Featuring a complete update of the previous edition to reflect the new and expanded tools of PowerPoint 2013. By providing in-depth guidance, specific instructions, and helpful exercises, the book helps everyday trainers to create potent e-learning through the readily available popular desktop application. Established expert Jane Bozarth guides readers through the powerful new and updated features of the soon-to-be-released 2013 version, covering everything from text to art, animation to interactivity. If you have PowerPoint, this book will immediately put free real-world tools in your hands. Also features many online tools, including relevant technical design elements from older PowerPoint versions as well as a wealth of additional tools, templates, and examples.

SECTION ONE: FOUNDATIONS
Chapter One: Creating E-Learning with PowerPoint
Chapter Two: It's About Design, Not Software

SECTION TWO: INTERFACE AND CONTENT
Chapter Three: The Graphic User Interface and Course Architecture
Chapter 4 Designing for Impact
Chapter Five: Creating and Editing Art
Chapter Six: Animation
Chapter Seven: Interactivity
Chapter Eight: Add-Ons, Blending, Performance Support, and Job Aids
Chapter Nine: Adding Narration and Multimedia

SECTION THREE: DELIVERY AND SUPPORT
Chapter Ten: Saving, Uploading, and Distributing
Appendix: PowerPoint Basics
References and Other Sources
Other Resources

Jane Bozarth is the e-learning coordinator with the North Carolina Office of State Personnel's Human Resources Development Group. She is the author of e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring, From Analysis to Evaluation, and Social Media for Trainers. She can be contacted through her website www.bozarthzone.com.

Website Contents

List of Tables and Figures

About the Author

Acknowledgments

SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS

Chapter 1: Creating e-Learning with PowerPoint

Examples

Let’s Get Started

Versions

One More Thing

Next Step: It’s About Design, Not Software

Chapter 2: It’s About Design, Not Software

Who Are Your Learners?

Objectives and Strategies

Cognitive Load

About mLearning

Choosing a Treatment

Writer’s Block?

Can You Find a Story?

From Classroom to Online: Think “Transform,” Not “Transfer”

Cut-n-Chunk

What’s Working? What’s Not?

Inventory Your Assets

Why Storyboard?

Types of Storyboards

Next Step: The Graphic User Interface and Course Architecture

SECTION 2: INTERFACE AND CONTENT

Chapter 3: The Graphic User Interface and Course Architecture

The Graphic User Interface

GUI Basics

Learner Control: Some Decisions

Navigation Tools and Action Buttons

Eye Movement and Placement of Items

Building the GUI

Architecture

Next Step: Designing for Impact

Chapter 4: Designing for Impact

Use Graphics with Soul

Blunders

Text

Next Step: Creating and Editing Art

Chapter 5: Creating and Editing Art

Bitmap or Vector?

Working with Shapes and Clipart

Editing Photos in PowerPoint

MS Paint

File Size: Compressing Images

New Horizons

Next Step: Animation

Chapter 6: Animation

Animation Basics

Animations That Teach

Summary

Chapter 7: Interactivity

It’s All About Hyperlinking

Quizzes—Some Shaped Like Games

Linking to External Games and Quizzes

Simulations

Case Studies and Stories

Mazes

Treasure Hunts

About Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Next Step: Add-Ons, Blending, Performance Support, and Job Aids

Chapter 8: Add-Ons, Blending, Performance Support, and Job Aids

Other Documents

Site Samplers

Add-On Software

“Blending”

Performance Support, Job Aids, and the Nice to Know

Next Step: Adding Narration and Multimedia

Chapter 9: Adding Narration and Multimedia

Adding Narration

Adding Sound Effects and Music

Adding Video

Next Step: Distributing Your Learning Program

SECTION 3: DELIVERY AND SUPPORT

Chapter 10: Distributing Your Learning Program

Saving and Uploading Your Files

Tracking

Test, Test, Test—and Launch!

Appendix: PowerPoint 2013 Basics

References and Other Sources

Other Resources

Index