training: 1. The Rule of Continual Change – Learners and designers must always be [...]
Often, due to shortened project timelines, the Analysis phase of the ADDIE process is cut short or skipped all together. This phase might very well be the most important phase of the ADDIE process. It is during the Analysis phase that you uncover the information critical for the learner to be successful in their job. [...]
Knoodle recently announced a new release of their software that makes it more intuitive and easier to use. With the new release, “you get more done in less time”, and let’s face it…who doesn’t want to save time these days. New updates include: Redesigned content creation workflow Reduction in the number of steps between uploading [...]
We thought it would be nice to start the New Year by sharing with you a sample PowerPoint Template…for FREE. That’s right, click the link below to go to our eLearning Templates website and download this free template. Free PowerPoint Template
I recently read a great blog post by Articulates Tom Kuhlmann, titled Here’s Why Slide Count is Irrelevant to Your E-Learning Course . In the post he mentions the following key points: – Screen count does not matter to the elearner…what matters, is the interaction built into the course. – Do not auto-advance the slides [...]
It’s always a challenge to send a course out for review and determine the best way to capture and consolidate all of the comments. There are many online browser-based authoring tools that make the review process easy and seamless. However for desktop installed tools it can still be a challenge. Here are 2 tools that can help. [...]
Why is it important to create a course outline or storyboard before building an eLearning course? A course outline or storyboard will help you to organize both the course content and your thoughts on interactivity (audio, video, graphics, interactions, etc.). Here are a few things to consider when building your storyboard: On-Screen text What information [...]
Once again, we are sharing another eLearning template for FREE! This is one of our Flash Interaction templates. You’ll need to own a copy of Adobe Flash to open this one. You’ll notice that we are giving you both the actionscript 2 and 3 files. Hope you enjoy! Click the link below to go to [...]
What does it take to build sweet eLearning? The right tools! At eLearningTemplates.com you will find templates and assets to quickly create amazing courses. Check out these templates: eLearning PowerPoint Template – The PowerPoint Template allows you to create eLearning courses in record time. The template includes 80+ master slide layouts, 40+ different themes, and 80+ different [...]
Who would have thought that simply writing an eLearning course would require the instructional designer to have so many different writing skills? As an instructional designer our writing has to motivate the learner, as well as, instruct them on correct processes, policies, techniques, etc. In the eLearning Coach’s article 10 Types of Writing for eLearning [...]
We thought it would be nice to share a few of our People Cutouts… for FREE! Go ahead and click the link below to go to our eLearning Templates site to download the images. Free Cutout People Images Recent Cutout People Image Bundles (for purchase):
SlideShark is a great (free) way to view PowerPoint presentations on the iPad. All you need to do is upload your PPT to a secure online account and they’ll convert it. You then use the SlideShark app to download and view your new presentation. All fonts and graphics are retained Colors remain the same [...]
Connie at The eLearning Coach recently launched the Instructional Design Guru iPhone app. “It defines over 460 terms associated with learning experience design, drawn from the fields of instructional design, cognitive psychology, social media, multimedia, technology and law.”
