Yes, that’s probably the cheesiest title I’ve ever used, I know… But I recently found out about GCast , a free service that lets you record messages using your phone and then converts them to a podcast. Sure, this is kind of similar to Jott , but I like the simplicity of GCast. It does one thing, and it does it well. Here’s how it works: Once you set up an account (again, it’s free), you can dial into a 1-888… number, enter your PIN, and record a voice message. After hanging up, your message is immediately available as a podcast online. People can ...

One thing many people seem to forget when thinking about "mobile learning" is that the one universal application that runs across all mobile phones is voice. Some really inventive voice-focused training modules can be developed and delivered all with a mish-mash of mobile phones. They can be linked to an automated voice systems and sales reps or others can simply "call in" for some training. One company that has been doing some work in this area if OnPoint Digital. Check out their Cellcast web site for more details. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets ...

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... 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 ... slide deck to the sales people doesn't constitute training. Yet, here I am posting my slides. Why am I willing to do ... 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 ...

Activities from Day 2 at I/ ITSEC : 1. Best Practices for 3D Procedural Animation - This was a paper session presented by NGrain . The best practices included: letting the SMEs do the animation, compress the animation for light-weight delivery, model orientation should be done on the table or ground, consistency (in model rotation, view angle, textual call-outs, etc.), use audio for multi-sensory absorption, and include interactivity and practice. They also ... understanding of how the content will be used are keys for design. 3. DoD Training: Impact of Gaming Technologies - I ...

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I just discovered MOGOPOP via Mark Oehlert at e-Clippings . Very cool! I've been talking with several people over the last few months about Podcasting, iPods, Treos, Web2.0, etc. and MOGOPOP is the first that I've seen to truly GET the whole picture right...at least for the iPod format. Many companies and training organizations are trying to figure out how to best utilize the iPod format for training and while its not technically difficult to create a simple audio podcast, most people don't realize that the iPod can to so much more. There are text, images, audio, and video ...

... 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 ... software (not BES software). The vendor who can rise to the challenge will conquer the Attorney Training market" ...

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... some extra bucks while exploring social media sites and getting cracking with your expertise and softwares for audio ... networking site on which people sell the information they know something about. (like DVD's on how to train for basketball ... similar). You can post audio, video, pdf-files and you can give them for free or ask money for them. LivePerson (used to ... and they have a great training program on how to edit a 60 seconds promo video. The first 60 seconds of your video lesson ... posting your videos, if you express your views on camera, current gives you instruments to improve your audio and video.

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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 ... Chris pointed out in a comment and I talked about in Audio Narration vs. On-Screen Text you should never have voice-over ... choppy narration (people are not very forgiving around narration and other audio). Further, there was no audio control to let you know what's going on with the audio. Later in the course, they used narration much better with a ...

... audio feeback in the form of instructions or training to the employee after it wirelessly downloads the instructions from a server. (just-in-time training from the equipment worn by the employee...now that is customized training ...

Manhattan College created audio guides to nine Museum of Modern Art paintings. They're part of a project on how new technology ... charge at MOBS . So, do iPods have any any value in a corporate training setting? For example, could you place an audio and visual guide of your organization on an iPod and send new hires on a "tour" of their own, rather than having ... and/or notes to an iPod and use it as a training device? Or use a podcast as a lecturing device? Cheers, ...

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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 ... value highly what knowledge delivers to us. Training Top 100 Training Magazine Training Magazine's top 100 for ... . Trained Goldfish - YouTube Here's a delightful video of trained goldfish responding to hand gestures.

... down into an every day tool. One example is podcasting for learning. It was first thought of as great way to train but ... . The answer is that podcasting needs to be thought of differently than just recorded training. Podcasting can be used for far more than just listening to a lecture. Podcasts is appropriate for a variety of purposes. Often a short audio ... 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 ...

... iPods for Learning Do iPods have any any value in a corporate training setting? A Conversation with Alva Noe (audio) Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Alva Noe, professor of philosophy at UC, Berkeley and the author of "Action in Perception." They talk about the nature of perception, and how philosophy is quickly meshing with cognitive science. Social bookmarking in the enterprise The idea to take the concept of social bookmarking and turn it into more than just a bookmark saving service, such as a way to clip and save articles and provide a way for users to save articles and ...

More eLearning Guild Research data hits mainstream media. Wallstreet Journal Article "On-demand e-learning, delivered over the Web or by audio or videodisc, has become the second most popular approach to learning and training for small businesses, after print-based materials, says Steven S. Wexler, director of research and emerging technologies for the eLearning Guild, a Santa Rosa, Calif., trade group." I noticed a linkback from someone giving me credit for the exposure to the Business Week article. I deserve no credit for any of it. Let me just say, that Steve Wexler deserves ...

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... positive in not just Higher Ed but K-12 and corporate/adult training as well. Imagine a hardware platform that blended ... audio of the lecture and links that audio to the relevant text or vice versa. Oh and don't forget the whole ...

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Today Steve Jobs presented the iPhone roadmap . I'm "delayed" blogging, instead of live blogging. That means I'm blogging while I watch the video . iPhone moves into the Enterprise . SWEET!!! Watch out blackberry ;-) iPhone SDK - iPhone Core OS, and iPhone Core Services (exposed API), Media layer (Core Audio, OpenAL, and more) Embedded version of OpenGL...bla, bla, bla...Xcode is the development environment...bla, bla, bla...INTERFACE builder, SWEET! Interface ... deliver training, but you can deliver interactive...no...HIGHLY interactive training courses/content that are ...

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, ...

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 dominant than ever (and I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing). What has caused the stall of media development ... is gone. Though I imagine, that somewhere in the bowels of academia and corporate training departments, some ...

Ad Age Audio Reports - Google is talking about adsense as a content distribution technology. Google adsense recognizes the context of a web page and delivers relevant content. Currently that content is advertising. But in the near future that could be ANY type of content. Are you following me here? Doesn't this sound a lot like "what you need, when you need it"? What if the content delivered was training content? Just in time. Just what you want. Right when you needed it. This is why I like staying tuned into the Advertising and Marketing world. They get all the ...

... for learning Mandarin Chinese. They use a creative mix of daily podcast audio lessons, interactive exercises and tools ... variety of approaches ranging from audio lessons and transcripts only ($60 a year) to intense eight-week sessions with ... environments. My message: that train has already left the station! " title="Atom feed">Site ...

... blended learning can combine training, workshops and coaching with web-based questionnaires, action plans and e-learning ... . Shows how sub-titles can be included instead of audio content, or for accessibility. Also includes an example scenario ... screen readers. Audio controls and either mouse or keyboard-only operation helps learners with hearing or ...

You may never have thought of it this way, but most training is essentially a 'pull' experience. Before you start getting the wrong idea about where I'm leading, let me clarify: the training basically sits there, in the course catalogue ... draw out, they can reinforce. But as soon as the training session is over, their influence wanes to practically zero, as ... provide an easy opt-out facility. E-newsletters can inform learners about new training events and services, they can ... graphics, video and audio messages, and links to websites, PDFs and other documents. Just imagine how they could help ...

... definition of the field of using technology to deliver learning and training programs. Typically used to ... about, circa 1995 it was all called "Internet based Training", then "Web-based Training" (to clarify that delivery could be on the Inter- or Intra-net), then "Online Learning ... via Internet, intranet/extranet (LAN/WAN), audio- and videotape, satellite broadcast, interactive TV, CD-ROM, and more ... ... this wasn't very satisfying since they mostly focus us on traditional forms of training, interaction or ...