LifterLMS

JULY 9, 2023

In this LMScast episode, Ken Theriot, shares his journey into audio and how he became a course creator and how to produce professional audio for courses. Ken Theriot is an audio professional and course creator. He is the owner of Home Brew Audio , a platform aimed at teaching people how to do audio recording at home.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2024

Using Gen AI Multimodal Capabilities for Learning Development Josh Cavalier Josh explained how generative AI work with text, images, audio and video (multimodal). Josh showed a cool new feature of “speech to speech,” where you can record audio with a bunch of emotion, pauses, etc., and transform it to one of the AI voices.

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Conference Compliance Training Cognitive Images 299

Mike Taylor

JULY 10, 2020

What I’m Listening to: I love 80’s music and I love remakes, so this “ 80s Covers & Remakes ” playlist is sure to be good, right?! Last week’s most clicked item: ‘The Show’ Learning Design Competition. 7 Audacity Tips for Better Audio Editing on a Budget. 7 Audacity Tips for Better Audio Editing on a Budget.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 21, 2021

There’s producing, editing, camera equipment, audio equipment, and then distributing the content to think about. Lee Rodrigues, the Senior Instructional Designer at Sunrun, joined this episode of The Visual Lounge to talk about how to master the planning stage. The other type is for workflow-based instructions.

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eFront

JUNE 17, 2011

Recently a fellow member of the Instructional Design & E-Learning Professionals' Group (14K+ of members) asked " If anyone know of where to find royalty free background music for training? " As you can understand this question was the inspiration for the following list that contains Royalty Free Music websites for eLearning.

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eLearning Cyclops

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If you are looking for music for your e-learning or educational games, I have a resource for you - mOsno. The right music can add great depth and emotion to e-learning and especially games. Just as any good instructional designer uses or creates graphics that support the learning, use of music and audio should do the same.

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From the Coleface

OCTOBER 15, 2012

At last week’s eLearning Network conference I led a practical instructional design session on audio and e-learning. Here’s a lightly edited summary of the groups top ten tips on using audio. Here’s a lightly edited summary of the groups top ten tips on using audio. Include an option to turn off the audio.

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Ashley Chiasson

DECEMBER 4, 2018

It’s that time of year where gift-giving is upon us, and if you have an Instructional Designer or E-Learning Developer in your life, I have a great list of prospective gifts that you can give! Whether they work from home, from a cubicle farm, or just like zoning out to music/podcasts while they work, these are an amazing gift!

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CourseArc

JANUARY 30, 2022

Here’s an example: in our 12 Helpful Resources for Instructional Design article, we highlight books and websites. Instead of saying, “Click here to learn more about Julie Dirksen’s book”, we say “If you are new to instructional design, Julie Dirksen’s book is a great pick for those just getting started.” Audio Transcript.

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Content Tips Create Compliance Training 130

eLearning Brothers

AUGUST 2, 2016

Tutorial makers have a fear of background music. How many tutorials have you watched online that have had background music playing? Generally, the ones with music are the ones where the instruction is all given in text on screen. It’s because music will compete with the vocal track. So we leave the music out.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Most organizations will have their own instructional design process which they use to create course materials for their employees. Below, we look at five things you need to keep in mind with regard to instructional design processes. Creating an Instructional Design Document (IDD). Adding Audio.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

MAY 23, 2022

A common misunderstanding I see from instructional designers and other L&D folks is around copyright and Fair Use. Can I use copyrighted images and music for nonprofit educational use? Reading Time: 2 minutes. Introduction. Can we show YouTube videos in an instructor-led class? Copyright and Fair Use eLearning Course.

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Music Voiceover Instructional Design Summary 52

eLearning Cyclops

APRIL 10, 2011

A Priest, A Rabbi and an Instructional Designer Are in a Bar and Identify a Training Need: A response to the #LCBQ. If you follow the ADDIE model it is still pertinent and as you can see there are corners to be cut that will shorten the timeline required. Labels: Big Question , Big_Question , e-Learning , ISD. Cloud Apps.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 1, 2012

As a music teacher, that might mean something like teaching rhythms through multiple channels. If I was teaching music today, I’d do that same kind of lesson, just not because of learning styles. So what does this mean for me as an instructional designer today, rather than a K-12 music and band teacher?

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Learning Styles Music Cognitive Theory 322

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 22, 2016

The other day someone asked for some links to free audio files to use as background audio. Personally, I’m not sure how much demand there really is for free audio files but to help you out, I’ll share some of the resources I’ve collected. There are thousands of free audio sites. Can’t beat that.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2016

Had a question about finding good free audio sound effects for elearning courses. As with any free content, if you’re using the free audio files for real projects, be sure to check the license agreements. Many of these free audio sites are under Creative Commons licensing, but check to be sure. Not sure about licensing.

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Learning Visions

MAY 12, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. 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?

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Audio Culture Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools 100

Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 1, 2012

As a music teacher, that might mean something like teaching rhythms through multiple channels. If I was teaching music today, I’d do that same kind of lesson, just not because of learning styles. So what does this mean for me as an instructional designer today, rather than a K-12 music and band teacher?

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Learning Styles Music Cognitive Theory 170

LearnDash

MAY 16, 2013

Aural: People who prefer using sound (obviously), rythms, music, recordings, clever rhymes, and so on. Using an online learning approach that includes videos, reading, audio, exercises, social forums, and the like is a great way to hit on multiple learning styles. elearning training'

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

While I’ve covered audio recording tips and tricks in the past, one of the most frequent questions I’m still asked is about microphones. I’ll have to admit, I’m no audio pro and I’m also a bit less dogmatic about audio quality than some elearning developers. Simple Audio Recording Tips.

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Microphone Audio Rapid eLearning Sound 40

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Instructional Designers = Liberal Artists I recently posted a survey, asking instructional designers to tell us about their educational background and ID training. Take the Survey!

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Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Choose graphical and audio elements. Refrain from the use of illustrations, music, text or environmental noises that do not relate to the learning objectives or the course value. Test your audio files to make sure they actually work in the devices you plan to support. Focus on creating smaller graphical and text pieces.

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Making Change

JULY 21, 2013

It’s ironic that we easily digest quick messages from marketing but then design elearning that plods. Although you can upload audio and visuals, all the content of my cartoon is provided by Powtoon. Cons: You can’t change music files in the middle of a cartoon or fade the audio. Powtoon review.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I get a lot of questions about whether or not to add background music to elearning courses. The same is true for background audio. Instructional Design 101. Instructional design is about crafting a learning environment to meet specific objectives. When does Audio Detract from the Learning?

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Audio in eLearning: When Rough Around the Edges is Better At our seminar today on using Articulate and Moodle and "Doing More for Less" , the conversation turned (as it always does) to using audio in eLearning.

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Audio Moodle Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools 100

Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

What I’m Listening To: Sometimes music can change your mental landscape. If you do anything with audio or video (and who doesn’t these days?) Sponsored Transitioning From Teaching to Instructional Design. Today I am trying to test that theory with this “ Happy Mix ” ( Follow me on Spotify ).

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Expert Tips Content Newsletter 100

CourseArc

AUGUST 2, 2016

So, what can instructional designers do to convert legacy programs to modern eLearning? In a nutshell, HTML5 is recognized as a great standard because it can do a lot of complicated tasks, such as playing movies, music, animations, and even more complex applications, without requiring users to download numerous plug-ins.

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools eLearning Flash 100

eLearning Cyclops

AUGUST 29, 2010

It is great fun and a chance to interact, learn and share with many great instructional designers. Dave_Ferguson : “I Can Haz Smarts: Lolcats Guyd to Learnin Stylz” JaneBozarth : "More Levels for Evaluation by Autopsy" sillym0nkey : Rapid Oganizational Change kelly_smith01 : I’m OK, You’re my SME? See you next Thursday!

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Instructional Design Google Wave Compliance Training PPT 100

Hurix Digital

DECEMBER 26, 2023

E-learning authoring tools provide an easy way for educators, trainers, and instructional designers to create insightful and riveting content for online learning. With these tools, you can incorporate multimedia elements such as videos, images, and audio to enhance the learning experience.

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Authoring Tools eLearning Tools Authoring Adobe Captivate 52

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, November 02, 2007 Instructional Designers: Do You Have a Degree in ID? In the UK, according to Clive, virtually no one has a degree in Instructional Design. Come on, guys!) Perhaps thats where I belong.

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LearnDash

MAY 5, 2020

But during the listening portion of the exam, I struggle to follow the audio conversation being played to my test group. But the dialog in the former can be too fast-paced for learners to follow, and music often has idiosyncratic timing or pronunciation. Audio of a text being read slowly, then repeated at the pace of a native speaker.

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Skills Online Course Write Blog 151

Innovative Learning Group

MARCH 6, 2023

Instructional designers can assist in creating relevant talking points and can even participate in a mock interview so the “talking head” answers questions asked of them versus just reading a script. You also don’t always need audio narration and can use music to accompany the message.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 24, 2012

Combining moving pictures with audio in a compelling way draws people into the subject. The combination of video and audio reinforces the content in several different areas of the brain – increasing the likelihood that the material will be stored in long-term memory. Instructional design principles are still paramount.

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Blended Learning Video Voiceover Effectiveness 191

Good To Great

APRIL 11, 2011

One of these is the enduring question of how to use text and audio within e-learning, which prompted some debate and some interesting experiment results. This opened up the discussion about the relationship between text and audio. Text and audio can be used together, as long as they present the same information verbatim.

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The Training by Nelle Blog | Corporate Training and Consulting

DECEMBER 10, 2019

You’re bound to get professional audio quality with this mic! As you know, having the right audio can make or break a training video or podcast, so starting off on the right foot is essential. It should be a staple in every Instructional Designer or Trainer’s toolkit. A total time saver. Doodle App (for scheduling).

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Adobe Captivate

JANUARY 27, 2018

One of the challenges of working as a freelance instructional designer is the high expectation put upon you by your clients to deliver amazing looking eLearning for as little money as possible. Music can be a challenge, but many sites offer free music under a creative commons license. I had to be resourceful.

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CommLab India

JUNE 17, 2016

An e-learning storyboard is a document which combines instructions on using video, text, audio elements, still photos, graphics, and interactivities wherein the information in each of these mediums complements the main message. All these elements play a vital role in designing an effective storyboard. are shown in this area.

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