by Jenn Brown “Training is not the answer” is a bold challenge to the learning experts and advocates at the 2015 E-Learning Symposium. Dr. Pelè Ugboajah’s approach is certainly bold. Early into the hour-long session, Ugboajah strapped on an acoustic guitar and led the crowd into singing a version of “My Girl,” replacing “My Girl” with “training.” Later on, he promised, a different version would be sung. Dr. Ugboajah is the[…]
READ MORE about ELS2015: Training is Not the Answer (Presentation by Pelè Ugboajah, PhD)Producing Quality Audio Recordings – Part 2: Tips & Tricks
Producing Quality Audio Recordings – Part 2: Tips & Tricks In Part 1 of this series, I talked about creating the ideal conditions for producing quality recordings. Now that we’re familiar with recording equipment and environment, we’re ready to talk about pre- and post-production measures—as well as tips to keep in mind when actually recording—that will make narrations smooth and easy to edit. Pre-production It’s essential, perhaps fundamental, to have[…]
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David Anderson runs a series of weekly challenges on the Elearning Heroes Articulate community blog. In one of his recent posts, he called on elearning designers to share their tips and tricks for producing quality audio: while recording audio is simple, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to improving audio quality. That means that the most helpful audio tips are the tips that align with a user’s recording needs, experience, and environment.[…]
READ MORE about Producing Quality Audio Recordings – Part 1: The SetupCreating a Simple Video in Windows Movie Maker
There are plenty of ways to create a video using a free solution. Windows Movie Maker comes prepackaged with Windows operating systems and is more than capable of producing a decent video. In this blog post, we’ll experiment with a few of its most essential features and also go through the final production process. What you’ll need: Windows Movie Maker (download here) A video file (here is a list of supported video[…]
READ MORE about Creating a Simple Video in Windows Movie MakerAdding Accessible Captions to a Video in Camtasia Studio 8.1
If you’ve ever needed to create accessible captions for your video, you don’t have to look much further than Camtasia Studio 8.1. It’s a highly user-friendly piece of software that you can try out for 30 days before making the decision to buy it. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to add captions underneath your video (the most accessible way possible) to your video using Camtasia Studio 8.1. […]
READ MORE about Adding Accessible Captions to a Video in Camtasia Studio 8.1How Companies do Collaboration: Part 1
This is the first post in what will become a series of entries on the sorts of collaborative technologies that companies use for their employees to keep each other in the loop. Every company approaches this decision with a unique level of comfort and desired openness. For example, some organizations are fine with public solutions like Facebook; others prefer restricted, enterprise-grade services like Yammer or Jive; and still others are[…]
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I recently had the chance to read the first chapter of one of Jane Bozarth’s books, Social Media for Trainers. I found it to be a great primer on today’s most popular social media tools. The first chapter contains a section called “Why Social Media in Training?” In this section, Bozarth contends that social media tools break things down in such a simple way that they actually empower users. They[…]
READ MORE about Why Using Social Media in Training is EffectiveEditing Audio with Audacity
Editing audio is a fairly straightforward process, especially when you have excellent (not to mention free!) tools like Audacity at your disposal. There are a host of different ways to use this program to your advantage; but in this post, we’ll just cover some of the more essential functions that will probably be most useful to you in your training or course development work. What you will need: A supported[…]
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I recently heard about Medium.com, a kind of communal blog publishing platform where anyone can write about anything. This service could pose an interesting prospect for e-Learning discussions. These days, it seems like most of the online e-Learning discussions are taking place on niche websites and specialized groups on social media (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn). Twitter has helped shape the discussion into a single stream of content with topical hashtags like #elearning, but that[…]
READ MORE about Medium.com: A New Medium for Discussing Elearning?Interactive Graphics
People learn more about the world through their sense of vision than through any other channel. That’s one reason images serve an important role in training. The evolution of web-based technology has allowed us to move beyond static and motion visuals to online interactive graphics with the potential to deepen understanding of the topics we care about. This blog post demonstrates how effective the new generation of visuals can be.[…]
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