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Top 5 eLearning Skills for 2011

eLearning Weekly

Developers of elearning must know a bit about image sizing and file sizes and be able to edit disparate images so that they look like they belong in the same module. LinkedIn has regular group discussions on where to get the best free and paid images for elearning. Graphic design requires good online research skills.

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Do You Hear That? It’s Your eLearning Course Sounding Better

eLearning Brothers

Even if you happen to have a microphone, it should be noted that there are tremendous differences in audio quality between the plethora of mics available. However, when you record a voice, the microphone picks up those breaths much louder than we’re used to hearing. So it is a good idea to cut out any breathing from your recordings.

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8 Expert Tips for Making E-Learning Videos

Capytech

Even to video professionals, the difference in perceivable quality between a compressed video and a full-sized video when watched on a mobile device is marginal. Compressing them will reduce the file size, which will reduce download times and put less strain on learners’ phones while playing.

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How to Optimise Video Content in Your E-Learning Courses

Capytech

Ultra-high resolution means larger file sizes which take longer to download and stream. As a starting point, make sure audio is recorded with a microphone in a quiet location. Take professional advice when determining the resolution for your e-learning videos, but don’t immediately assume the highest quality is the best.

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Repurpose Your Content: Make a Blog Video!

TechSmith Camtasia

If you are using voice narration for your video, be sure to use a decent microphone to capture your audio. Our workflow typically includes saving as an MP4, which is the most common video file format, but also uploading to a hosting site. You can also visit sites such as Premium Beat to purchase a song to use.

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Screencast of the Week - Red Gate, Coding by the Sea

TechSmith Camtasia

. * Pay as much attention to your audio as you do to 'what's happening on the screen' * Static photos with a good voice narration work very well because your speakers can talk more freely without a camera in their face and videos with moving heads + lips need a really high frame rate to look good so you'll save on overall file size without them.

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5 Mistakes eLearning Developers Often Make

eFront

Watch out for file size limitations, an extremely annoying shortcoming in some eLearning tools. These force you to edit your content (audio and video) into a smaller size, thereby robbing its meaning altogether! For starters, choose the right narrator, male or female, for your audio files. Next come the tools.