First, the audio narration slowed me down. Since I didn’t need the visuals to understand the audio, I decided to listen to the course like a podcast while glancing at email and other stuff. So when is audio worthwhile? Although I had never designed an eLearning course to include full audio narration, the experience reinforced that I probably shouldn’t go down that path in the future. It also got me thinking more concretely about instances where audio does make sense for learning. When you consider that incorporating audio is an additional project expense (e.g., MORE >>

Today's post covers importing and synchronizing audio with markers into Adobe Captivate. Tags: extracting regions Audio Sound Forge Narration Adding Markers rapid e-learning adobe captivate elearning development content This is the third and final part of a short series inspired a question submitted by a subscriber to the. The E-learning Curve blog shares thought-provoking commentary and practical knowledge for e-learning professionals. Find out more. MORE >>

Using audio narration in eLearning courses has been debated from both sides – some people feel that it is an enhancement that assists the learner in completing the course, while others argue that it can be distracting. Before looking at how to use Adobe Presenter for audio, let’s focus on a few ways that using audio can enhance the learning: It is great for those auditory learners in your audience that prefer narration to other styles of learning. Audio narration can help to describe charts and graphs that would otherwise require a lot of reading. By Dean Hawkinson. MORE >>

Captivate developers have been able to add background audio to their projects since Captivate was known as RoboDemo. The process of adding background audio hasn't changed much over the years. In Adobe Captivate 5, you simply choose Audio > Import to > Background and open the audio file (wav or mp3). One of the options missing from RoboDemo and older versions of Captivate was the ability to control the volume of the background audio on slides that already had audio (voiceover audio for instance). Choose Audio > Edit > Background. MORE >>

Do you include audio narration in the eLearning lessons you develop? was working on a project several weeks ago where the team debated whether to include audio narration in a series of eLearning lessons. To start with the obvious, listening to an audio narration would likely appeal to those with an auditory learning style. As a designer, if I know I can use an audio narration to complement an eLearning lesson, then I can focus on using images to convey information without cluttering slides with a lot of text. Why might audio be worthwhile? By Shelley A. Gable. MORE >>