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by Rick Zanotti Have you ever listened to an eLearning lesson and heard annoying popping sounds as the narrator spoke? The popping sounds are called plosives , as in "explosives," or P-pops. The air causes the microphone to create the "popping" sound, which can be distracting to learners. I'm betting that you're nodding your head right about now. MORE
by Kevin Siegel I received an SOS from a fellow Captivate developer who was having a hate-hate relationship with the mouse click sounds he was hearing in his Adobe Captivate demonstration. He told me he had spent over an hour trying to figure out how to disable the mouse-click sound, project-wide. Heck, he was so frustrated at this point that he was willing to disable the mouse click sound, one mouse pointer at a time. The MORE
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added eLearning sound effects to the Template Library. 25 sounds have been added with 75 more coming soon. These sounds include: timers, alarms, buttons, correct, incorrect, ticks, swooshes, and many more. Learn more about eLearning Sounds. Download a free sound effect. All eLearning Template Library subscribers get access to these sounds. eLearning Featured Products/Reviews sounds elearning sounds MORE
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Sound of Silence by Jim on April 7, 2011 in eLearning At what point does narration really add anything to an eLearning module, and at what point is it simply being added because “it’s what’s expected?” MORE
I want to add some more sound effects to my e-learning module? The post What is a good site to get Adobe Captivate Sounds clips? Any ideas to where I can get some? Thanks. appeared first on eLearning. Audio Discussion Media audio blog media MORE
Anyone who has ever edited audio knows that quality sound effects are an essential part of the process. Lucky for them, we have an expansive library full of sounds that will add a little something to your eLearning course. This week, we’re adding four handy stock sounds to our Free Library for a limited time only, so snap them up quick. One suggestion for using this sound is to combine it with others to create a really chaotic, post-apocalyptic soundscape. MORE
One of the top concerns organizations have about Learning Management Systems is data safety. Will their sensitive information be vulnerable? Who will be able to access their valuable online training resources? In this article, I’ll highlight 8 LMS security features to keep the viruses, spam, and hackers at bay. This post was first published on eLearning Industry. Learning Management Systems Data In eLearning Learning Management System Benefits LMS Features LMS Security MORE
With this converter, you are able to keep any animations, sounds or media clips that you have added to your presentations. How do you save your animations and sound? Simply save your PowerPoint presentation as you normally would and upload the file using the PowerPoint converter element on the DigitalChalk online training software – all of your animations and sound will be played while the students click through the presentation. MORE
by Rick Zanotti One question I get asked a lot is "How can I get my eLearning audio to the point so that I sound like a DJ?" " The most sure-fire way to sound like a DJ is to have been born with great pipes (i.e. Here's some simple techniques to make your voice sound deeper. Getting closer will engage what's called the "proximity effect," lower the sound of your voice, and make it sound fuller. MORE
The post Demonstration Mode not recording simulation and does not register the camera shutter sound appeared first on eLearning. I have made many demonstrations so I a familiar with how captivate should work. currently I am creating a demonstration and it is acting differently than normal. it does not capture each action as I go through my process, I know it is not working because I can not hear the camera shutter when maneuvering through the application. MORE
The post The Top 5 Sights and Sounds at ATD International 2016 appeared first on Inkling. The annual ATD International Conference boasts one of the largest gatherings for folks in learning and development, human resources, talent acquisition, and the like. This year, held in the Mile-High City, did not disappoint. Attendees from all over the world were able to choose from numerous speaking sessions, visit exhibitor booths, and network with partners and peers. MORE
Learning and development programs help organizations generate a more highly skilled and productive workforce, which in turn, drives business outcomes and generates revenue. Only carefully designed learning programs will help organizations achieve these goals, however. Program designers should build such programs based on effective course design practices. Title: Start with the learning objective Description: A learning objective should drive the course module. MORE
At the moment, have to edit each mouse click to remove sound. The post Removing sound of mouse click before recording appeared first on eLearning. Mouse Objects Question "Video screen capture" Adobe Captivate mouse click sound q&as questionIs it possible to set this prior to recording? MORE
Sounds like some of the things instructional designers do, we use case studies and examples to wrap experiences, we add rules and we create challenges to engage the learning. Wow, these sound a lot like principles from theories we study in the design of instruction. Sounds like what he is talking about in describing meaning. Sounds to me like instructional designers and learning and development professionals should “own&# Gamification. MORE
What it does – This effect will analyze your audio and find spots that it thinks should not have noise (for example lulls in conversation or other more punchy sounds). It will then memorize what those spots sound like – sometimes the hum of an air conditioner or the whirring of computer fans – and make each instance of that sound silent. Making adjustments to these will adjust your audio speed (and if on PC it’s sound). MORE
Sound is a medium that matters. You can add narration and sound effects to your animations and videos or leave it to music to set the mood. Sound is a medium the learning professional can master without the need for in-depth technical skills and professional tools. Your audience can listen to a podcast or a radio programme while they’re busy doing other things like walking, driving or keeping fit. MORE
Once you have your audio recorded, there are still many things you can do to help it sound more professional. Eliminating breaths is another key component of having professional sounding voice overs. It’s Your eLearning Course Sounding Better appeared first on eLearning Brothers. Quality audio is more important than you realize. It can make or break the user experience in eLearning courses. MORE
Coding Sound With JavaScript: Beginner's Guide. mark-lassoff. Fri, 04/12/2019 - 01:00 MORE
The post Keyboard and mouse sounds during recording appeared first on eLearning. Adobe Captivate Q&As Question adobe captvate keyboard sound mouse click sound q&as questionWhat is the recommended suggestion to remove any background noises created by keyboard and/or mouse during a recording? Option 1: I would like to just buy hardware that is silent, there is plenty of choices out there. MORE
You might be tempted to write the small talk that starts a conversation, so it sounds realistic. It varies the rhythm, makes people sound more human, and gives them character. “Upon examining the data,” your scenario character says, “I have become increasingly uncomfortable with the proposal, specifically its requirement that we induce wombats to fly.” ” Who talks like that? No one in the real world. MORE
I’m in Adobe Captivate 2017 and have a smart shape and I’m unable to disable the clicking sound when it appears. The post How do I disable click sounds in smart shape? I don’t see the action tab under preferences. Any ideas? appeared first on eLearning. Discussion Interactions Standard Actions Adobe Captivate (2017 Release) blog standard actions MORE
As instructional designers are pushed to create content faster and deadlines are moved up, the concept of creating courses at the speed of sound becomes more commonplace. Making a repository of organized stock images, video, and sounds to reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate course objects. The post Developing Quality eLearning at the Speed of Sound appeared first on. MORE
When recording voice overs in a non-professional studio, you’re bound to run into unwanted background noises, and other pesky sounds that your microphone picks up. Make your own sound booth. Best of all, if you’re on a budget you can build a vocal sound booth for under $60. The post How to Make Your Own Sound Booth for Better Voice Overs appeared first on eLearning Brothers. eLearning Our Favorites Resources sounds eLearning Voice Overs Voice Overs MORE
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by Kevin Siegel I received an email from a new Captivate developer who was having a hate-hate relationship with the click sounds he was hearing in his Adobe Captivate demonstrations and simulations. He told me that in his demonstrations, the mouse was making an obnoxious click sound when a click occurred. In his simulations, the same click sound was heard every time the learner clicked a click box. MORE
Sound is a medium that matters. You can add narration and sound effects to your animations and videos or leave it to music to set the mood. Sound is a medium the learning professional can master without the need for in-depth technical skills and professional tools. audio podcasting soundYour audience can listen to a podcast or a radio programme while they’re busy doing other things like walking, driving or keeping fit. MORE
Make sure sound quality is good. Does it sound natural? The post 6 sound strategies for using audio in your elearning appeared first on Elucidat. Audio can be a useful tool to add life to and explain your content. However, too much audio in the wrong place could make your content sink, not sing. In this article, we’ll show you some great ways to use audio and share inspiring demos of where audio rocks. Audio can be cheap to produce and quick to make. MORE
There are many ingredients for success in E-learning development and one… The post Sound Instructional Design in E-Learning Development appeared first on Dashe & Thomson. I’ve been working at Dashe as a Creative Technologist for a little over a year, immersed happily in the world of drag-and-drops and click-and-reveals. Teaching someone how to do something in person is one thing, but online learning is an entirely different animal. MORE
The post Can’t save sound changes in Captivate 2019 appeared first on eLearning. Edit Video Demo Question Video Demo edit video demo question sound video demoI recorded a demonstration video. But when I try to make changes on the audio, by captivate of Audition and save it, it does’t save so I loose all the changes and can’t make any. Is it a new bug? I did’nt have this issue with the version 2017. MORE
Helping Associates Find Their Sound With more than 260 stores across the U.S., Guitar Center is one of the world’s largest retailer of musical instruments and equipment. The company also has a Music & Arts division with over 120 stores specializing in band & orchestral instruments for schools and students. As Director of Professional Development, Dr. Kristal Walker is responsible for learning and development enterprise-wide. Tweet MORE
I spent the day at an ASTD conference on e-Learning design. We spent a very abreviated time talking about development tools, and HTML and XML came up. More about what else I learned at the conference later.). When I got back this evening, I wanted to know a little more about XML. Oddly, I discovered this video among the links, and I’m very impressed. MORE
In this video, I show you how you can replace the default click sound for buttons with your own choice of sounds. Uncategorized Video click sound default click sound mouse click sound replace click sound replacing click sound MORE
Think of Simon Garfunkel and the enchanting music of ‘Sound of Silence’ compel you to break into a song. v=wKsdMenonLw (Compliance, Sound of Silence). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Silence. The availability of digital bandwidth makes a historical dive possible as it throws light on the ‘culturally, historically, or aesthetically important’ song album. MORE
Can anyone tell me how to disbale the click sound when you have correctly answered the drag and drop question and press the submit button. I cannot find any settings for click sound in drag and drop?? The post Captivate 2017 – Blank project – Disable click sound in drag and drop quiz question appeared first on eLearning. This is a captivate 2017 blank project. MORE
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The day before I started my new job, my soon to be old boss called me into his office. Without knowing exactly how he felt about me leaving his team to take my own leadership role, I was a little hesitant, to say the least. It didn’t take more than a few minutes before we were chopping it up about fond memories and all of the achievements we had accomplished together. MORE
However, there’s a huge difference between doing video, and doing video well, and one of them is knowing when to use captions vs. sound. One of the most annoying things you can find in your Facebook feed is a video that autoplays with the sound on. It’s TV ads with the sound turned off.” While scrolling through your social feeds with your sound turned off (which 85 percent of users do) , most individuals will completely skip a video whose meaning is lost without sound. MORE
I don't mean to suggest that vocational education is only for those failed by school - that would be a silly thing to say and completely untrue as members of my own family would attest - but I didn't want to ruin that pithy final sound bite by hedging my statement or garnishing it with hard-to-pronounce typographical symbols MORE
One of the things I enjoy so much in the morning is listening to the chirping sounds of birds. If we can see sound, how do you envision it to be? Also, what motivated Thomas to create a phenomenal visualization of bird sounds? MORE
Sound Related Topics Making Change
OCTOBER 17, 2016
You might be tempted to write the small talk that starts a conversation, so it sounds realistic. It varies the rhythm, makes people sound more human, and gives them character. “Upon examining the data,” your scenario character says, “I have become increasingly uncomfortable with the proposal, specifically its requirement that we induce wombats to fly.” ” Who talks like that? No one in the real world.
Adobe Captivate
MARCH 3, 2017
In this video, I show you how you can replace the default click sound for buttons with your own choice of sounds. Uncategorized Video click sound default click sound mouse click sound replace click sound replacing click sound
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Clive on Learning
MARCH 22, 2019
Sound is a medium that matters. You can add narration and sound effects to your animations and videos or leave it to music to set the mood. Sound is a medium the learning professional can master without the need for in-depth technical skills and professional tools. audio podcasting soundYour audience can listen to a podcast or a radio programme while they’re busy doing other things like walking, driving or keeping fit.
dVinci Interactive
AUGUST 22, 2018
Helping Associates Find Their Sound With more than 260 stores across the U.S., Guitar Center is one of the world’s largest retailer of musical instruments and equipment. The company also has a Music & Arts division with over 120 stores specializing in band & orchestral instruments for schools and students. As Director of Professional Development, Dr. Kristal Walker is responsible for learning and development enterprise-wide. Tweet
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APRIL 11, 2013
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added eLearning sound effects to the Template Library. 25 sounds have been added with 75 more coming soon. These sounds include: timers, alarms, buttons, correct, incorrect, ticks, swooshes, and many more. Learn more about eLearning Sounds. Download a free sound effect. All eLearning Template Library subscribers get access to these sounds. eLearning Featured Products/Reviews sounds elearning sounds
Adobe Captivate
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The post Keyboard and mouse sounds during recording appeared first on eLearning. Adobe Captivate Q&As Question adobe captvate keyboard sound mouse click sound q&as questionWhat is the recommended suggestion to remove any background noises created by keyboard and/or mouse during a recording? Option 1: I would like to just buy hardware that is silent, there is plenty of choices out there.
Origin Learning
JANUARY 4, 2016
Think of Simon Garfunkel and the enchanting music of ‘Sound of Silence’ compel you to break into a song. v=wKsdMenonLw (Compliance, Sound of Silence). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Silence. The availability of digital bandwidth makes a historical dive possible as it throws light on the ‘culturally, historically, or aesthetically important’ song album.
Adobe Captivate
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
At the moment, have to edit each mouse click to remove sound. The post Removing sound of mouse click before recording appeared first on eLearning. Mouse Objects Question "Video screen capture" Adobe Captivate mouse click sound q&as questionIs it possible to set this prior to recording?
eLearning Brothers
OCTOBER 17, 2014
When recording voice overs in a non-professional studio, you’re bound to run into unwanted background noises, and other pesky sounds that your microphone picks up. Make your own sound booth. Best of all, if you’re on a budget you can build a vocal sound booth for under $60. The post How to Make Your Own Sound Booth for Better Voice Overs appeared first on eLearning Brothers. eLearning Our Favorites Resources sounds eLearning Voice Overs Voice Overs
Dashe & Thomson
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
There are many ingredients for success in E-learning development and one… The post Sound Instructional Design in E-Learning Development appeared first on Dashe & Thomson. I’ve been working at Dashe as a Creative Technologist for a little over a year, immersed happily in the world of drag-and-drops and click-and-reveals. Teaching someone how to do something in person is one thing, but online learning is an entirely different animal.
Learning Solutions Magazine
APRIL 12, 2019
Coding Sound With JavaScript: Beginner's Guide. mark-lassoff. Fri, 04/12/2019 - 01:00
Skills Journey
MARCH 19, 2019
Sound is a medium that matters. You can add narration and sound effects to your animations and videos or leave it to music to set the mood. Sound is a medium the learning professional can master without the need for in-depth technical skills and professional tools. Your audience can listen to a podcast or a radio programme while they’re busy doing other things like walking, driving or keeping fit.
Adobe Captivate
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
The post Can’t save sound changes in Captivate 2019 appeared first on eLearning. Edit Video Demo Question Video Demo edit video demo question sound video demoI recorded a demonstration video. But when I try to make changes on the audio, by captivate of Audition and save it, it does’t save so I loose all the changes and can’t make any. Is it a new bug? I did’nt have this issue with the version 2017.
Inkling
MAY 25, 2016
The post The Top 5 Sights and Sounds at ATD International 2016 appeared first on Inkling. The annual ATD International Conference boasts one of the largest gatherings for folks in learning and development, human resources, talent acquisition, and the like. This year, held in the Mile-High City, did not disappoint. Attendees from all over the world were able to choose from numerous speaking sessions, visit exhibitor booths, and network with partners and peers.
eLearning Brothers
DECEMBER 11, 2015
Anyone who has ever edited audio knows that quality sound effects are an essential part of the process. Lucky for them, we have an expansive library full of sounds that will add a little something to your eLearning course. This week, we’re adding four handy stock sounds to our Free Library for a limited time only, so snap them up quick. One suggestion for using this sound is to combine it with others to create a really chaotic, post-apocalyptic soundscape.
TechSmith Camtasia
JANUARY 24, 2017
However, there’s a huge difference between doing video, and doing video well, and one of them is knowing when to use captions vs. sound. One of the most annoying things you can find in your Facebook feed is a video that autoplays with the sound on. It’s TV ads with the sound turned off.” While scrolling through your social feeds with your sound turned off (which 85 percent of users do) , most individuals will completely skip a video whose meaning is lost without sound.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
by Rick Zanotti Have you ever listened to an eLearning lesson and heard annoying popping sounds as the narrator spoke? The popping sounds are called plosives , as in "explosives," or P-pops. The air causes the microphone to create the "popping" sound, which can be distracting to learners. I'm betting that you're nodding your head right about now.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
DECEMBER 13, 2011
by Kevin Siegel I received an SOS from a fellow Captivate developer who was having a hate-hate relationship with the mouse click sounds he was hearing in his Adobe Captivate demonstration. He told me he had spent over an hour trying to figure out how to disable the mouse-click sound, project-wide. Heck, he was so frustrated at this point that he was willing to disable the mouse click sound, one mouse pointer at a time. The
Dashe & Thomson
APRIL 6, 2011
Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Sound of Silence by Jim on April 7, 2011 in eLearning At what point does narration really add anything to an eLearning module, and at what point is it simply being added because “it’s what’s expected?”
Web Tools for Learners
JANUARY 29, 2014
I’m playing with recognizing sounds – guess what this one is
eLearning Brothers
AUGUST 22, 2017
What it does – This effect will analyze your audio and find spots that it thinks should not have noise (for example lulls in conversation or other more punchy sounds). It will then memorize what those spots sound like – sometimes the hum of an air conditioner or the whirring of computer fans – and make each instance of that sound silent. Making adjustments to these will adjust your audio speed (and if on PC it’s sound).
E-learning Uncovered
APRIL 12, 2017
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eLearning Brothers
JULY 31, 2015
Once you have your audio recorded, there are still many things you can do to help it sound more professional. Eliminating breaths is another key component of having professional sounding voice overs. It’s Your eLearning Course Sounding Better appeared first on eLearning Brothers. Quality audio is more important than you realize. It can make or break the user experience in eLearning courses.
Elucidat
APRIL 12, 2018
Make sure sound quality is good. Does it sound natural? The post 6 sound strategies for using audio in your elearning appeared first on Elucidat. Audio can be a useful tool to add life to and explain your content. However, too much audio in the wrong place could make your content sink, not sing. In this article, we’ll show you some great ways to use audio and share inspiring demos of where audio rocks. Audio can be cheap to produce and quick to make.
Adobe Captivate
MAY 24, 2018
I’m in Adobe Captivate 2017 and have a smart shape and I’m unable to disable the clicking sound when it appears. The post How do I disable click sounds in smart shape? I don’t see the action tab under preferences. Any ideas? appeared first on eLearning. Discussion Interactions Standard Actions Adobe Captivate (2017 Release) blog standard actions
Vignettes Learning
AUGUST 25, 2020
One of the things I enjoy so much in the morning is listening to the chirping sounds of birds. If we can see sound, how do you envision it to be? Also, what motivated Thomas to create a phenomenal visualization of bird sounds?
Bottom-Line Performance
JUNE 29, 2009
I spent the day at an ASTD conference on e-Learning design. We spent a very abreviated time talking about development tools, and HTML and XML came up. More about what else I learned at the conference later.). When I got back this evening, I wanted to know a little more about XML. Oddly, I discovered this video among the links, and I’m very impressed.
Kapp Notes
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
Sounds like some of the things instructional designers do, we use case studies and examples to wrap experiences, we add rules and we create challenges to engage the learning. Wow, these sound a lot like principles from theories we study in the design of instruction. Sounds like what he is talking about in describing meaning. Sounds to me like instructional designers and learning and development professionals should “own&# Gamification.
Designing Digitally
JULY 18, 2016
Learning and development programs help organizations generate a more highly skilled and productive workforce, which in turn, drives business outcomes and generates revenue. Only carefully designed learning programs will help organizations achieve these goals, however. Program designers should build such programs based on effective course design practices. Title: Start with the learning objective Description: A learning objective should drive the course module.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
by Rick Zanotti One question I get asked a lot is "How can I get my eLearning audio to the point so that I sound like a DJ?" " The most sure-fire way to sound like a DJ is to have been born with great pipes (i.e. Here's some simple techniques to make your voice sound deeper. Getting closer will engage what's called the "proximity effect," lower the sound of your voice, and make it sound fuller.
Dan Keckan
APRIL 28, 2019
One of the top concerns organizations have about Learning Management Systems is data safety. Will their sensitive information be vulnerable? Who will be able to access their valuable online training resources? In this article, I’ll highlight 8 LMS security features to keep the viruses, spam, and hackers at bay. This post was first published on eLearning Industry. Learning Management Systems Data In eLearning Learning Management System Benefits LMS Features LMS Security
Adobe Captivate
APRIL 17, 2019
Can anyone tell me how to disbale the click sound when you have correctly answered the drag and drop question and press the submit button. I cannot find any settings for click sound in drag and drop?? The post Captivate 2017 – Blank project – Disable click sound in drag and drop quiz question appeared first on eLearning. This is a captivate 2017 blank project.
DigitalChalk eLearning
AUGUST 25, 2014
With this converter, you are able to keep any animations, sounds or media clips that you have added to your presentations. How do you save your animations and sound? Simply save your PowerPoint presentation as you normally would and upload the file using the PowerPoint converter element on the DigitalChalk online training software – all of your animations and sound will be played while the students click through the presentation.
Trivantis
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
As instructional designers are pushed to create content faster and deadlines are moved up, the concept of creating courses at the speed of sound becomes more commonplace. Making a repository of organized stock images, video, and sounds to reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate course objects. The post Developing Quality eLearning at the Speed of Sound appeared first on.
Web Tools for Learners
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
07 copyright from Joan Vinall-Cox
Adobe Captivate
JUNE 8, 2018
I want to add some more sound effects to my e-learning module? The post What is a good site to get Adobe Captivate Sounds clips? Any ideas to where I can get some? Thanks. appeared first on eLearning. Audio Discussion Media audio blog media
Learnloft
APRIL 11, 2019
The day before I started my new job, my soon to be old boss called me into his office. Without knowing exactly how he felt about me leaving his team to take my own leadership role, I was a little hesitant, to say the least. It didn’t take more than a few minutes before we were chopping it up about fond memories and all of the achievements we had accomplished together.
Learning Rocks
JANUARY 8, 2012
I don't mean to suggest that vocational education is only for those failed by school - that would be a silly thing to say and completely untrue as members of my own family would attest - but I didn't want to ruin that pithy final sound bite by hedging my statement or garnishing it with hard-to-pronounce typographical symbols
Adobe Captivate
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
The post Demonstration Mode not recording simulation and does not register the camera shutter sound appeared first on eLearning. I have made many demonstrations so I a familiar with how captivate should work. currently I am creating a demonstration and it is acting differently than normal. it does not capture each action as I go through my process, I know it is not working because I can not hear the camera shutter when maneuvering through the application.
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