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8 easy ways to improve type in your designs. For web, print, or CBT.

An advanced tutorial on using Powerpoint.

Students of all ages can create multimedia presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Teach them how using this fun-filled, online tutorial.

The Learning Circuits Blog considers the use of Powerpoint in learning.

Use Google Docs to quickly view documents online without leaving your browser. Enter the document URL and Google will generate the link for it.

Google Docs forms recently added the functions of page breaks and branching with multiple choice questions.

A recent study reports that 54% of companies prohibited completely social media access for their employees.

But in this project, there was a striking consistency with the advice given. I've outlined below the six tips that were recommended most often. I've also noted the research that backs up a recommendation - where it exists.

These design tips are for the Assertion-Evidence format - this is gaining ground as the brain-friendly yet easy to put together alternative to bullets.

At last, we have some scientifically rigorous evidence to show that slides full of bullet-points don't work.

According to a survey conducted for Citibank Small Business, 75% of small businesses revealed that they have not found social media sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn helpful in generating leads or business expansion.

ARCS provides a good summary of the issues to be considered when designing a learning intervention. In particular it makes sense to me when putting together a live online learning event.

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Thousands of presentations are uploaded to SlideShare everyday. But some catch your eye from the moment they get uploaded. Tha's the case with the winning

I've come up with 5 steps that you can take to create a presentation that will work, even if you're not a designer.

Here is a list of free vector images for download, if you're designer and look for vector images for your design project, you can simply download this...

Learn how to pick a website color scheme that keeps visitors engaged. Includes a list of questions to ask clients and a color psychology cheat sheet.

With Flash CS4 now has auto-keyframing, a full-featured motion editor, and-most importantly-the ability to animate each property of an object separately from one another.

One of the resources developed for my students is a listing of open access journals (name, url, and RSS feed) that publish papers on the nexus between technology and education (educational technology, instructional design, e-learning, online distance educ

Earlier last week we asked you to share your favorite time-tracking applications and then we rounded them up for your review.