6 Shared Recently, a large number of PowerPoint users experienced troubles with opening .pptx presentations that contained Flash objects due to an issue in the previous version of Flash Player (version 19.0.0.185). Thanks to Adobe’s high attention to this problem, this issue has been resolved and the fix is included in the latest official update (version 19.0.0.207). We recommend all MS PowerPoint users upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player and turn on Windows automatic updating if it was turned off before. However, the corrupted PowerPoint files can’t be restored with just an update of the Flash Player ActiveX component. Don’t worry, because we have a solution for that. Read more to learn how to update your Flash Player in different Windows versions.Read more »

47 Shared Have you ever heard the phrase "the Medium is the Message"? What Marshall McLuhan meant when he coined the phrase was that the message that you are trying to teach is influenced by the medium that contains it. Put another way, PowerPoint is the medium and the e-Learning is the message. The medium - it’s quality of presentation, mobility, responsiveness - all impact the effectiveness of e-Learning. If the medium - the PowerPoint presentation - isn’t very good, it will impact the training that a self-directed learner will get. And not in a good way!Read more »

68 Shared iSpring’s flagship all-in-one e-Learning authoring tool, iSpring Suite, has been recognized as a High Performer by G2Crowd business software review website in their Course Authoring category. This news comes just after the release of iSpring Suite 8, the latest version of the software, which packs even more authoring power into one toolkit for fast and easy online course authoring.Read more »

43 Shared While everybody is celebrating October 21, 2015, where, according to the "Back to the Future" movie series everybody is riding hoverboards, wear auto-fitting & drying clothes and Nike skechers with automatic laces, we will create some e-Learning stuff with timeline interactions and send "Hello" to Marty Mc.Fly in all possible times. Continue reading to learn how to create a Timeline interaction in PowerPoint and use it in your courses.Read more »

18 Shared Now that e-Learning is all the rage, you’re no doubt tempted to create your own courses. And why wouldn’t you be? They’re cheap, they’re simple (once you get a few tricks down) and they provide your workers with the instruction they need to do their jobs well and help your company succeed. To that end, we thought it might be helpful to round up some resources on creating your first e-Learning course. Whether your goal is to create lessons for use in the office, at home or on the road, this mini-guide will cover the basics of getting your first e-course up and running.Read more »

8 Shared Before finding instructional design software, it’s good to have an understanding of exactly what instructional design is, and some of the methods involved in implementing it. Instructional design is a project management term used to describe the process of planning and implementing a system of training for business and education. This is done by assessing learner needs, determining learning expectations and outcomes, and then designing the method by which the training will take place. Many frameworks for instructional design exist, ...Read more »

11 Shared It’s amazing how many ways one tool can be used. Melissa Renner, who works at the Allen County Public Library, took advantage of iSpring’s functionality to create training modules on safety instructions in case of a tornado - and much more! We are happy to reveal her story of discovering and utilizing iSpring capabilities to teach people how to save lives.Hello! My name is Melissa Renner and I am the Staff Training Specialist at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Read more »

12 Shared Education can’t function without proper assessment tools. We bet that as a teacher you regularly create tests or quizzes to evaluate your students’ progress. Why not automate this process, and make it much faster and easier?More and more teachers worldwide save their time and energy by delegating test assignment and grading to ... Read more »

26 Shared Language acquisition is a complex process, requiring several approaches to successfully attain fluency. This article will discuss five concepts which can be applied for language teaching with a rapid e-Learning authoring tool. There are plenty of authoring tools available with this functionality. For the purposes of this article, we will use iSpring Suite (based in PowerPoint) as a concrete example. Here’s a few tips for launching your language training:Read more »

22 Shared Need to find an interactive timeline maker to help you organize information into a linear structure? Timelines are linear organizers that help students to understand and illustrate the passage of large blocks of time. While the obvious application would be in a history class, teachers and educators from all disciplines and in all levels of education can benefit from teaching with timelines. Whether investigating events on a historical continuum, studying the evolution of a social and/or cultural phenomenon, or used as a tool for long-range planning, timelines are an excellent visual for helping students recognize ... Read more »