Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

by Dean Hawkinson One of the growing trends in eLearning and mLearning these days is the use of video. Video, when used properly, can be a very effective tool in supporting the learning process, whether as a part of an eLearning course or as standalone videos delivered via mobile devices.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

It's video streaming and sharing capabilities are a step above the competition allowing presenters to push out video and pause video in the same spot for all partipants. Attendees can use markup tools to annotate slide shows, images, and even streaming video. All they need is a web-browser that supports Flash.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 27, 2011

In a typical ILT course, this might be taught using video demonstrations or role play exercises among participants with a debrief discussion facilitated by the instructor around what was done well and what could have been improved on. Let’s take the same scenario and think about how an eLearning course could teach the same thing.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 6, 2011

The ability to natively record slide-by-slide video annotations is a feature currently only supported in Snap. There is also a similar audio recording option plus the ability to import and make basic edits to existing audio and video files. With Snap it's easy to embed web pages, YouTube videos, and Flash.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 3, 2013

Videos, animations, graphics, and audio can convey knowledge in ways that learners can grasp. In fact, videos can almost stand on their own as an e-learning option for a lot of projects. I think this is an opportunity for the future. Multimedia. Multimedia is a critical area for e-learning. It spans over every other bucket.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 11, 2012

If you are using videos for an eLearning course, a good rule of thumb is to keep them short – 3-5 minutes each. With this service, you can place your published material on the server for your SMEs to review with full functionality and provide feedback. Elements in your storyboard.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

This piece contains all the images, audio, video, and text that learners will need to consume. For example, to add a referenced file like a PDF or video. If you are an instructional designer or developer of e-learning content, chances are, you'll only need to worry about the Learning Content piece. This is what the learner sees.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 21, 2009

It's more like the wild west of video. Content authors can take advantage of many of YouTube's features to easily upload video content, organize it, and distribute it. Of course when you post a video to YouTube it is on the web. You have to be careful where you go and sometimes you find something completely unexpected.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Today, multiplayer video games are a more likely place to find millions engaged in a challenge against their fellow man. “to I quickly realized that there are many similarities between learning to excel at a multiplayer video game and learning to excel on the job. There are lessons here.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

In fact, if you’ve recently copied the code to embed a YouTube video , you’ve already used an iFrame. Some handy uses for iFrames in Lectora pages include: Inserting a YouTube video. You can even nest iFrames within iFrames to have a page within a page within a page. Fortunately, it’s not as confusing as Inception. Embedding a PDF.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 2, 2013

Anticipate dabbling in audio and video? Using Video in eLearning. Or maybe you’d like to acquaint yourself with some different tools. 3 Defining Features of Articulate Storyline. Discovering Adobe InDesign for eLearning. 3 Ways to Use Adobe Connect. Perhaps the posts below can help you get started. Lights, Camera, Action.Learn.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Take a look at the following video from the Socialnomics - Social Media Blog. This video "found me" through the LinkedIn social network. There are many videos similar to this out there on YouTube. While a video like this can be a little overly dramatic trying to sell social media, it does give you some things to think about.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 18, 2011

As mentioned in Jay’s post on mLearning trends , short, nugget-sized modules with something like video are the best candidates for this method of delivery. How do you communicate updates with them when they don’t always have access to wi-fi networks or convenient locations to set up their laptop?

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Little did I know that Lectora provides you with a place to designate outside applications for editing objects such as images, video and animations. You can follow the same process to select Editors for audio, video, animations, documents and text files. Using Editors. Let’s assume you edit a lot of images for your course.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 17, 2013

Custom Lectora Video Controls. Incorporating the Learner’s Name into your Lectora Course. Saving Time with Lectora Text Styles. Extending Lectora with an iFrame. Using Custom Progress Bars in Lectora. Lectora Best Practices Part 1 : Optimizing Preferences. Lectora Best Practices Part 2 : Working with actions and variables.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

A few weeks ago, a colleague pointed me to a recent talk, “ 7 Ways Video Games Reward the Brain ,” presented by Tom Chatfield. I immediately clicked the link and viewed the 17-minute video. Watch the video and add your comments. If you can spare 17 minutes, check out the video…and then come back here to share your reactions!

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 20, 2011

Though it may not be practical to avoid text completely in eLearning, we can minimize it through diagrams, images that communicate, and occasional videos. Those presenters use text sparsely and convey messages with images more often than not. Think visual design. Discovery learning can help too.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 5, 2013

While the YouTube video streaming is not really an option for me (and my company), the new learning notes, and in-course web browsing could be useful. Once in Captivate, they can provide the additional functionality they need or pass it to a developer for advanced interactivity. I''m careful about adding pre-built interactions to my projects.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 29, 2015

Consider including images , audio , and/or video , to help convey emotions within the stories. Another approach is to craft a “day in the life,” first-person account of a workday, in which aspects of the narrator’s experiences demonstrate elements of the culture change.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 4, 2011

You can include stories in eLearning via text, audio , and/or video. Details about context, circumstances, challenges, actions, and consequences allow an audience to infer an understanding that might be hard to articulate, but is understood nonetheless. Social interactions can also help.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 16, 2011

If the course includes a story , you could use an audio or video recording to convey the story to learners. Using audio for the dialog can draw learners’ attention to that element of the scenario and increase the realism of the scenario (for conversations that occur aloud in real life). Storytelling.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 10, 2012

An e-learning developer will be able to use a variety of sounds, graphics, and video formats in an e-learning project. However, it is not uncommon to for an e-learning developer to be skilled in several tools at the same time. Multimedia. Basic knowledge of e-learning deployment options.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 4, 2012

The format of the audio file is important because only Flash Video (FLV) files can be used for syncing events to audio. Add an audio object to your page by using the menu commands Add > Object > Audio. Click Import to add the audio file. This is where you will select the audio you created for the page.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 31, 2011

Some companies are using employee created videos in a YouTube style to share knowledge of processes and procedures. It would add to the learning by allowing participants to share knowledge and experiences with each other and reflect on the content together, creating ways to reinforce the acquired knowledge.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Custom Lectora Video Controls. . - Creating Transparent PNGs in PowerPoint. Wanna become a Lectora power user? Using Custom Progress Bars in Lectora. Creating a Smart Next Button in Lectora. Slide in Text with Lectora. Interested in other tools? Modal Windows, Overlays, & Boxes, Oh My! Using Captivate to Create Cool Text Animations.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

Describing a process can also work well as a video or webcast, especially if some aspects of the process require more detailed explanation or deserve clear emphasis. Kind of like a job aid within the training. Image Cue: Anatomy.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 26, 2011

Including an illustrative story can be impactful here (especially when presented with audio and/or video, so learners benefit from vocal and non-verbal expression as well). Though again, I don’t necessarily want to discourage “telling” completely. And offering simple analogies can work wonders for understanding concepts. (6)

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 11, 2012

Another example might be the situation where an elaborate video production is made with an interesting and entertaining scenario; but, there is little that the learner actually takes away. Empty knowledge calories occur when lots of information is given but little or none of it applies to the learner.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 14, 2010

A friend of mine recently designed a somewhat cutting edge course with avatars, scenario-based learning, videos, and more--exactly what many companies wish for. How does this relate to instructional design (besides avoiding certain shock tactics)? The answer to this might sometimes surprise you.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 18, 2011

Some of the tutorials are readable step-by-steps, and some can be viewed as videos. Adobe TV - Flash (and other Adobe products) how-to tutorials. If you Google "Flash Tutorials" you'll find even more. You can also Google specific topics like "Create Buttons in Flash" and view how to create certain pieces.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

More advanced components include a semi-transparent background, text header, icon(s), input fields, images, and/or video. Modal Windows can be as simple as an alert dialog box, or as complex as a photo gallery. A common technique in eLearning is to use Modal Windows to provide question feedback on quizzes and surveys.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

You use this object to add HTML such as an embedded video or other object (links to my google calendar), and yes, you use it to add style to your project. To do this, you need to understand the power behind the external HTML object in Lectora. This object allows you to do many, many things if you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 16, 2009

Take a look at the following video. Another simple way to mashup web information would be to embed objects like YouTube videos , SlideShare demonstrations , and Google Calendar into your web page. Christopher Barnatt explains web 2.0 in a clear way that helps to define what Web 2.0 The ideas that make up Web 2.0

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Demonstration (aka Show Me) - Learners watch this type of simulation as a video. You can create simulations in several different ways, depending on the type of interaction you are looking for in your course. Types of Simulations. A learner can watch the steps in a procedure with text describing what is happening.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 14, 2010

Perhaps this effect can be mimicked by incorporating audio narration or an occasional video. Classroom training is more interesting and keeps learners more attentive. What makes classroom training interesting? An energetic presenter? Slides that are visually appealing and content that is written with some character can help too.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Microblogging – Wikipedia states that microblogs "allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links.” Before we define what a backchannel is, we need to define a couple other terms as a foundation for the discussion.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Text, informative images, video demonstrations. In the table below, I've defined each of the modalities and suggested how each can be incorporated into an eLearning lesson. Learning Modality + Definition. in eLearning. learning by observation and seeing information. Auditory = learning by listening to information or saying information aloud.

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