In my previous post I reviewed the beginnings of Powerpoint in relation to Authoring tools. I wrote from my own perspective with the help of wikipedia. It was not intended to be a fully researched academic paper. The intent was to simply review my personal experiences in this industry and how I engaged with authoring […]

The eLearning industry loves to hate powerpoint. However the hate has mostly passed, and isn't as bad today as it used to be. We've all come to grips with the fact that bad design isn't the tool's fault. We've all endured plenty of poorly designed powerpoint presentations. But I'm sure you've all experienced at least one […]

Greetings, Litmos community! We've been taking a look at how to create efficiency when designing/developing eLearning in Adobe Captivate 5. Adobe recently added a killer master slide feature to Captivate. If you're familiar at all with how to use multiple master slides in PowerPoint, you have some idea of how effective this function could be […]

¡Bienvenidos, Litmos community! Those of you tasked with converting your organization's content into rapid eLearning -- we're looking at you.    Previous posts have looked at cross-functionality between Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate. The relationship between PowerPoint and eLearning is like an up-and-down romance. PowerPoint brings some cool stuff to the table, but can often […]

Hello, Litmos community! Last week we talked about Adobe Captivate 5 and its marvelous ability to create demonstrations, simulations, and performance-based assessment for systems training. This feature has enormous cash value for those of you who want to quickly show something impressive to your organizational overlords. Furthermore, you can rapidly develop eLearning and get your […]

Hello, Litmos community! For those of you tasked with making an organizational transition to eLearning, we salute you—in all your overworked glory.   In a previous post, we emphasized the point about having an eLearning philosophy (and standards) in place to encourage you to begin at the beginning. Tools change and evolve. You will probably […]

Let me wish you a happy and productive new year from the Litmos blogging team! It's time to continue with our occasional manifesto on how to bring eLearning to your organization (and maximize the use of your LMS). This is a food-for-thought post on authoring tools. Many Litmos clients (and others tasked with magically converting […]

I've been posting lots of help articles over on the Litmos Help Guide lately, so don't forget to check it out if you have any questions about how our LMS works or need directions using a particular feature: Litmos Help Guide If you find your question is not answered then send it through to support@litmos.com […]

I've been reading Tom Kuhlmann's eBook as pictured on the right. Tom is the author of The Rapid E-Learning Blog (part of the Articulate website) and although the book has been around for a wee while, there are some really great ideas and relevant tips in there. I extracted a few of the ones I […]

I've been sending a few Litmos clients over to the iSpring Solutions website lately to make use of their very cool PowerPoint to Flash converter and eLearning Authoring tools. These guys were part of the DevLearn09 Expo so I saw them there strutting their stuff. If you haven't checked them out yet, they're definitely worth […]

I wrote a post back in July about the most popular screenrecorders on the market, which are very useful for turning dull PowerPoint Presentations in to a more exciting visual/audio experience and for creating cool demo videos. In this post I was going to focus on other types of content creation tools that can be […]

Here's a useful hint for those of you who have upgraded to the new Firefox browser (Firefox 3.5.3 and Firefox 3.0.14) but are having trouble viewing video files and PowerPoint Presentations that are in an online format, or having general issues with crashes and other weird things.. Once you have upgraded Firefox, make sure to […]

A question I'm often asked when people are putting together their training content, is "What screen recorder should I use?". I've compiled a short list of screen recorders that I know a bit about. Please do add more detail, plus your own experience and suggestions in the comments section as I know there are a […]

With today's economy not looking so hot, classroom-based (or face-to-face) training is not always the most cost-effective or feasible option for many companies. More recently it is compliance training that's moved online for a number of reasons, one of the most persuasive being the ability to maintain an accurate record of employee training completion and […]

We're all very familiar with PowerPoint for building presentations. But what happens when you find yourself on a computer without access to PowerPoint and you need to create, edit or view an important presentation? For many people this could be a real disaster. Who / What is 280 Slides? 280 Slides

We've done a few posts like this before, but I don't really think it gets old. Especially seeing as time keeps truckin' on and we inevitably have to keep coming up with new ways to make our presentations inspire. PowerPoints can be awesome, but they can also go very, very wrong. There is a time […]

It was December 2006 that saw Litmos acquire its first live customer - which seems like a lifetime ago! Over the past 2 years we've seen many milestones achieved and new features come to life such as the Powerpoint Uploader, Messaging System and High Quality Video to mention a few. Thanks to all of our […]

Using Litmos is Easy as 1-2-3! 1. Put Together Your Training CoursesThe quickest way to start is to upload existing training materials. Login and go to the 'Designer', click on 'New Training Course' and start adding Modules. Upload Video files up to 100MB Upload Powerpoint presentations which convert to an online format in minutes Attach […]

We designed the Powerpoint Converter tool that you see in the Litmos training framework to get your training materials online & accessible, fast and without hassle. So, with that in mind, today I thought I'd pass on a few tips from the well-known author, public speaker & marketing guru Seth Godin on how to maximise […]

PowerPoint presentations are high on the list when it comes to the medium that companies use to deliver training material. Are your presentations effective in getting their key concepts across? Garr Reynolds, a sort after speaker and worldwide consultant is the creator of www.presentationzen.com, the most popular presentation design site on the web. For some […]

We often get questions from customers about how to make their online training courses perform faster. One of the main causes of poor performance in online training courses is large image files. The raw file size of a photo taken using a digital camera is far to big for the Internet. The solution is to […]

Slideshare is a popular site for hosting a huge range of slide shows, and is fast becoming a common tool in a trainers toolkit. The slide shows at Slideshare are great but they lack the support of a learning management framework, meaning that a trainer has no way of knowing who has viewed the content […]

This is the first in a series of videos that will show you how to quickly create engaging online training courses using Litmos. For best viewing results its recommended to click the "Full Screen" icon on the video player toolbar. If fullscreen doesnt work then try it here.

You can now use Litmos to convert an existing PowerPoint or OpenOffice presentation into an online course in just a few simple steps. PowerPoint is a great tool for creating training presentations and in fact is the most widely used method for delivering training worldwide. The problem is that PowerPoint is a presentation tool and […]