Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2019

” “That sounds like a great motivation for moving this course online. ” “That sounds interesting. ” “That sounds more interesting than what we’re doing in the training now. We’re spending a lot of money on travel for people to come to our main office too.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If it sounds weird as you say it, that’s a good sign that it could use reworking. Things that make them think hard about what the best option could be. So what’s the best way to avoid clunky 90’s video game dialogue in your scenarios? Read your script out loud as you’re drafting it.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Maybe you give them a paper handout with the sound board and ask them to physically touch or mark what they should adjust for different situations. Maybe you have them listen to sound with something adjusted incorrectly and have them try to figure out what’s wrong. Maybe you have them adjust the sound board and see what changes.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

I think the second sounds much more natural in narration, even though it looks clunky in writing. It’s so easy to create a bullet point list in writing, but those lists really don’t sound good in voice over. However, rather than using a list like the above, try to rewrite it so it sounds more like someone speaking.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration. ElevenLabs || Prime Voice AI This is another provider of an AI voice over tool (besides the more well-known WellSaid Labs and Murf.AI). Currently, you can use the free plan for short samples as long as you provide attribution.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 21, 2023

To me it sounds like dumbing down…” I don’t think it’s “dumbing down” information for our learners. They help learners use their limited attention to meet the goals. Isn’t this “dumbing down” information? In reply to my comment, someone asked, “Can you, please, explain, why that is?

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

What would it sound like in a conversation? You need to continue to ask follow-up questions until you get more concrete information. If you took a photo or video of that behavior, what would it look like? That question comes from Julie Dirksen.) Can you give me an example of how someone used this technique successfully?

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

” Subly is on my personal list of tools to try out, since that sounds like a good fit for my somewhat irregular needs. It allows you to create a new line after punctuation through these settings too. I also like it for custom learning because you can pay by the minute you need.”

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Get specific about what the behavior is and what it looks or sounds like. Spend an hour meeting with your SME and asking questions to get ideas. Identify the desired behavior you want to change or practice. You may need to ask multiple follow-up questions to get enough concrete detail on the desired behavior.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

I include notes about other sounds, actions, or tone of voice inside brackets and italicized, but as long as they are clearly set apart you don’t have to follow this format exactly. The examples below are from the video script for my Story-Based Coaching and Mentoring course.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 1, 2011

A full 85% said the voice only needs to sound good enough to get the point across without having to strain to understand it. A surprising 9% said the narration could be computer-generated as long as it didn’t sound too robot-like. Only 12% said they prefer professional voice talent. a well-known manager, process owner, or SME).

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2019

The coherence principle: using gratuitous visuals, text, and sounds can hurt learning. This is called the “coherence principle” in the article linked above and in eLearning and the Science of Instruction. Ruth Clark, Six Principles of Effective e-Learning: What Works and Why , p. Determine What’s Important.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

” “That sounds like a great motivation for moving this course online. ” “That sounds interesting. ” “That sounds more interesting than what we’re doing in the training now. We’re spending a lot of money on travel for people to come to our main office too.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 28, 2020

It can sound a bit stiff and artificial if they do. Their big goal is to help their team be productive and successful. That’s the driving motivation. Goals may be hidden. You might not ever explicitly state that goal. In fact, it’s probably better if you don’t.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 6, 2019

That sounds like a great short project. Do short paid projects instead. If a requested free elearning sample will take 10+ hours for you to build, use this response (feel free to edit it for your own language and pricing): Hi! My rate for a project of this scope is $500. ” That is, “yes, and here’s how much it will cost.”

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 17, 2008

You sound like a press release. Blogs that sound like press releases don’t just discourage me from commenting, they discourage me from even subscribing. You sound like an infomercial. In my normal posts, no, I don’t think I sound like an infomercial. You sound like a know-it-all.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2019

expert… Step 3: Analyse it …Willingham suggests that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. We would like to ‘flip’ that as well and say overall (which goes back to the ‘strip it’): If a claim sounds very strong, too generic, too dramatic, then it probably needs more nuance! … Step 4.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 17, 2016

It can sound a bit stiff and artificial if they do. Their big goal is to help their team be productive and successful. That’s the driving motivation. Goals May Be Hidden. You might not ever explicitly state that goal. In fact, it’s probably better if you don’t.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 15, 2018

A doctor can’t ask a patient to wait while she pulls up the example audio of what a heart murmur sounds like for comparison. A salesperson can’t ask a customer to “hold that thought” while he fires up the elearning on objection handling.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

I include notes about other sounds, actions, or tone of voice inside brackets and italicized, but as long as they are clearly set apart you don’t have to follow this format exactly. The examples below are from the video script for my Story-Based Coaching and Mentoring course.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 25, 2008

Mark Siegriest is trying to find the best audio settings to balance sound quality and file size. elearninglive.com » Captivate Audio Output Settings Comparison - Part One - Encoding Bitrate. Results of an experiment on the encoding bitrate for Captivate. 32kbps was the smallest file size in his sampling.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 1, 2012

After several minutes of echoing rhythms with a specific type of pattern, I’d draw a rhythm on the chalkboard (yes, actual chalk) and connect how it looks to how it sounds (visual and auditory). Then we’d practice reading some rhythms with similar patterns, with them looking, chanting, and clapping all together.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 16, 2008

He recommends choosing the technology first, then the pedagogy to match, partly because “sound pedagogy&# is an ambiguous target. George Siemens argues that rather than starting with pedagogy for making instructional decisions, we should start with context. Harsh statement? Perhaps, but it’s a reality.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 15, 2018

A doctor can’t ask a patient to wait while she pulls up the example audio of what a heart murmur sounds like for comparison. A salesperson can’t ask a customer to “hold that thought” while he fires up the elearning on objection handling.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2008

A lot of this sounds common sense, but check the footnotes on slides 2 & 3 for his rule “Sensory Integration: Stimulate more of the senses.&# Resources and tools for using Second Life for education and training. tags: secondlife , education. Sensory Integration | Brain Rules |.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 5, 2022

When you use voice over for elearning, do you want it to sound natural and flowing, or do you want it to sound stiff and didactic? A great voice over person can make a good script more engaging, and a great script sound fantastic. Too many simple, short sentences can sound choppy and unnatural though.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This example sounds like someone who couldn’t learn the jargon quickly and couldn’t communicate effectively with that audience. Someone who didn’t have background knowledge in finance operations but was able to quickly get ramped up, at least enough to ask good questions, might have been successful.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 29, 2023

MEDIATOR (optimistic) That sounds like a great plan. The result here sounds stiffer and less realistic, so it would need more editing. RITA (appreciative) That sounds reasonable. OLIVER (content) Sounds fair to me. Let’s start with a trial period and regular check-ins to assess progress. Thanks, Mediator.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 4, 2008

Their concerns sound very much like the concerns shared today by people worried about the effects of computers and other technology. 19th century neurologists George Beard and Silas Weir Mitchell “thought the pace of life and the effect of new technology was harming the mind and brain of citizens in 1800s America.&#

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 4, 2011

However, when you actually get to question an employee, the feedback is more intrinsic, with more realistic human-sounding responses to questions rather than simply telling. The feedback is a mix of intrinsic and extrinsic, which maybe is necessary but does feel like it breaks the “flow&# of the game.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

” “Sound good. .” “Let me work on the budget and get back to you in a few days so we can talk about scope, OK? I’m not sure I can get enough to do everything you’d usually design, but maybe we can get something to do more analysis.” I’ll look forward to hearing from you soon.”

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 31, 2008

Seriously, I know I sound like I’m doing marketing for them, but I promise I’m not on their payroll. Diigo doesn’t require any prep work on my part though, which makes it much more likely that I’m going to actually use the information. Here endeth today’s commercial for Diigo.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 1, 2012

After several minutes of echoing rhythms with a specific type of pattern, I’d draw a rhythm on the chalkboard (yes, actual chalk) and connect how it looks to how it sounds (visual and auditory). Then we’d practice reading some rhythms with similar patterns, with them looking, chanting, and clapping all together.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2015

Based on Thalheimer’s review, it sounds like Kirschner is more nuanced in this book, noting situations where the methods he previously labeled as “failures” do, in fact, have benefits.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 1, 2010

do they know how to adjust sound? Practice exercise–can be asynchronous. Helps extend the time of the training. open-ended questions. Phone or VOIP–do people have headsets? Breakout rooms–how does audio work? do people have to hang up and dial in again? Give a time limit.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Sounds like this is also about collecting things that may be happening anyway and just making it easier to share. Community ratings help judge what’s valuable–self regulating. They expect some people to record videos, but also asking people to record WebEx sessions and share those.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

What sounds intuitively “right&# may not actually be true, or at least not useful. There’s a lot going on in multiple different directions, but I need to try to pull some threads out and make sense of them for myself. Be skeptical of everything I’m reading in the conversations.

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