PowerPoint for E-Learning

To successfully use PowerPoint for rapid elearning, you need to do two things:

• Rethink how you use PowerPoint. Most people approach it from a linear presentation mindset, building slides the same way they would for face-to-face presentations. That just doesn’t work for elearning.
• Learn to use PowerPoint’s features. Once you scratch the surface of the tools available in PowerPoint, you’ll see it’s more than adequate for building great elearning. In many ways it’s the ideal choice because it offers a blend of speed, ease-of-use, and cost savings.

The following posts explore lots of practical, hands-on tips and tricks for using PowerPoint to create elearning.  Use them and you’ll see how effective PowerPoint is to build good elearning courses.

What You Need to Know About PowerPoint & E-Learning

This series discusses key concepts and provides excellent examples of how to use PowerPoint for your elearning courses.

• What Everybody Ought To Know About Using PowerPoint for E-Learning
• 5 Essential Rapid E-Learning Tips
• Why Dissecting an E-Learning Course Will Improve Your Skills
• How to Convert Your PowerPoint Presentation into an Elearning Course
• Change Your Presentation Template to an E-Learning Template
• Here Are Some Time Saving Tips for Your Next Software Demo

Tips & Tricks to Improve Your PowerPoint Skills

Here’s a series of posts that will give you all of the basic production techniques that you need to be successful.  The trick is to practice the techniques so that you can apply them to your own courses.

• 5 Must-Know PowerPoint Tips That Will Save You Time
• How to Be More Productive When Using PowerPoint to Create E-Learning Courses
• How Walt Disney Would Use PowerPoint to Create E-Learning Courses
• What You Need to Know When Working with Grouped Clip Art
• 5 Easy Tips to Whip Your Slides Into Shape
• How to Get the Most Out of Your Slide Notes
• Here’s Why PowerPoint 2007 Helps You Build Better E-Learning

• Unleash Your E-Learning Graphics from PowerPoint 2007

• Little Known Ways to Create Your Own Graphics Using PowerPoint

• See How Easily You Can Design a Consistent Look for Your E-Learning Courses

• 15 Interesting Clip Art Styles for Your E-Learning Courses

• 5 Easy Ways to Add a Glossary to Your E-Learning Course
• Get Creative and Build Better E-Learning Courses
• These PowerPoint Experts Can Make You a Star

How to Create PowerPoint Templates (with free downloads)

Building templates for a PowerPoint elearning courses is different than building them for more traditional presentations.  In these posts, I share ways to be inspired, improve your creativity, and build elearning templates that will work with your content.

• Here’s a Quick Way to Create Your Next E-Learning Template in PowerPoint

• The Secret to Creating Your Own PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning

• Here’s How I Built That PowerPoint E-Learning Template

• How To Design Custom PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning (Plus 8 Free Templates)

• Here’s a Free PowerPoint Template & How I Made It

• Your Favorite Rapid E-Learning Posts of 2009

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Free E-Learning Resources

Want to learn more? Check out these articles and free resources in the community.	Here’s a great job board for e-learning, instructional design, and training jobs	Participate in the weekly e-learning challenges to sharpen your skills
Get your free PowerPoint templates and free graphics & stock images.	Lots of cool e-learning examples to check out and find inspiration.	Getting Started? This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help.