August 11, 2017 Life long learning is becoming an economic imperative This Economist article by Andrew Palmer outlines how today’s technological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment. I’d argue that this is not a new development but it is definitely accelerating. Considering the fact that we are tasked with educatingContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | July 28, 2017”
Category Archives: elearning
The Art & Science of E-learning
This was a fun 7-minute “lightning talk” I gave today at the Lectora User Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. If you’d like me to send you the links and resources contained in this talk, just drop your email here. UPDATE: You can catch the webinar version over on the Lectora site. Links & Resources: Performance Consulting:ContinueContinue reading “The Art & Science of E-learning”
Free PowerPoint Visual Resume Template
Are you looking to stand out from the crowd? A visual resume might be something you should consider. To that end, here is a template created with PowerPoint that will give you a nice head start and help you avoid starting from scratch and recreating the wheel. https://app.box.com/s/jwq8qiesl8r65ybyfis3l56yqp7anakw Don’t forget that you can easily change theContinueContinue reading “Free PowerPoint Visual Resume Template”
12 Super Useful Cheatsheets & Job Aids
Learning & Instructional Design Multimedia Learning Design Principles Based on Richard Mayer’s http://www.slideshare.net/tmiket/multimedia-learning-design-principles Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction Anyone who designs any kind of learning materials should bookmark this interactive guide to Robert Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction created by Montse Anderson (@mlearning) Multimedia Learning Design Resources This collection of resources will give you aContinueContinue reading “12 Super Useful Cheatsheets & Job Aids”
Top Presentation Slide Decks
Like it or not, the ability to create effective slide designs is a skill that will benefit you and any audience you are trying to reach. This collection is of slide decks will help anyone improve their presentation and slide making skills. If you want to dive even deeper, you might be interested in thisContinueContinue reading “Top Presentation Slide Decks”
12 Incredibly Useful Blogs for Learning Cool Stuff
It is no secret that I’m a huge proponent of learning. I make time every day to learn something new and am always on the lookout for useful takeaways from my experiences. One of the coolest things about learning is when you find something super useful and learn something you didn’t even know you needed toContinueContinue reading “12 Incredibly Useful Blogs for Learning Cool Stuff”
Where to Find the Best Presentation Templates & Design Inspiration
At some point, nearly everyone needs to design slides. Whether for an online elearning course, a training workshop, a conference presentation, a sales pitch or a whole host of other reasons you always want to look your best. Instead of staring at a blank screen trying to come up with ideas, why not tap into someContinueContinue reading “Where to Find the Best Presentation Templates & Design Inspiration”
Pimp My PowerPoint
When you’re working on building a presentation in PowerPoint you’re going to want some really great looking images that are right at your fingertips right? Instead of bouncing back and forth between multiple browser tabs and your slides, wouldn’t it be nice if everything you need was right there in PowerPoint? Well, you’re in luck!ContinueContinue reading “Pimp My PowerPoint”
Free Download: Storyline Menu Template
Recently, while reading some web development articles I came across this cool animated menu and thought it would make a cool elearning course menu. I took a few minutes to recreate it and this is how it turned out. Add a cool, appealing intro slide in front and this could make a nice opening sequence forContinueContinue reading “Free Download: Storyline Menu Template”
Converting Keynote to PowerPoint
Every once in awhile I find a great looking Keynote slide deck, like these over at Site2Max, and I think how great it would be to bring it over into PowerPoint to customize it. Fortunately, there is a super simple and free way to do just that – even if you don’t have access to theContinueContinue reading “Converting Keynote to PowerPoint”
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