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A Voice for Learning? Exploring the Pros and Cons of Having Audio Narration in eLearning

IT Training Department Blog

The science promoting the use of audio narration in eLearning is strong, but the cons must still be considered. Before we get into the details, let me paint a nice picture for you when narration is in a course. Present words as audio narration rather than on the screen. Why is audio narration so powerful? The premise?

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Best Practices for Voice-Over

CourseArc

Multimedia Principle – People learn better from words and pictures than from words alone. 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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Tips When Working With Audio in Articulate Storyline

B Online Learning

Working with audio is really fun! Great narration can add context for your learner and can re-enforce the on-screen information by explaining pictures on the slide, rather than just reading the slide text aloud. […]. This is usually one of the final stages of development where you really start to see your course come to life.

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Webinar: How to Best Use Stock Photos, Videos and Audio in Your eLearning

eLearning Brothers

Stock assets are pictures , video , and audio that has been created for your use in any sort of project. Matt went into the audio section and selected several sound effects that he knew he could use with triggers in his Storyline project. Importing the stock audio and images is very easy in all of the tools.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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What You Need to Know to Get the Best Audio

TechSmith Camtasia

Audio Best Practices. Nothing turns off viewers faster than a video with bad audio. Unless you have a higher end camera that has a built-in shotgun mic, you are going to want consider recording audio separately from your video. They do a great job of picking up only the audio that is close by. Selecting an Audio Recorder.

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Using Images and Audio in eLearning

eLearning Brothers

So, as we try to create more engaging and creative courses we are using more images, animations, and audio. Ok, so we know that pictures help learning. However not all pictures are equally effective. Audio should be used in those situations. When audio is used provide a replay button.

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