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Free: E-Learning Checklist Interaction for Articulate Storyline

2015/09/18 By David

Checklist interactions are a great way to summarize a series of steps in a process.

Filed Under: Articulate Storyline, Featured Tagged With: Articulate Storyline

E-Learning Course Templates for SMEs: Compliance Edition

2015/04/01 By David

Tired of sinking time into convincing clients and SMEs that there’s more to e-learning than click-and-read compliance training?

If you’re like most course designers, you’ve probably tried countless ways to elevate the learning conversation beyond restrictive courses. You’ve shared learning theories, evidence-based research, and e-learning manifestos, but your clients insist on locking down their courses.

Filed Under: April Fools, Creative E-learning, Featured

Dump the Next Button: Increase Learner Engagement with NEXTCHA

2013/04/01 By David

Build repetition into your courses is to mimic the CAPTCHA concept and replace your e-learning next button with NEXTCHA.

Filed Under: April Fools, Creative E-learning, Featured

5-Point Makeover Process for PowerPoint and E-learning

2012/06/05 By David

The 5-Point Makeover Process I want to share with you the visual copy editing process I use when folks ask us to makeover their PowerPoint and e-learning slides. Most of the time users want us to just look at the slides or course, and give some feedback on ways to improve it. They’re not asking […]

Filed Under: Design Mapping, Featured, Visual Voice Tagged With: 5 point, elearning, graphics, makeovers, mapping, PowerPoint, redesign, visual copyediting, visual voice

Drag Drop Game: Optical Illusion

2012/05/08 By David

In this Articulate Storyline drag drop game, you’ll learn how to create an optical illusion puzzle using Storyline’s convert to freeform features. View the drag-and-drop optical illusion interaction

Filed Under: Articulate Storyline, Featured

Visual Surprise: Special Image Effects in PowerPoint

2010/08/24 By David

In this PowerPoint tutorial, you’ll learn how to create some classic visual surprise effects in PowerPoint.

Filed Under: Creative E-learning, Featured, PowerPoint

E-Learning Slide Makeover: 5 Design Ideas to Rock Your Learners Into Compliance

2010/05/24 By David

Rock Your Learners Into Compliance Let’s face it, no one takes compliance e-learning seriously. Slide after slide, learners glaze over the rules and regulations while unconsciously clicking the next button. The problem is that most compliance e-learning uses the same visual and narrative voice across all their courses. That’s like using the stop sign for […]

Filed Under: Featured, Visual Voice Tagged With: slide makeover

Macbeth Motion Comic as E-learning Scenario Model

2010/03/23 By David

If you’re an e-learning designer looking for examples of engaging scenarios, visual storytelling and learner control all in one asynchronous course, you’re in for a real treat with this Macbeth motion comic. “Macbeth? As in Shakespeare Macbeth?” Yes, that Macbeth. Admittedly, Shakespeare knew a thing or two about writing and storytelling. But before you say, […]

Filed Under: Creative E-learning, Featured Tagged With: comics, motion comic, web comic

Using Improv’s Principle of Agreement to Create Better Screencasts

2009/09/28 By David

Last week I was watching Screenr’s Public Stream when I noticed a common theme in the screencasts: They were all perfect. Now I don’t mean perfect in terms of audio quality, lesson structure, speaker preparedness or even content relevance. They certainly covered the range in those areas:-) By “perfect” I mean perfect in that they […]

Filed Under: Featured, Screencasting Tagged With: Articulate, elearning, improv, Screencasting, screenr

Design Mapping: Creating the Right Look and Feel for Your E-learning

2008/12/10 By David

Design mapping is a structured process for identifying the right elements—fonts, objects, people, textures, sounds and colors—that make up your project’s visual voice. The design mapping process helps instructional designers move past the “blank page” by streamlining the visual analysis process.

Filed Under: Design Mapping, Featured, Visual Voice Tagged With: graphic design, mapping, theme, visual, visual design

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