2. PowerPoint topics PowerPoint New Interface Templates Rapid Technology E-Learning Specific Tools Interactivity especially for questions and feedback Navigation Instructional graphics Rapid E-Learning1

3. PowerPoint Can PowerPoint be used as a rapid e-learning authoring tool? Learning Circuits Glossary Learning Circuits Glossary defines an authoring tool as “A software application or program used by trainers and instructional designers to create e-learning courseware.” Yes! PowerPoint is one of the most popular REL tools available. Rapid E-Learning2

4. PowerPoint PowerPoint is the 1 st or 2 nd most popular REL authoring tool. Why? PowerPoint’s advantages: Easy to use Widely used and available Cost effective Microsoft Office Suite $450 PowerPoint alone $230 Upgrades are less What can PowerPoint 2007 offer Rapid E-Learning Development? Rapid E-Learning3

5. PowerPoint’s new interface Microsoft’s new interface will help speed the presentation design process. The intuitive tabs organize options in groups (the new ribbon organization). Rapid E-Learning4

6. PowerPoint’s new interface 5 No more menus – now they are ribbons. This is the home ribbon. And here is the insert ribbon.

7. PowerPoint templates Elearning Guild question: What do you consider to be a defining e-learning characteristic? 43% chose “Templates to accelerate design”. New tools to speed template design: Rapid E-Learning6

8. PowerPoint templates 7 You can now insert your own placeholders on slide masters.

9. PowerPoint templates Rapid E-Learning8 The slide master for this presentation. This layout is a custom layout based on the above slide master. The custom layout is then available from the insert layout option.

10. PowerPoint templates Rapid E-Learning9 Creating color schemes can take a significant amount of time when designing templates. PowerPoint 2007 now includes themes with color schemes that carry over to all Office programs.

11. PowerPoint templates Sharing slides and templates even easier through a network. Collaborate and approve slides Review workflows Share slides through a slide library All require Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Rapid E-Learning10

12. PowerPoint is rapid technology E-learning Guild question: What do you consider to be a defining e-learning characteristic? 59% said rapid development authoring tools. PowerPoint 2007 is rapid technology! More tools to speed REL development: Rapid E-Learning11

13. PowerPoint-rapid technology Style galleries Live or real time previews Rapid E-Learning12

14. PowerPoint is rapid technology Style Galleries display when you click an item like an image or shape. Real time previews when you choose a style from the gallery. Rapid E-Learning 13 The style gallery for an image. The image changes on rollover of the chosen style.

15. PowerPoint is rapid technology More options for fast formatting of multiple objects: Tables Shapes Contextual tools – toolbars that appear only when you need them (when an object is selected) Rapid E-Learning14 The formatting toolbar appears when text is selected

16. PowerPoint and e-learning tools PowerPoint 2007 can give you tools to create interactions important for adult learning: Interactivity especially for questions and feedback Navigation Instructional graphics Rapid E-Learning15

17. PowerPoint and e-learning tools Interactivity Hyperlinks and action settings are still available for interactivity and branching. Template examples from Microsoft: True false study game Multiple choice test – (4 answer) Branched learning exampleBranched learning example by Tom Kuhlman who runs the user community for Articulate (7).Tom Kuhlman Rapid E-Learning16

18. PowerPoint and e-learning tools Navigation in a course Hyperlinks and action settings will give you “next slide” and “previous slide” options. Best to use a 3 rd party software for table of contents type navigation such as captivate or articulate. Articulate exampleArticulate example (or hyperlink to Margi’s portion and change to “Learn more about Articulate”) Rapid E-Learning17

19. PowerPoint and e-learning tools Instructional graphics Many new tools to significantly reduce time spent creating quality graphics New text and shape effects including high- quality shadows with blur Custom colors Photo edges Improved autoshape manipulation SmartArt graphics for slick diagrams Rapid E-Learning18

20. PowerPoint and e-learning tools The SmartArt dialog box Rapid E-Learning19 President Vice President Director Vice President Marketing Director Marketing A SmartArt diagram

21. PowerPoint conclusion PowerPoint advantages Cost effective Easy and widely available New changes make PowerPoint more efficient than ever PowerPoint disadvantages Some e-learning features require the use of 3 rd party software Rapid E-Learning20

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