I am interested in using an Ipad to develop materials for WBT courses. I was wondering if anyone has been using one to develop anypart of the courses. I would like to know any apps that people are using for the following steps:
course outlines
course sketches
development
Can Keynote do everything that PPT can do? (customizing images, clipart, animation, etc)
Any other ways that you are using your Ipad for WBT development
There is an amazing app called 'DesignJot' that was specifically created for us Training folks!
I think it is a great tool for helping create courses.
Courses start with an Analyze phase - It is an analysis that uses the 'ANSWER' method - it is a proprietary method that they developed for gathering background information
Design - Outline/bulleted list storyboards
Notes
Sketch
One downside to this program, you can only have one 'sketch' per project. I like to draw out all of my slides before I even begin creating anything, and being able to do more of that would make this tool much more powerful.
Same here. Thanks for the tip. I'm also looking to build tutorials on how to use and ipad for sales presentations. Any additional info you can provide would be great.
Apple recently released Keynote for the iPads, it is their version of PPT, I have never used it. All I know is it is not as powerful as the desktop version of Keynote for Mac's.
If anyone out there uses Keynote, please let us know what you think of it
Not a fan of Keynote here (nor any of the iWorks apps to be honest). I find it very unintuitive and not something I would use for creating much beyond the most simple slides. Not as easy to use or powerful as PPT IMO. Having said that, there are bound to be several Keynote enthusiasts/experts that create some great stuff in it.
I have a friend that uses Penultimate and a third party stylus like this or this for storyboarding on an iPad. It looks pretty good and apparently will back up to Dropbox as well
I agree with previous posts. The most "ID Friendly" app is definitely DesignJot. As a previous poster noted, there is only one sketch per project so its main useage lies in the analysis and design phases. I use Penultimate to create storyboards (You will need to buy the writing package from the paper store for $0.99). Beyond that I also use Notability to review existing content to leverage or mark up courses that require updates. If you specialize in a certain area (graphic design, illustration, web development, etc.) there may be additional apps that would be useful, but for the average ID charged with developing e-learning and/or live courses these are the three apps I have found most beneficial.
thanks for the info about designJot, seems really interesting.
I also use sometimes the following apps: ReplayNote, Explain Everything or ShowMe. The second one is the best, to me, as it is frequently updated and enables to work from an existing ppt. Hope this can help
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Oh, this is exactly what I want to do to! I'm really interested in anything that you learn.
There is an amazing app called 'DesignJot' that was specifically created for us Training folks!
I think it is a great tool for helping create courses.
One downside to this program, you can only have one 'sketch' per project. I like to draw out all of my slides before I even begin creating anything, and being able to do more of that would make this tool much more powerful.
http://www.allencomm.com/custom-training/design-jot/
Same here. Thanks for the tip. I'm also looking to build tutorials on how to use and ipad for sales presentations. Any additional info you can provide would be great.
Short 1 min. rapid learnings.
Apple recently released Keynote for the iPads, it is their version of PPT, I have never used it. All I know is it is not as powerful as the desktop version of Keynote for Mac's.
If anyone out there uses Keynote, please let us know what you think of it
Not a fan of Keynote here (nor any of the iWorks apps to be honest). I find it very unintuitive and not something I would use for creating much beyond the most simple slides. Not as easy to use or powerful as PPT IMO. Having said that, there are bound to be several Keynote enthusiasts/experts that create some great stuff in it.
I have a friend that uses Penultimate and a third party stylus like this or this for storyboarding on an iPad. It looks pretty good and apparently will back up to Dropbox as well
I agree with previous posts. The most "ID Friendly" app is definitely DesignJot. As a previous poster noted, there is only one sketch per project so its main useage lies in the analysis and design phases. I use Penultimate to create storyboards (You will need to buy the writing package from the paper store for $0.99). Beyond that I also use Notability to review existing content to leverage or mark up courses that require updates. If you specialize in a certain area (graphic design, illustration, web development, etc.) there may be additional apps that would be useful, but for the average ID charged with developing e-learning and/or live courses these are the three apps I have found most beneficial.
Thanks for the app information. Very helpful! I'm a Mac-e at heart and it's always my first choice!
Hi,
thanks for the info about designJot, seems really interesting.
I also use sometimes the following apps: ReplayNote, Explain Everything or ShowMe. The second one is the best, to me, as it is frequently updated and enables to work from an existing ppt. Hope this can help
Have you tried Snapguide? I think it's only available for the iPhone iPad. It would be good for quick projects or give you ideas for projects.
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