Category Archives: LDToolbox

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”

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Top 12 Things in My Presenter’s Toolkit

Many trainers and presenters, especially when they’re just getting started, underestimate the probability of something going wrong with the technical set up at their event. And trying to troubleshoot with a room full of anxious people watching your every move is nobody’s idea of fun. Anyone who does any type of speaking or presenting should haveContinueContinue reading “Top 12 Things in My Presenter’s Toolkit”

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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”

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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”

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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”

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Curated Collection of Design Resources

I put this together for a recent learning design workshop and wanted to share it with everyone. NOTE: Download the PDF to access all the clickable links in the document. Check out a bigger, broader collection of tools and resources on this page curated by Tracy Parish. https://e-learning.zeef.com/tracy.parish

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Friday 5 – Team knowledge sharing, Interactive presentation polling, Excel Fill magic

Thanks for stopping by. Here are the 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. Guru Guru is a browser extension that facilitates knowledge sharing among teams. I’m giving it a try to see how well it works. IfContinueContinue reading “Friday 5 – Team knowledge sharing, Interactive presentation polling, Excel Fill magic”

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An ‘Edgee’ Way to Curate & Share Your Best Stuff

I’ve been experimenting with a new online tool called Edgee that is a different type of platform. Think of a cross between visual bookmarks ala Pinterest and a blog. This overview video below, gives you a good idea of how it works. https://vimeo.com/118015574 I like how easy it is to assemble a page around aContinueContinue reading “An ‘Edgee’ Way to Curate & Share Your Best Stuff”

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