Multimedia Learning Design Principles

I created this handout for a recent workshop from Richard Mayer's Principles for Multimedia Learning. [ Click the Linkedin icon down at the bottom right to download a copy. ]

The Fastest & Easiest Way to Arrange Multiple Slide Images

I just got back from a workshop where this came in SUPER handy. Especially when you are crunched for time and trying to hit a deadline this is a great trick to have up your sleeve.

Free Download: Storyline Elearning Navigation Menu

As I was browsing through my morning reading recently, I came across this nifty navigational demo on the codyhouse.com website. I think this makes a nice addition to an online course so I crafted a quick example in Storyline. View Demo  |  Download Storyline file

Sharing Some PowerPoint & Elearning Slide Designs

As I recently cleaned out some old files, I came across these PowerPoint slide designs that I never used. Since its International Work Out Loud Week I thought I'd share these for anyone who might be able to use them for a presentation or online course. Download PowerPoint Slides  

Kicking the Tires on Twitter’s Curation Tool

Recently, I stumbled across Twitter's new curation tool and wanted to give it a go to see how it worked. Here are the results from a recent Social Media workshop we did with the Greater Columbus Arts Council (Is my job fun or what!?) A Collection on Twitter https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js   While this is a coolContinue reading "Kicking the Tires on Twitter’s Curation Tool"

Friday 5: PowerPoint Social Sharing, Curated Design Resources, Trello Integrations, Skype For All, New Image Format

PowerPoint Social Share Plug-in If you do any presenting at conferences, etc you probably already know about the #backchannel. Now you can easily share all or part of your PowerPoint presentation directly to Twitter & Facebook with the new Social Share plug-in. The Microsoft Garage project lab has released Social Share, a free plug-in forContinue reading "Friday 5: PowerPoint Social Sharing, Curated Design Resources, Trello Integrations, Skype For All, New Image Format"

Friday 5: Dropbox Paper, Prezentt, Abobe Slate, Twitter Polls & Free Fonts

I'm back from a nice family trip to Disney and ready to get back into the swing of things. Here are five things that have queued up on the radar during that time, plus this week's tech tip. Dropbox Paper Dropbox has a new online, collaborative document authoring tool similar to Google Docs. While I'm aContinue reading "Friday 5: Dropbox Paper, Prezentt, Abobe Slate, Twitter Polls & Free Fonts"

Working Out Loud & Learn Camp

Over the past three summers, I've run a self-directed, online learning program called Learn Camp. Based on the 23 Things project created by Helene Blowers. Originally created as a way to help others get up to speed with newer digital tools by actually using those same tools in the process. Although the topics have evolvedContinue reading "Working Out Loud & Learn Camp"

Friday 5: DevLearn Resources, Presentation tool, Image Editing App, Website Builder & Newspaper Columns

DevLearn Handouts & Resources Check out the handouts and presentation decks from one of the biggest Learning & Development conferences of the year that happened last week in Las Vegas. http://www.elearningguild.com/DevLearn/sessions/resources.cfm?selection=doc.4027&event=380 LiveSlides Embed any web content in your presentation: If you give presentations you might know the hassle of keeping things up to date. LiveSlides isContinue reading "Friday 5: DevLearn Resources, Presentation tool, Image Editing App, Website Builder & Newspaper Columns"

Friday 5: Curation, Visual Inspiration, Presentation Book, Animated Online Videos & Windows Shortcuts

Thanks for stopping by. Here are the top 5 things I’m noodling on this week. I share a whole lot more things like this on Twitter and save the better ones over in Diigo. Feedly Share Collections Feedly introduced a new feature called "Shared Collections" (paid pro feature) that lets you choose to share what you readContinue reading "Friday 5: Curation, Visual Inspiration, Presentation Book, Animated Online Videos & Windows Shortcuts"