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From Classroom to Screen: Mastering the VILT Transition with Best Practices

Infopro Learning

Substantial disparities exist between these two instructional approaches, particularly concerning the integration of technology, learner engagement strategies, and multitasking requirements. Multitasking: Virtual training sessions demand that instructors multitask effectively. Here are five things to focus on: 1.

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A Voice for Learning? Exploring the Pros and Cons of Having Audio Narration in eLearning

IT Training Department Blog

There are definitely pros and cons of having an eLearning voice over vs just letting people read it themselves. Then there’s the entirely different yet closely related issue of synthesized voice overs. I won’t promise not to mention AI voice-over again, though. So, should eLearning courses have a voice?

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Presentation Backchannel Multitasking

Tony Karrer

Caveats to Multitasking is Generally Bad for Work and Learning See my post on Multitasking for a summary of this. Or Clive Shepherd's How should presenters address multitasking? simple statement: Multitasking is an illusion – we are simply not capable of doing it. Multitasking Doodling and Notetaking are good.

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The neuroscience of attention and why instructional designers should know about it

Matrix

Paying attention is no easy thing and grabbing and holding someone’s attention is even trickier. A fairly recent study calculated that the average attention span of a person has dropped from twelve to eight seconds, rendering us below the focusing capabilities of goldfish. How attention relates to memory.

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Top eBook to Audiobook Converters

Kitaboo

Their popularity is no surprise; they allow users to multitask without losing out on the joy books bring. Just like storytelling has nuances, audiobooks should also include a few aspects to capture readers’ attention and deliver a good experience. Voice quality – A monotonous voice can fall flat on your ears.

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A challenge to the multitask assumption

Clive on Learning

A few weeks ago I wrote on the Onlignment blog about The multitask assumption. By this I meant the assumption you can safely make with any webinar that a good proportion of the audience is multitasking - you know, checking emails, answering the phone, listening to music, finishing off a report, and so on.

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4 Tips for effective listening during online professional events

Matrix

It’s not only about listening to words and sentences; we should pay attention to the tone of voice and understand various nuances of communication. But keep in mind that multitasking works wonderfully with operating systems and devices, but it is not necessarily a quality of the average human.

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