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How Audio Can Improve Online Learning

CourseArc

As the methods for seamlessly including rich media assets in eLearning continue to improve, instructional designers are finding creative uses of audio and video to supplement their text-based courses. Audio-enhanced lessons help make the learning experience much more robust, functional, and accessible. Optimizing Your Audio.

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5 Tips For Keeping ELearning Interesting

LearnDash

Not every elearning course that you take is going to hold your attention. This “battle for attention” has been a constant struggle for instructional designers as they create their courses. While there is not a full-proof way to keep learner attention, there are some strategies to help foster learner engagement.

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TMI! Cognitive Overload and Learning

Learningtogo

Cognitive Load Theory was introduced by John Sweller to explain why people have so much more difficulty learning complex content. The theory states that there are three types of loads; they all add up in the brain and contribute to the total amount of effort required for learning to take place. Avoid splitting the learner’s attention.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences?

Learning Visions

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences? Whats your take on using audio in eLearning? Do you use audio on every slide because the client says people will think its broken if you dont? Weve taken this up before and many of us IDs know the strategies for using audio most effectively by now.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Visuals and Audio in eLearning (Ruth Clark)

Learning Visions

Friday, April 03, 2009 Visuals and Audio in eLearning (Ruth Clark) Donald Clark posted a link to a lovely little article by Ruth Clark: Give Your Training a Visual Boost in the April 09 edition of ASTDs T&D. " and "The least successful learning resulted from text and audio repetition of that text. You know the one.

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How (and Why) to Add Music to Tutorial Videos

TechSmith Camtasia

According to our research about people’s video viewing habits , the most critical characteristic of a video is the audio quality. At the same time, listening to music is a lot of work for your brain, and the Cognitive Load Theory suggests it can only do so many things at once. Draw attention to specific information.

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How to stimulate engagement in elearning

KnowledgeOne

It’s a complex, multi-dimensional and multi-factorial notion that is the subject of a wide variety of theories. In elearning, multimedia content (audio, video, and animation) can be particularly stimulating while also being more inclusive since it broadens the accessibility of content.