... visual design basics, typography, color, audio recording and editing, video recording and editing, PowerPoint, Flash ... Recently I’ve been pushing our organization to focus on nurturing more in-house eLearning development skill versus frequently relying on outside vendors who give us mundane eLearning at outrageous prices. “We can do far ... ] all day?” [insert sound of needle scratching vinyl record here] What??? OK, let me get this straight: eLearning is ... dials? Seriously? And if eLearning development is such a menial, low-grade task, why are we paying vendors ...

... the built-in camera found on most current Mac models to record video and audio of your user while simultaneously ... pricey world of eLearning development software, is practically free. Not to mention all the typical testing equipment (and ... personal MacBook or iMac and do some eLearning usability testing on some of our customers using Silverback. I really need ... ;anecdotal evidence.” Wish me luck. Mac-using eLearning developers, give Silverback a look. And non-Mac-using eLearning developers, what the heck are you waiting for?

I just posted about eLearning Design and Development Training Course listing two examples of courses that talked about instructional design for eLearning. Whoops. I should have looked more closely.The course from MyUdutu ( http ... not to do in eLearning. So while it talks about Instructional Design - it hardly is something to review.As Chris pointed out in a comment and I talked about in Audio Narration vs. On-Screen Textyou should never have voice-over that's the ... (people are not very forgiving around narration and other audio). Further, there was no audio control to let you ...

The debate rages among eLearning design professionals about the value of narration in eLearning. How much narration ... not have a Ph.D in eLearning Design, and I may not get paid $50,000 per delivered course hour, but I usually do know what ... conclusively, but I can give you my opinion. As a learner, I’m a big fan of narrated eLearning (note: when done right - more on that in a moment). For me, narration adds an important human element typically missing in eLearning. My most ... , not poring over some dry, lifeless textbook. What makes eLearning any different? And I tend to see eLearning not as ...

I'm curious what elearning designers and managers are doing with multimedia. Five years ago, text was the leper of elearning design. Video, games, simulations, and audio were intended to replace, not augment text learning. Clark Aldrich has posted on games and simulations on this forum. What are others doing?In my recent experience, text seems to be more ... designers intentions :).Unfortunately, I haven't heard much excitement around multi-media elearning lately. The hype is ... it expense? Several years ago our department at Red River College spent hundreds of hours in video design ...