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eLearning & Training: How Long is Too Long?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

In her article,  Keeping Pace with Today's Quick Brains ,  Kathie F. If your slide contains some voiceover audio, a text caption or two, and an interactive object controlling navigation (such as a button or click box), 15-20 seconds is perfect. " In the 1800s, people had very good attention spans.

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What Doesn’t Belong In Your XR Training Content

Roundtable Learning

Excessive Voice-overs Don’t sabotage the learning process with too many distracting voiceovers. Similarly, walking learners through an immersive learning experience with excessive voiceovers can derail them from their learning objectives. The same voiceovers that help eLearning programs thrive may deter VR from its real potential.

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Adobe Captivate & eLearning: How Long is Too Long?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

In her article,  Keeping Pace with Today's Quick Brains ,  Kathie F. If your slide contains some voiceover audio, a text caption or two and an interactive object controlling navigation (such as a button or click box), 15-20 seconds is perfect. "   In the 1800s, people had very good attention spans.

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Keeping Your Learners’ Attention: How Our Brain Decides What to Focus On

Learnkit

Candy Crush is calling our name… In John Medina’s book, Brain Rules , we learn how the brain works. The human brain has spotlights that switch our attention based on triggers sent from our senses. Interactive activities, voiceover, and visual representations can ensure the learner is attentive to the learning material.

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Effective Video Training – Breaking it down

Dashe & Thomson

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. by using a variety of methods – titles, voiceovers, different camera angles, music. Take a cue from cable – change what’s on the screen every 5-7 seconds.

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Common VR health concerns, from motion sickness to safety

STRIVR

VR motion sickness is real — sort of When a human being’s brain receives mixed signals about self-movement within an immersive digital environment, nausea is a typical result. By its very nature, VR relies upon altering human perception, bringing to life an environment and interactions that aren’t actually real.

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How Audio Can Improve Online Learning

CourseArc

For more tips on recording your own audio, check out our best practices for voiceovers. But there’s also a cognitive duel happening: our brains simply can’t read and listen at the same time. Some best practices to employ here include: using bite-sized audio files rather than lengthy lectures.

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