Here’s a Free E-Learning Template to Get the New Year Started

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:31 PM PST

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It can be a challenge meeting New Year's resolutions when you're pressed for time. To help you gain some time, I've included this free elearning template. Included are templates for Storyline and PowerPoint.

See the Free Template in Action

Here's a link to a published version of the template. I added placeholder content to flesh out some of the screens so that you can see some of the different layouts.

Click here to view the free template.

A few notes on using the template:

Layouts: The template comes with a few simple layouts which I used in the demo above. Feel free to create additional layouts. I recommend creating them in the slide master so you can quickly apply the layouts to the slides throughout the course.

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Color Theme: I used a design color theme so you can swap out the main accent colors by modifying the theme. This will help you get a color scheme to match your brand colors.
Free Icons: I used icons found at iconfinder.com. You can easily swap them out with your own graphics. The background image came from unsplash. I also used the Open Sans font for this template.
Customize: I tried to keep the template simple so it's easier to edit. However, feel free to jazz it up with entrance and exit animations as well as additional interactive features. In the demo above, I imported the PowerPoint template into Storyline and added additional interactive elements.

Get Your Free Template

Here are download links to the free templates:

If you have questions about the templates or how something was done, let me know in the comments. If you use it and want to show what you did, feel free to add a link.

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Upcoming Events (2015)

January 14 (Online): I'll be answering elearning questions via live chat from 1:00-3:00 PM EST. If you have any questions, jump in and join the chat. You can learn more here.
January 28-29 (London). I'll be at Learning Technologies, swing by the Articulate booth #42 to say "Hi."
February 2 (London). Doing a couple of free seminars on building interactive elearning while in town. Details coming soon.
February 10 & 11 (Omaha). Sign up for one day or both:
Day 1: How to Build Interactive E-Learning
Day 2: Use Articulate Storyline to Build Interactive E-Learning
March 2015: Phoenix
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