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Storyline Accessibility and Mayer’s Principles

Scissortail's Learning Nest

The Multimedia and Redundancy Principles Mayer’s research has found that people learn better through words and pictures than through words alone or pictures alone. Storyline allows us to add captions to video and audio files or to import caption files. But it might skip content that animates in later, depending on the timing.

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Best Practices to Ensure Successful Custom e-Learning Development

Infopro Learning

This article will dig deeper into the various pointers to consider when customizing content for e-learning. You’ll have a clear picture of what should be included in the module and what should be ignored. Plus, analyze the profiles and learning content of your target audience. Find your niche through market analysis.

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

IT Training Department Blog

The science promoting the use of audio narration in eLearning is strong, but the cons must still be considered. That or they just hate reading learning content that can be a bit dry. Before we get into the details, let me paint a nice picture for you when narration is in a course. Why is audio narration so powerful?

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Best Practices for Voice-Over

CourseArc

As psychologist Richard Mayer points out in his book, Multimedia Learning , combining narration with visuals will help to increase learning and long-term retention of content. Multimedia Principle – People learn better from words and pictures than from words alone. Oftentimes, the subject matter experts record audio themselves.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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Top Five Tips to Create Accessible Content

CourseArc

Top Five Tips to Create Accessible Content. Despite good intentions, not all website content is created equal. Well-executed content creates a better user experience for everyone. When content on a website is accessible, it means all users, regardless of their level of ability, condition, or circumstance are able to access it.

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Tips When Working With Audio in Articulate Storyline

B Online Learning

Working with audio is really fun! Great narration can add context for your learner and can re-enforce the on-screen information by explaining pictures on the slide, rather than just reading the slide text aloud. […]. This is usually one of the final stages of development where you really start to see your course come to life.

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