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Strategic Use of Music to Support Learning

Learningtogo

Strategic Use of Music to Support Learning. There is something special about this particular device that makes it so unforgettable: music. Listening to music affects a wide cross section of the brain , including those areas linked to spatial reasoning and navigation. The Power of Music to Influence the Mind.

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Music aids learning, but not unconditionally

Mitch Moldofsky

f music be the food of love, play on! Willy Shakespeare A lot of ink has been spilled over the question of what effect music has on the brain. Oliver Sacks' book Musicophilia ("Music, Ophelia?") But three recent studies on the effects of music on learning should also have us tapping our collective toes. The result?

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Free Background Music for Your E-learning Courses

Rapid eLearning

Background music can mask some of the ambient noise. Free Background Music. Here are a couple of options that should provide most of the free background music you need. They have a good selection of music. This e-learning 101 series and the free e-books will help. This is my go-to for tutorials. Getting Started?

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No! No. Background. Music.

Patti Shank

[link] <-- I started building a series of explainer videos this week on the most critical concepts in my Make It Learnable series of books. The higher versions had more objects, backgrounds, and background music. But background music should typically NOT be used in instructional video.

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"TechSmith Camtasia 2022: The Essentials" Workbook

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

During the real-world, hands-on activities in this book, you will learn how to create eLearning projects from scratch, how to edit existing Camtasia projects, and how to leverage existing PowerPoint presentations as eLearning. The TechSmith Camtasia software does not come with this book. VitalSource as a PDF.

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Background Music in eLearning & Copyright

Adobe Captivate

Over the past few months, I’ve received more and more calls and emails about the pros and cons of adding background music to eLearning projects (specifically projects created using Adobe Captivate). In the image below, I’ve imported a music file called Acoustic Mellow.mp3. Can you use his music in your projects?

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Friday Finds — Summer Book Lists, Art of Learning, Bad Design

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening To: Today I’m investigating another music recommendation from my daughter. Want to more book lists beyond just the behavioral science topic? Here are ten more book lists on a range of other topics. Take away: Find your next great read and fill up your book bag for some great summer reading.