Fall For These eLearning Resources
Starbucks has released the Pumpkin Spice Latte (“PSL” for those in the know), which means fall is here, whether it feels like it outside or not. To get you into that fall mood, we picked out a few resources from the Template Library that pair well with pumpkin...
5 Quick Tips + 2 Webinars to Make You a Storyline Rockstar
Our commitment to quality learning extends beyond our templates. We are in a constant sharing mood when it comes to our eLearning knowledge. As such, we’ve put together five quick tips for using Articulate Storyline 3 (they also work in 360), as well as scheduled some...
Webinar: Using Lectora to Personalize Your Customizable Courseware
Off the shelf courses can save you loads of time filling a soft skills training gap but fall short if they don’t support your brand or targeted learning objectives. Enter our Professional Soft Skills Customizable Courseware Library! In last week's webinar our master...
Teach Soft Skills With eLearning Brothers Customizable Courseware
Is your team struggling with communicating clearly? Missed deadlines and confusion about project goals are all signs that your team may need to work on interpersonal skills. Never fear—the eLearning Brothers are here to help! We offer a pre-built, interactive, easily...
Tinder for Outsourcing Vendors
Outsourcing aspects of your business has become a necessary way of life. To that end, selecting and building a relationship with your vendors is a lot like building a relationship in your personal life. When looking for a romantic partner, you hope to find someone who...
Part 2: Say What?! A Guide to Camtasia Sound
While there are plenty of presets for both video and audio in Camtasia, mastering manual adjustment is extremely useful. My last Camtasia blog outlined the use of the presets, both when and how to use them. Today I’ll walk you through some of the finer points of...
Webinar: Introducing QuickConvert: The Rockstar Solution to the Flash Crisis
Adobe released a statement on July 25th this year that they will stop updating and distributing the Flash Player at the end of 2020 and encouraged content creators to migrate any existing Flash content to new open formats. You can read that announcement here. This...
Catch the eLearning Brothers at These Upcoming Conferences
If you’re anything like us here at eLearning Brothers, you’ve likely had a short break from conferences over the past month or two. You’re probably getting restless and maybe even a little giddy thinking about getting back at it. Am I right? Well, that’s how we feel,...
eLearning Brothers Wins Gold at LearnX 2017
eLearning Brothers took home a Gold award in “Best Interactive Scenario Design” at the 2017 LearnX awards for our Antitrust and Fair Competition Laws project with one of our great custom development clients. We’re proud of our team and honored to be included among...
Webinar: Once Upon a Scenario: Making Customizable Courseware Fit Your Brand
Last week we held a fantastic webinar about our new Customizable Courseware. Chris Willis joined us in a demonstration of how scenarios can benefit your eLearning, and how they are used in Customizable Courseware. We also shared ideas and techniques on how to...
Webinar: A First Look at Eibhlin’s Quest, Our Newest Storyline Game
Earlier this week, we held a webinar featuring our newest and most exciting Storyline Game Template! Bill Milstid, the developer behind the game, walked us through what the game has to offer to those who download and use the template. Other topics discussed were how...
4 Hidden Gems of the eLearning Brothers Template Library
eLearning Brothers has one of the most diverse and ever growing library in the eLearning and presenting world. And with so many assets in all of our libraries, it can be very easy to lose track of what is available to you in each offering. For example did you know...
5 Reasons PowerPoint Is Better Than You Think
To most users PowerPoint is a great tool for banging out a quick presentation when a superior requires information or when a teacher assigns a country to present on. And because of the breadth AND depth of PowerPoint, it is perfectly suited for those tasks. But what...
Webinar Recap: Using Captivate 2017 Fluid Boxes with Drag and Drop Interactions
When Captivate 2017 was released, the responsive format included a new tool called Fluid Boxes. Drag and Drop interactions are a staple of many eLearning courses. But using them in your responsive courses can be tricky. Those fluid boxes just added another layer of...
The Benefits of eLB Cutout People
The world is headed into a digitally immersive age (if it isn’t already there). Ordering food, playing games, communicating, and even learning happens digitally and online. But this can create some serious concerns, especially in the training arena, when it comes to...
Eibhlin’s Quest: An Interactive Articulate Storyline Game Template
Let’s face it. When we usually think gamification, the end result tends to just mask some quiz behind a fancy layout with few real gaming elements added. It takes a lot of development time to create something that both feels like a game and creates serious learning...
Part 1: Say What?! A Guide to Camtasia Sound
If you spend any amount of time exploring what Camtasia has to offer you’ll stumble across the Audio Effects option in the left side menu ribbon. Here live five extremely useful tools to enhance your video’s audio. Today I’d like to walk you through these tools and...
Cheat Death with These Adobe Animate Games
Flash is dying. In fact we know that by the end of 2020 it will be 6 feet under the ground. And to think that for the past 20 years no developer could imagine a world without it. HTML 5 now rules the world (thankfully) and Adobe, ambivalent about losing Flash, has...
Human Capital Analytics — Now
As an alliance partner, Problem Solutions is leading the development and implication of xAPI. We are very excited to post this article by Mike Hruska, President/CEO of Problem Solutions. If you would like to learn more about what xAPI can do for your organization,...
Learn to Make A Deal with This New Soft Skills Training
Just recently, we launched a product that would revolutionize the eLearning and training industries. It was called Customizable Courseware. Like most off-the-shelf courses out there, Customizable Courseware contains an ILT course curriculum as well as a SCORM...
Webinar: Elevating eLearning Design
Bullet points. Stale narration. “Click next” instruction. Long audio lectures. Yawns. We all know what boring eLearning courses feel like. We all hate them. The real question is, why do we keep producing them? The answer is that most of us haven’t seen better...
Getting Started with eLB Templates in PowerPoint
There is a heavy stigma associated with templates and even with PowerPoint: They are beginner tools that don’t permit advanced users to create awesomeness. While using templates (especially from eLearning Brothers) and PowerPoint can be fast and easy, it doesn’t...
Hot Fix for Adobe Captivate Game Templates
It has been a few months since the release of Adobe Captivate 2017 and most people, by now, have had a chance to play with it and start looking at how the thousands of free assets provided by eLearning Brothers work with the new release - specifically Captivate Game...
Top 10 Screen Recording Software for Windows: 2017 Update
Last year we posted what was, at the time, the top ten screen recording software for Windows. We decided to re-evaluate this list and take into consideration the different software updates that have been made recently. We also found that many people had suggestions...
New Medical Images and 3D Rotating Videos
Since the beginning of the year we have been ramping up our libraries with awesome new content. For example, we have added over 30,000 new cutout people images to our Cutout People Library. We have also been focusing on our Medical Images Library, which if you don’t...
eLearning Brothers Acquires SolidStockArt.com
AMERICAN FORK, UTAH AUGUST 08, 2017 eLearning Brothers announced today that it has acquired privately-held SolidStockArt.com, a premier stock photography company that focuses on high-quality images. eLearning Brothers will be assuming the current operations worldwide...
eLearning Brothers Named Top 20 Learning Library by Training Industry
AMERICAN FORK, UT — Aug 1, 2017 — eLearning Brothers, the planet’s largest eLearning Template library and only Customizable Courseware Library, today announced that it is being recognized as a Top 20 Learning Library by Training Industry. The award was presented to...
4 Advanced PowerPoint Tricks You Can’t Live Without
PowerPoint is an amazing software that permits you to present information however you want. But there are a few PowerPoint tricks, no matter how large or small, that can take your presenting up to 11. Here are 4 advanced PowerPoint tricks that you can’t live without....
5 Considerations Before Choosing an LMS
In today’s world of incredible technology, there seems to be a myriad of products for every need. In the world of training and learning, this is no exception. I have evaluated dozens of different tools, products, and packages in my 15+ years in the industry. That...
Trivantis Recognizes Andrew Scivally on Thought Leader Watch List
Trivantis, the makers of Lectora, have put together a watch list of 25 eLearning and L&D thought leaders for 2017. Among the prestigious crew of people you can find our co-founder and CEO, Andrew Scivally! Others among the list include Debbie Richards, Jane Hart,...
The 4 Cs to Designing Meaningful Scenarios, Part 2: Consequences
The experience of cause and effect is a very powerful teacher, one our brain is already pre-wired to learn from. Experiencing consequences for our actions gives rise to emotion, which not only catches our attention, but also increases our ability to retain the...
How to Get the Most Out of Your Camtasia Library
When you download a template from the eLearning Brothers Camtasia Template Library, it comes to you in one of two ways. If you’re on a Mac, it comes as a project file that is easily merged with your current project (you can watch this be done in an awesome webinar we...
Webinar: Common Articulate Storyline Development Mistakes
Last week we hosted our very own Amber Rodbell in a great webinar outlining 9 great tips for Articulate Storyline users. By using these tips you'll fortify yourself from some of the more common mistakes made by developers. In the recording of the webinar below, you'll...
Summer Fun at eLearning Brothers!
This year we celebrated 8 years since the company was founded in Shawn Scivally's basement with his brother Andrew. And in keeping with our fun, relaxed, family-centered company culture, we joined together as a huge eLearning family (or rock band, whatever you prefer)...
Over 2000 New Cutout People For Your Next Amazing Training
Since the beginning of the year, we have added over 19,000 cutout images to our already massive Cutout People Library. We continue to expand categories such as business, casual, and industrial outfits, as well as add new categories and costumes for you to effectively...
3 Cool Common Craft Instructional Videos
If you ever need an introductory-level instructional video for an eLearning course, make it easy on yourself and take a look in our Common Craft Instructional video library. At the time of publishing this post, we currently have 82 instructional videos in that playful...
Creating Captivate Courses from Multiple Merged Microlearning Modules
E Pluribus Unum, the motto of the United States. We look at it practically every day as it is emblazoned across our currency, but do we actually know what it means? The literal translation of it is “Out of many, one”; or in other words, unifying many smaller parts...
Responsive Design Tips for eLearning Courses
Nowadays the world seems to be all a-clamor over the idea of “responsive design” for eLearning. Yet, there still is a lot of confusion over what it is and how to implement it. Recently, I was privileged to lead a couple of sessions on that very topic at the eLearning...
The Twill Theme Will Make Your Camtasia Content Shine
Sometimes you just need a solid and crisp looking template to lock down your eLearning Video. We have quite a few of those in our Camtasia Template Library, including some like the Clouds theme, and the Stone theme. Another one that we’ve had for quite some time now...
Webinar: eLearning Brothers Soft Skills Training Road Trip
Last week we had our very own Chris Willis join us for a webinar where she led us on a journey through our Soft Skills courses - part of our Customizable Courseware. This is a new addition to our ever-growing eLearning library that is sure to knock your socks off! In...
FocusOn Learning DemoFest Award and Webinar
FocusOn Learning was a total blast for us this year. Between seeing everyone at the booth, the great sessions from Adam Cannon and Rich Vass, and the "cash cab" shuttle we were able to drive around town, we had no shortage of fun with our time in San Diego. We hope...
6 Tips for Creating An Effective PowerPoint Presentation
The saying that all PowerPoint developers should keep in mind is, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” Almost all software development tools give you amazing features that allow you to create awesome content. But a presentation full of awesome features,...
Put a Cork in It! 3 Cork Board Templates for Captivate
Whether it's in the hallway of a university, hanging in a local coffee shop, or just on the wall of your family's kitchen, cork boards are a tried-and-true method of displaying information in a conspicuous and accessible place. They're public enough that everyone who...
How to Teach Conflict Resolution Skills with Customizable Courseware
Conflict is a natural part of life. We're all human, and we all have our own style of doing things, so there's bound to be some friction when we interact. Accepting that conflict is going to happen to a certain extent allows us to get practical and focus on what...
A ‘Responsive’ Articulate Storyline Solution
The age old Storyline dilemma: Build for desktop or build for mobile. In this post I will show you how to build for both and combine them into one seamless ‘responsive’ course. You've been tasked with developing a responsive project using Articulate Storyline. You...
The 4 Cs to Designing Meaningful Scenarios, Part 1: Choices
At its core, a common scenario isn’t that difficult to craft: tell a story, ask the learner what they want to do about it, and let them know how they did. To craft a meaningful scenario, however, there are four areas—four ‘Cs’ to be specific—that you need to...
eLB Lands on 2017 Content Development Companies Watch List
eLB is proud to announce that for the second time in as many years, we have been named one of TrainingIndustry.com's yearly Content Development Companies Watch List in recognition of the strides we've made this past year based on: Industry visibility, innovation and...
Webinar: How to Hack Storyline’s HTML5 Output
Last week we had our very own James Kingsley join us in a webinar about Storyline and HTML5. Part of the discussion included an overview of some JavaScript principles and an overview of some of the best practices for utilizing these tools in relation to Storyline. Due...
6 Underutilized PowerPoint Features
Because PowerPoint has been around for such a long time (almost 28 years), Microsoft has been able to create features and integrate options that allow presenters and now some eLearning professionals to create content effectively. Whether it be a UI update or a...
What to Do With the Longest Days of the Year? Download Lectora Templates, Of Course!
Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, the astronomical event when the tilt of Earth's axis is most directly pointed towards the sun. In layman's terms, that means if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, yesterday was the day with the most daylight hours of the...