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DIY Traveler Notebook Insert

Almira Roldan March 15, 2020 No Comments TN TN Insert B6 Slim TN Inserts Travelers Notebook

Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve written a post. What’s New Lots have changed since 2017. Let me get you up to speed…

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Easily Extract ALL Images from a PowerPoint

Almira Roldan October 21, 2015 1 Comment adobe captivate captivate development Extract Images from PowerPoint instructional design powerpoint saving all PowerPoint images in one click storyboarding

If you’re an Instructional Designer, I bet you’ve done some heavy storyboarding and development using PowerPoint and probably the Articulate Presenter and Storyline. However, when…

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Tips for Upgrading Older Articulate Presenter Courses in Articulate Presenter ’13

Almira Roldan January 13, 2015 1 Comment articulate presenter articulate presenter attachments Presenter 09 Presenter 13 Presenter audio

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m working on a gig where I’m editing and updating existing courses for a client. The courses were…

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Storyboarding for eLearning

Almira Roldan July 12, 2010 No Comments cotent development elearing rapid elearning storyboarding training web-based training

Storyboading (aka Mindmapping) is a big part of any instructional designers tasks. There are many who struggle with this task as it does require a little creativity, imagination and resourcefulness. I always equate it to coming up with “Big Fish” tales, it’s a skill you develop with practice.

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Do You Know C.R.A.P.? – Proximity

Almira Roldan July 9, 2010 3 Comments alignment contrast design design principles good design graphic design instrutional design proximity repetition

Proxmity is what makes your design “look smart”. When two or more elements are close together there is an automatic assumption that one is related to the other. Your viewers will develop an understanding of your message based on how close various elements are to each other.

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Do You Know C.R.A.P.? – Alignment

Almira Roldan July 7, 2010 1 Comment alignment contrast design graphic design making better presentations presentations repetition

In my previous 2 posts I covered the topics of Contrast and Repetition, now let’s talk Alignment. Alignment helps create structure and gives your design or presentation a more coherent look and feel.

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Do You Know C.R.A.P.? – Repetition

Almira Roldan July 5, 2010 1 Comment elements of design graphic design making better presentations powerpoint repetition

Yesterday, I discussed the concept of Contrast which can be used to create visual appeal in your design whatever your design is (PowerPoint, flyers, business cards, brochures, website, etc). Today, going down the C.R.A.P. line (no pun intended), let’s talk about Repetition.

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Do You Know C.R.A.P.? – Contrast

Almira Roldan July 4, 2010 5 Comments c.r.a.p.contrast design design principles graphic design powerpoint presentations

“Ooooo, she said a bad word!”, this is something my 10 year old would say. But, in this case C.R.A.P. isn’t what you think it is, it’s simply an acronym for 4 principles of graphic design coined by Robin Williams (no not the actor).

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SkyDrive – Cloud Computing

Almira Roldan June 24, 2010 No Comments cloud computing collaboration document sharing elearning in the cloud instructional design microsoft office myra roldan skydrive training virtual drive web apps

SkyDrive is a virtual drive that allows you to save, create and share documents, videos, pictures and training modules. The best part is that you get 25gb of storage space, while DropBox offers only 2gb.

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Graceful Ending

Almira Roldan June 22, 2010 No Comments powerpoint presentations tips tricks

I facilitate a good number of live classes. In the beginning of my career one of my biggest challenges was ending my presentations gracefully. By this I mean, is my PowerPoint presentation would end and then flop back to my desktop view of PowerPoint, which I would drive me batty.