PowerPoint: Course Dashboard

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Dashboards are a great way to display information pertaining to your course in a visually enticing way.

This dashboard example was created with PowerPoint. The menu items were created using simple shapes and text boxes. There are links to each lesson. It also displays important stats, course information, and links to additional resources that may be helpful to the learner. Simple fonts and bright colors add a punch of visual interest.

Use this PowerPoint template as a starting to point to create your own course dashboard! Include terminology, key concepts, links to important documentation, or more. Sky's the limit in terms of what you include!

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25 Comments

Dianne Blake

almost 6 years ago07/03/18 at 2:59 pm (UTC)

Great idea! It would have been nice to make the 85% information be the percentage complete (just a thought).

almost 6 years ago07/03/18 at 3:00 pm (UTC)

Thanks for the comment, Dianne! It would be hard to do that in PowerPoint because there's no way to really tell that slide how much of the course is complete, however that would be very possible with Articulate Storyline! :)

almost 6 years ago07/03/18 at 3:01 pm (UTC)

Yes I was thinking that I would use the idea in Storyline. Dianne Blake Sr. Learning & Development Consultant Conduent Learning Services

Dianne Blake

almost 6 years ago07/03/18 at 5:10 pm (UTC)

Hi Nicole, I've edited the PowerPoint you posted. It forces the learner to complete the lessons in order and then marks the completed lessons as complete. It also allows the learner to return to a lesson for review after it is complete, in any order. I would be glad to send the updated version to you. Just let me know. Thank you for the original PowerPoint that I could edit.

almost 6 years ago07/05/18 at 6:28 pm (UTC)

Very cool approach, Dianne! I understand the concept from your description, and that is a cool way to pull it off in PowerPoint. Hats off to you! :)

almost 6 years ago07/05/18 at 7:12 pm (UTC)

Thank you Dianne Blake Sr. Learning & Development Consultant Conduent Learning Services

almost 6 years ago07/10/18 at 8:27 pm (UTC)

Hi Dianne, I too would love to see this approach.

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 2:46 pm (UTC)

I posted the file in a new discussion: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/building-better-courses/powerpoint-course-dashboard-redux

almost 6 years ago07/10/18 at 5:20 pm (UTC)

Hi Dianne, I would love to see what you have created. I build most of my courses in PowerPoint first and in some cases only in PowerPoint.

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 2:46 pm (UTC)

I posted the file in a new discussion: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/building-better-courses/powerpoint-course-dashboard-redux

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 2:23 am (UTC)

I too would like to see a copy, thanks! peter.vroom@adelaide.edu.au

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 1:58 pm (UTC)

Hi Dianne! If you post a new discussion in the community, you can upload your file there, and then simply share the link/URL to that discussion with anyone who asks for it, so you don't have to manually email it to everyone who asks. Hope this helps :)

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 2:47 pm (UTC)

Thanks Nicole. I gave you credit for the orginal file.

Giovanni Accattatis

almost 6 years ago07/09/18 at 9:55 am (UTC)

Thanks for object, very nice. I have try and my result NOT WORK in Google Chrome, while this DEMO is ok. What is the problem? My link is - http://www.tecnologiedidattiche.it/corso-ambienti-2ed/presentation.html - thanks

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 1:56 pm (UTC)

Hi Giovanni, have a look at these publishing options, it might help you out with your problem: https://articulate.com/support/article/Presenter-360-Publishing-and-Sharing-Content

Dan Winter

almost 6 years ago07/10/18 at 2:08 am (UTC)

This is great! Especially for a course with non-linear navigation. Though for those which do take the learner through a series of slides, where might this be most effective? After the course title slide?

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 1:57 pm (UTC)

Hi Dan ! Thanks for your comment. Yes, I think early on in the course is ideal placement for this slide since it does give you an overview of whats ahead.

Julia Niles

almost 6 years ago07/10/18 at 8:28 pm (UTC)

Hi Nicole, This is great - thank you!

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 1:56 pm (UTC)

Thank you, Julia!

Rodrigo Mejía

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 1:18 am (UTC)

It's nice

almost 6 years ago07/11/18 at 1:57 pm (UTC)

Thanks Rodrigo!

prapatsara tammakul

over 5 years ago07/31/18 at 10:21 am (UTC)

Thank you

Dorothy Hirata

over 5 years ago09/05/18 at 5:49 pm (UTC)

Thank you for sharing. Could you share how you were able to export your player settings that allowed you to remove all navigation settings with the exception of the "Previous" button setting when you clicked on the "Lessons"?

over 5 years ago09/17/18 at 1:29 pm (UTC)

Hi Dorothy! To do that you go into your Slide Properties under the Articulate tab in PowerPoint and you can adjust how your slide advances and which navigation buttons (Next and/or Prev) are available for each slide.

Inessa sofer

over 5 years ago12/19/18 at 4:51 pm (UTC)

This is great!

James Schultz

5 years ago01/25/19 at 6:15 am (UTC)

I love this approach to a front page. I'm certainly going to try this in my next elearning build.