This week, I’ve found a huge motherlode of great things to share with you. Don’t want to wait until Friday for a peek at what I’m finding? Subscribe to my daily newsletter. Write and Organize for Deeper Learning: 28 evidence-based and easy-to-apply tactics that will make your instruction better for learning (Make It Learnable) TheContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | June 9”
Category Archives: LDToolbox
The Secret to Working with Vector Graphics in PowerPoint
Many people don’t realize that PowerPoint can be a suitable option for working with vector graphics. Tom Kuhlmann has a nice post on working with .EPS files in PowerPoint. Unfortunately, a recent update has disabled the ability to insert .EPS graphics into Office documents. While there are a number of different types of image formats,ContinueContinue reading “The Secret to Working with Vector Graphics in PowerPoint”
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 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”
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”
Recent Discoveries
Discoveries this week include a great source of free stock photos and a handy system for managing team/group tasks. Visual Hunt There are a boat load of sites offering free stock photos these days but few, if any, offer the features of Visual Hunt. Some of the things I like about it is the abilityContinueContinue reading “Recent Discoveries”
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
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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