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WEAVING A TALE – HOW STORYTELLING CAN ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Learnnovators

Picture this scene in the 1980s. And the tranquil voice of an old woman… as she regales nearly a dozen tots of all sizes with tales from the Ramayana and Mahabharata*. Create compelling characters, and make them relatable to your audience Think of your favourite characters in movies. Make it black and white if you will.

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5 Ways to Bring Contextual Learning to Your Association

Association eLearning

Are we talking about a car in an action movie, a firework, or some leftovers that were microwaved for too long? Context is all about seeing how pieces fit into the big picture. 5. Include a Familiar Face, Voice, or Quote. Then it exploded. By itself, this sentence doesn’t say much. What exploded and was it supposed to?

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#WomenInLearning Series: Jana Brunken

ansrsource - Accelerating Better Ways to Learn!

I can only imagine what a scary place the world was for young Helen, and I am inspired by her determination to make her voice heard. While it’s too hard to pick an absolute favorite, a picture book that my daughter and I both enjoy right now is  This is Sadie  by Sara O’Leary and Julie Morstad.

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Why does not an online training course find takers?? 

Creativ Technologies

Videos can be in the form of picture slides with transitions in between and voice-overs given by a narrator or one including animated characters. Movie clips can also be included in the learning videos effectively. You can get small clips by editing a large movie through Aftereffects or Premier.

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Shoot your own videos - beyond the talking head

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I myself for instance don't want to edit movies because it takes a lot of time. As a result I often have the so-called talking head movie. Sometimes it simply depends on the budget but I try to at least look at how often you can use the movie and how quickly the content will become outdated. I interview someone put it online.

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9 Tips to Create Cost Effective Training Video

Kitaboo

They say pictures speak louder than words. Corporate organizations understand this well and are hence trying to incorporate pictures and videos as part of their learning and development programs. They must also be good at voice modulations, because a monotonous speech could distract the learners from the training content.

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Why Training Needs Video

Learning Rebels

There is no pressure to be picture-perfect. This is the technique used in the Tasty video above, there is no voice over to worry about, no narration that might be out of sync. Here’s another short video on equipment to turn your smartphone into a movie making machine ! As stated, people just need help. Use captioning.

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