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8 Visual Design Mistakes to Avoid When Developing eLearning

Tim Slade

The great thing about eLearning is that it lets you take advantage of many different types of media to communicate your message, beyond plain text. Images, videos, audio, illustrations, and animations can be combined with text to create a more holistic multimedia experience. How to avoid this visual design mistake.

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Free eLearning calculator helps determine your development effort

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

One of the most common questions we hear during our live, online eLearning classes is, "How long does it typically take to create eLearning using Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia?" how much voiceover audio will there be (in minutes)? what is your comfort level using the development tool?

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Applying the Modality Principle in eLearning

B Online Learning

In a recent eLearning workshop, I was asked if it was really worthwhile using audio in our online modules. The person who asked the question had previous negative experiences where audio was used.

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Storyline Accessibility and Mayer’s Principles

Scissortail's Learning Nest

Storyline Accessibility for Multimedia Application of these principles has led to the common practice of developing eLearning that uses images synchronized with audio narration. Storyline allows us to add captions to video and audio files or to import caption files. This is known as the Redundancy Principle.

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8 Tips For Preparing Audio Scripts For Recording

The eLearning Coach

Post from: The eLearning Coach 8 Tips For Preparing Audio Scripts For Recording. If you've been wondering what it takes to work with a professional narrator and studio or if you'd just like to shorten recording time, preparing your script can smooth out the session kinks.

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Balancing Quality and Speed in Rapid eLearning Content Development

Thinkdom

The traditional model of lengthy eLearning development cycles no longer aligns with the dynamic nature of modern businesses and industries. In the past, the pace of change allowed organizations to develop eLearning content over extended periods.

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Best Practices for Voice-Over

CourseArc

If you are designing and developing eLearning, you are most likely going to need voice-over work. Oftentimes, the subject matter experts record audio themselves. ” Two hundred words typically equals 1 minute of produced audio, so if you are trying to keep the multimedia clip short, you may need to trim the script.

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