Holly MacDonald
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Creator of Instructional Products - specializing in building products for customer, member or professional audience.
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Holly MacDonald Hero
20+ years in the learning biz, independent consultant. I work on projects for employee training and customer training, and often bring a team of experts to the table. -
British Columbia, Canada
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Hot Spot in Powerpoint
"Isa Antepara said:
Holly, I will look into that software. Thanks for the tip.
Sorry Isa, that comment was for Sami's o..."
- 12 years ago02/08/12 at 2:00 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Hot Spot in Powerpoint
"You could invest in snag-it, http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html which is a nifty product for pretty darned cheap ($50) and then you can..."
- 12 years ago02/08/12 at 12:28 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Inspiration for e-learning course designs
"Ah, the halo effect if my first year Social Psych is right (things that are beautiful are perceived as having other good qualities, too)...."
- 12 years ago02/02/12 at 1:36 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion What makes the Articulate Community great?
"What makes the community great?
One thing that I notice is how integrated it is - great topics are highlighted in the word-of-mouth blog,..."
- 12 years ago01/18/12 at 11:27 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion How would you create this in Articulate?
"Wow, this style must be "in" with web developers - here's another great one I found with the vertical sliders, it has a few additional el..."
- 12 years ago01/17/12 at 4:54 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Re-using content and curation
"Mike - one of the things that I'm working with a client on (they came to me with a training request, which I convinced them they needed t..."
- 12 years ago01/17/12 at 4:46 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion How would you create this in Articulate?
"Natalia Spurgin said:
Alright- I made a quick one. This is NOT identical. It's more taking the idea and seeing how I could use it in a co..."
- 12 years ago01/13/12 at 12:57 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion How would you create this in Articulate?
"Natalia Spurgin said:
I saw something similar to that by following a trail someone started in the community once. It took me here
http:/..."
- 12 years ago01/13/12 at 11:17 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion How would you create this in Articulate?
"Mike Taylor said:
Maybe a good project to play with in Storyline on a cold, snowy midwestern day? 8-)
Or a cool west ..."
- 12 years ago01/13/12 at 11:16 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald started a new discussion How would you create this in Articulate?
"I've been gathering design thoughts and inspirations in Evernote and wondered if this http://www.napp.org.uk/ was doable in Articulate St..."
- 12 years ago01/12/12 at 9:21 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Who is getting paid?
"This isn't a freebie, but does look nice and depending on your size, could be an option: http://www.memberclicks.com/products/index.html...."
- 12 years ago01/11/12 at 4:42 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Cumulative learner input and print interaction
"That was the one I was thinking of Thanks Jeanette- can I do this with cumulative slides like my sample above (will it hold all the respo..."
- 12 years ago01/11/12 at 4:37 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald started a new discussion Cumulative learner input and print interaction
"I saw this the other day: http://www.elearning.businesslink.gov.uk/startingup/0282 and wondered if it's possible to do either with Studi..."
- 12 years ago01/11/12 at 9:43 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Highlighting a part of an image
"I did a blur effect with the image blurred out and then a cropped version enlarged on top, grouped/saved. But I think this is a PPT 2010 ..."
- 12 years ago01/04/12 at 11:26 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion How would you explain this to an SME?
"It's a work-for-hire situation for me (in Canada) and they legally own the intellectual property since I'm a freelancer.
When I worked i..."
- over 12 years ago11/18/11 at 12:25 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald started a new discussion Anyone used edu2.0?
"I've been on a quest for a client to find an LMS lite that fits their needs and I think http://www.edu20.com/ does, but before I sink too..."
- over 12 years ago11/16/11 at 10:05 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald started a new discussion Can I have 4 different questions on one slide?
"I'd like to have one slide with 4 scenarios (pictures) and a multiple response question type with a timeline displaying each question/ans..."
- over 12 years ago11/15/11 at 2:37 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald started a new discussion Client has no intranet, what are their options?
"I've been asked by a new client to help them transition their new employee orientation to an online format and they like the samples they..."
- over 12 years ago10/16/11 at 2:13 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Posting Course on Box.net
"I use dropbox for sharing published courses for clients to review which is a similar application to your portfolio idea. Basically you p..."
- over 12 years ago09/27/11 at 9:56 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Who here is freelance and/or self employed?
"I've been solo for 4 years now and it has been full of ups and downs. I am lucky that my husband has a job, but we opted for me to go so..."
- over 12 years ago07/31/11 at 9:06 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Publishing advice
"Thanks Justin - regarding the audio - for some reason I have 3 ppta "old" files (named old, old1 and old2). Advice on that?
Thanks as wel..."
- almost 13 years ago06/20/11 at 2:14 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald started a new discussion Publishing advice
"I'm 80% complete in developing my first course and of course as a newbie, have made some tactical errors along the way! Here's my s..."
- almost 13 years ago06/18/11 at 2:50 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald started a new discussion Link from engage interaction to presenter slides
"Hi there - first timer question. I am building a course in studio '09 and I am using tabbed interaction for a series of scenarios w..."
- almost 13 years ago04/02/11 at 8:36 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion How do you intergate eLearning and wordpress?
"I'm following this thread with interest - I am looking for a similar solution.
James - you have helped me out on my question - I notice..."
- 13 years ago02/21/11 at 11:57 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Producing a course for customers (not employees) - hosting advice
"Hi James
Thanks very much for your input - I am going to look at coursesites (first impressions sound good). I understand your distinct..."
- 13 years ago02/16/11 at 9:31 am (UTC)