Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is no more than a natural evolution from their traditional responsibility for the production of PowerPoint slides and handouts which support most classroom events. What this is not saying is that l&d professionals need to be able to create interactive self-study courses which completely replace their face-to-face predecessors.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2007

As Kosslyn says "The PowerPoint program is like the weather: Everybody likes to complain about it, but nobody does anything about it," (a complaint I articulated rather similarly with my tale of the Emperor's New Slide Show ). There's also a rather curious error in chapter 1, which is mis-titled 'An Introduction to Articulate Presentations'.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Updated version (June 2020)

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 12, 2007

Well anyway, I chose the Presenter/Quizmaker/Engage suite of products from Articulate and so far I've had a whale of a time (although I'm still going to charge my client). I've concentrated on producing really short pieces that are, as far as I can manage, lively, engaging and graphically-rich.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2007

First of all this person did not like Word-based scripts or storyboards - he wanted each programme to start life as a PowerPoint that approximated the finished product. The product would be enhanced further by adding an audio narration. Fair enough. Testing : Don't assume you've got it right - test it locally.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 10, 2007

On the other hand you have to purchase a copy for every computer that the package is installed on, manage all your own assets, and upload the finished product when it's done. will invariably have more sophisticated features and are quicker to use (because they don't have to keep sending messages back and forwards to a server).

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Big Question Authoring Tools Qarbon Atlantic Link 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2006

Articulate, for PowerPoint to Flash, quizzes and interactions. Cubase 4 upgrade, for digital audio production. At the same time, over the past month, I have had to shell out mucho dollars for: Adobe Flash 8 upgrade. Adobe Captivate, for screen capture/demos, rather like Wink. All in all more than £1000 (about $1800).

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 11, 2007

The panel consisted of representatives from Adobe Captivate , Articulate and Qarbon , along with Jay Cross (yes, I know, I wondered whether he'd just turned up in the wrong room and, given that he's always got something interesting to say, they just allowed him to join in). They both refer to the authors of this rapid content as being SMEs.

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Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools Qarbon Wiki 40

Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2007

Now, to arrive at a manageable number of alternatives, you have to sub-divide the market into categories: Rapid tools ( Articulate , Captivate , Atlantic Link ) as opposed to whatever the others are called ( Authorware , Lectora , etc.).

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

Learning is a by-product of the experience, but no less important for that. Here's where I'm really with Peter Novig. I believe that learners are much more motivated by working on real work problems, ideally in the company of others with similar needs. It's also completely different for every learner.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 8, 2020

I was particularly taken by Diana’s five media forms (the descriptions are mine): Narrative media : explain, demonstrate, describe Interactive media : facilitate reflection, check understanding, encourage exploration, provide feedback Communicative media : allow exchanges between learners and between learners and tutors / subject experts Adaptive media (..)

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Post-production of video, if you're bothered with that at all, can be carried out on a tablet or with free or low-cost computer software. I remember clearly 30 years ago when I joined a specialist corporate video production company. At that time, a shoot always required a director and a three-person crew (camera, sound and lights).

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