Dokeos Rapid Powerpoint template and guidelines for the import of slides into Dokeos Rapid learning. storyboarding publishing audio + quizzes POWERPOINT template OOGIE conversion Dokeos AUTHOR

Principles Use Powerpoint as a pre-authoring tool Course will be read by an idividual in front of a screen Fonts are smaller and screen-ready (Verdana) Alignment left to comply with Dokeos environment Use as few colors as possible and go for one palette When possible stick to one or two words for title Replace bullets lists by diagrams, mindmaps... Replace text by audio

Maximise space You don't have a lot of space available : 720x540 pixels Remove header and footer, use smaller fonts Complex diagrams will not be readable

Keep slides simple

A few colors in same palette

Professional icon set Use professional icon sets Nuvola, Crystal and Tango are freely downloadable In this presentation, we used Tango

Mindmap + audio = good

Replace text by audio Remove text and replace by audio You can record nice MP3 audio comments in Audacity Good communication = 1 diagram + one audio comment

Build tests in Powerpoint Powerpoint is a good storyboarding tool. Type everything in it including tests. Import in Dokeos Rapid. Then replace test slides by Dokeos tests. Use slide notes to detail test settings. In the ADDIE model, what is the good sequence? (MC) Analyze > Implement > Evaluate > Design > Develop Analyze > Design > Develop > Implement > Evaluate Analyze > Evaluate > Design > Develop > Implement [VALIDATE]

Flash animations Here again : use Powerpoint as a storyboarding tool. Add a slide describing the Flash animation. Import. Then replace the slide by the Flash (.swf) file.

Video streaming The simplest way to add video into Dokeos is to use .flv Flash videos. Dokeos will add a Flash player to play your videos.

Conclusion Dokeos « Oogie » Rapid Learning is a compromise tool Up to you to get the best of it Use Powerpoint fo speed but as a storyboarding and layout tool Recycle this template. Build your own. Distribute to your colleagues for coherence. The Dokeos team can help you find the best compromise between economic constraints and pedagogical ambition : info@dokeos.com