I thought I’d share with you my setup as it may be helpful if you’re just getting started yourself. Or ... bit cross-eyed by the end of my recording, but the angle helps reduce the plosives and the foam tiles give me pretty good ... and the narration-friendly features of GarageBand in a future post. My iMac is whisper quiet, which helps. You ...

... presentation and he commented: A PPT slide deck is a horrible way to convey anything significant. How about a link to audio, or better yet something like an Articulate Presenter or Breeze presentation that combines the audio and the slide deck ... when I'm creating content: I'm far too impatient to sit through an audio (MP3 or embedded) that goes along with a ... on this topic? I skim, then I read in detail once I find some interesting stuff. Hard to do in audio. But several people ... to people reading my blog? Do others share my bias about PPT + Audio value vs. written word? Should I ...

Information Architecture for Audio: Doing It Right - Boxes and Arrows Content today is increasingly delivered by audio both online and in the real world. We have radio shows and newscasts, and in recent years, podcasts, audio books and navigation/car assistance systems have been added to the field. Audio is more emotional, as sound effects and acoustic atmosphere enhance content to help deliver its messages. It also affords users the opportunity to interact with content ... audio often results in usability issues that make it difficult for users to access and understand content. That is why ...

In a previous post , I shared with ya'll a cool little setup Chris was using for his desktop soundbooth. Here , I found what another little trick Betsy Weber found helpful while recording audio on the road.  I never actually considered it, but It seems quite reasonable.  'Matter of fact, if not for how silly it might make you look in the office, I actually see no reason why it couldn't work for your eLearning audio recording issues, as well. I laughed out loud at its simplicity.  Reminds me of what good 'ol uncle Occam used to say: ...

Help, I Can't Stop Learning! Presenter: Sid Meier So they managed to find the appropriate cable so they can display an XBox 360 on the projector. And as they finish setup - the high schoolers brought in to enjoy this part of the conference get a picture with Mr. Meier and the president of DAU. Very cool that they get an opportunity to be exposed to ... Revolution (coming out in 1 month) - Xbox360. (showed the preliminary introduction. AMAZING graphics and audio detail ... "Firaxlish" for the audio. Key decisions - what do you leave out? What is essential? - Player has to be having fun.

... taking notes, and interacting with audio and video. Adobe is now offering this service for free for up to three ... , but Adobe does provide documentation to help you use and troubleshoot ConnectNow. You will be assigned a personal ... the results as a PNG file. For audio, you may use a microphone for VoIP or a conference number provided ... ;  Tagged: adobe, audio, chat, conferencing, connect, connectnow, filesharing, internet, meeting, ...

So I upgraded my iPhone firmware to 2.0 and yes, I have been jamming apps on it ever since. The Google app, the Vicinity app, and yes, iPint and Tap Tap Revenge are all great. I also installed the Evernote app since I've been fiddling with the desktop version of Evernote for a bit.  Evernote has a Windows, Mac, Web and mobile version. Evernote's tag line of "Remember Everything" may be a tad agressive but the iPhone app lets me save audio notes, picture notes, and text notes. Of course there is a bookmarklet for your browser bar. The absolute coolest feature ...

... doesn't reinvent the wheel - but makes good use of existing resources in a variety of formats including video and audio ... organisational learning for some time to come. However, I hope that in a small way, this resource will help to ...

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Read The Words Free text-to-speech application that creates mp3s of content from multiple formats. Audio can be shared on a blog as a podcast but not sold commercially. Originally designed to help students with learning disabilities access text more easily. tags: audio , text-to-speech , ...

Today was less about a weekly review and more about the GREAT book, How Computer Games Help Children Learn , by David Williamson Shaffer. alt="Powered by TalkShoe"/> If you missed my Live podcast via Talkshoe this morning...well...you missed a fabulous conversation. But you're in luck and you can download the audio from the link above. And ... Subscribe to the Corporate eLearning Weekly podcast in iTunes .

ZaidLearn: 75 Free EduGames to Spice Up Your Course! Directory of free educational games, plus some online resources about games in education. tags: education , games , e-learning Musopen - Free Public Domain Classical Music Sheet music and audio in the public domain. You can hear a random piece or listen to their online radio station too. tags: music , audio , publicdomain Make Your Blog Design Work For You | chrisbrogan.com Design ... thought about all the elements and how they help him accomplish his goals. Some of this is visual design, but a lot of ...

File size shrinking - Don't need the entire recording area (720x540 recommended) - Reduce color. - Remove excess desktop icons - Avoid gradients - Limit full motion recording. (click directional arrows vs. dragging the scrollbar). - Limit media - is audio needed? - Compress audio - Image compression - Keep projects short (3 minutes recommended). - Easily ... Full motion recording /editing. On Developer center - full motion editor for Captivate Audio and image editing Right ... now) - can drop items in there to help communicate content if don't have access to web server Can put Captivate ...

... with visions on how a new design of speakers would enable him to filter distortion from audio. Because he knew nothing about audio or speakers, he started learning it himself (he did talk to a specialist to help him on the way) and he began ... Believer, the story of Garth Murray who designed a new audio (= speaker) system that reshapes the audio world. Although ...

... that contains audio and automatic slide changes or similar functionality. I understand the BB does not have a Flash driver ... up a separate application on the BB and drill down to play a file and that the file includes audio and visual ... silent regarding audio. I am told that the BB 9000's will play PowerPoint, but have not had a chance to get my hands on one to see if that includes audio. Cost is also a factor, so attrition of old units for new ones is more viable than ... . Nevertheless, all our Attorneys carry BlackBerries. Thanks for your help with this. I don't mind answering questions, ...

In response to my recent post Personal Publishing - Balance of Blog vs. PPT Audio - Help Needed , I've received some good input via comments (you'll have to visit the page to see the comments - and then maybe you'll leave a comment as well). I also found a post Joan Vinall-Cox :: Weblog :: What Medium for What Purpose (or Perceptual Mode)? that responded with some interesting comments including something that really resonated with me: Personally, when I want information ... about the context, the people involved, to get a sense of the whole (or the emotional space), I want audio or ...

FCS) which is the underlying technology for many of the real time audio and video collaboration service offerings. The ... mission of helping people and organizations communicate better. Through the combination of our powerful development, authoring ... the market for audio and video applications for handhelds and other gadgets. So it will be interesting to see if ...

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... for far more than just listening to a lecture. Podcasts is appropriate for a variety of purposes. Often a short audio narration provides the information and coaching needed to help an employee solve a problem or deal with a customer issue ... services. A podcast (for those few who may not know) is a web-based audio file distributed over the web. The file can be downloaded onto a handheld device that plays audio files. The most popular of which is Apple's iPod family. The concept is ... of corporate Napster-type software for the exchange of audio files among experts and members of an ...

Games by GAMBIT: AudiOdyssey A game developed so that visually impaired users can play it, using either a Wiimote or keyboard. One of the goals was to create “an engaging game that relies more on high quality audio than visuals.” Very interesting concept; quality accessibly game design could also help designing for other applications. tags: games , accessibility From Degrading to De-Grading Alfie Kohn on reasons to abolish the current grading system in favor of authentic assessment to focus on learning, rather than grading. Includes a number of ...

... explanatory.  PowerPoint users beware.  It is nothing like PowerPoint. You can add text, images, flash, video, audio, charts ... to help requests.  I submitted a request at 10:00 PM on Saturday, and they responded within 30 minutes! The not-so-good points. There doesn’t appear to be an option to toggle audio off and on.  (For this reason, I chose to remove the audio from my sample presentation below.) Likewise, there is no pause button.  When crafting a ... very fast to respond, they haven’t been able to help me resolve this issue.  Perhaps it won’t plague ...

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... built-in screen magnifier help make the course accessible to users with visual impairments. The course may also be linked to screen readers. Audio controls and either mouse or keyboard-only operation helps learners with hearing or physical ... . Shows how sub-titles can be included instead of audio content, or for accessibility. Also includes an example scenario to show how e-learning helps you to learn from experience and put knowledge into practice. Click here To ...

Edward Tufte, Offering 'Beautiful Evidence' (with audio) - NPR "If your words aren't truthful, the finest optically letter spaced typography won't help," he says. "And if your images aren't on point, making them dance in color in three dimensions won't help." The knowledge drought intensifies - On Line Opinion Unlike older - one is tempted to add, wiser - societies, today's Australians do not particularly venerate knowledge. Indeed, we have a richly contemptuous vernacular for those who work with their minds rather than with their hands or with money. Yet, paradoxically, ...

I received a question today and thought I'd ask blog readers if they can help with answers. The question comes from a blog reader who captures a lot of different videos within their organization. They have "over a couple of thousand of video and audio clips that new hires and tenured employees are currently using for on-boarding and training." What they want to do is to help employees better access the video content. They've seen viddler which allows people to tag specific sections within the video. They are interested in that capability, but also in rating the videos, ...

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... documents, RSS feeds, audio, and “created-on-the-fly” HTML pages (great for customizing the appearance of embedded objects, such as videos and widgets, or for adding instructions). Add audio to any or all of your Flowgram pages - even add audio layers! Highlight web page content for the benefit of your viewers. Automatically scroll to ... automatically. Learn the basics of Flowgram with this video tutorial. Visit the extensive help directory , and find advice in the forums . I requested help with a couple of web pages in my sample Flowgram (below), and I was very ...

Where possible, describe graphics using audio narration rather than text (80% gain). An exception here would be text ... (79% gain). Cut out extraneous/non-essential text, audio and graphics (82% gain). Use a conversational style, using the first and second person, for both text and audio (67% gain). Practice questions and worked examples Better ... . Instructions for practice questions and feedback should be presented as text rather than audio and placed alongside the question. Where audio or video is needed for practice, include a replay option. Worked examples/demos are popular ...

The best pictures of the year - MSNBC 2006 Year in Pictures - slide show with audio. Virtual experiences can cause embellished, false memories - Physorg.com Although learning through interactive experiences with a product is vivid and can enhance knowledge, it can create an illusory sense of competence. While interactive experiences are generally better for helping people retain information, they often cause people to imagine features and functions that don't exist. Understanding Mobile 2.0 - Read/Write Web Mobile phones are cheaper than PCs, there are three ...

Home | Login | Compare Subscriptions | Help | Libraries / Organizations | Blog | Translator Not currently logged in | My Account | Lessons | Register ... ." "Mango does an excellent job of combining audio clips and written text.