... elearning should be concise and lively. But does everyone agree on what "concise and lively" looks like? Here's one way ... usability issues that make it difficult for users to access and understand content. That is why we need new tools to ...

... those robotic text-to-speech tools that are being foisted upon the eLearning development community (note my rant on that ... In an April post, I made my case for narration in eLearning. As a learner, I love it (when done right). So as a developer, I like to create narrated courses. Many of us, for budgetary reasons, have to do our own in-house narration work ... project. Cake. And who doesn’t love cake? For software, I use Apple’s free (with any Mac) GarageBand, which has been a great tool for narration recording. I will detail my process and the narration-friendly features ...

... asynchronous, blended, distributed, performance support tools, etc. Course authoring - knowledge of software (simulation, game, rapid design tools, multimedia, etc.). Web interface design - my favorite books are The Non-Designers Web Book by ... interested in [the field of] eLearning. What should I do first? I’m responding to this question from the perspective of a ... ;101″ webinar with Learn.com which should provide an overview. I also wrote  elearning 101 which provides an ... , solution Knowledge of instructional strategies (application of theories) Tools of e-learning - authoring tools, ...

As you watch McCain or Obama speak, do you ever wish you could have your own personal teleprompter for creating eLearning modules? If the answer to that question is "yes", and it should be (having a good script enhances your content). The question arises how can you effectively read your script, look at your animations, and create your modules?  ... by using CuePrompter.Com (no charge). In fact, if you're smart, you read in your script, and then add in your ... options, and voila! (my thanks to the SnagIt blog for letting me know about this tool)Give it a try. To help you ...

The eLearning Guild have recently released a new report on Learning 2.0 - Learning in a Web 2.0 World. The list of authors represents a blogging who's who, with contributions from Jane Hart, Tony Karrer, Michele Martin, Mark Oehlert, Sanjay Parker, Brent Schlenker, and Will Thalheimer. As usual with Guild reports, there's a good overall response, in this case 1160 members from 979 different organisations, of which 73% are US-based. For the purposes of the report, the ... social media tool (University of Massachusetts). Three-quarters of executives plan to maintain or increase ...

These are my liveblogged notes from the eLearning Guild’s webinar on their e-Learning 2.0 research report. The ... tools are up, but tools that take longer to create (simulations and games) are down Good question in the chat from Cathy ... The more people used the tools, the more positive they were about them, the better outcomes they saw. 42% said very ... Is it about content creation? Technology? Control? Drivers People use the tools themselves and see the benefits: 50 ... tools, but maybe the functionality is being used by other areas Many people agree that younger workers will demand ...

... versions are more beautiful and easier to use than ever. And the price (for eLearning development software) can’t be ... After what seemed like an endless wait, my favorite eLearning development apps have finally been refreshed. Articulate Studio ‘09 was released last night, including all-new versions of Presenter, Quizmaker, and Engage, as well as a new app, Articulate Video Encoder. In addition to fixing the niggling flaws with the previous versions that bugged me ... amazing new features (branching, yay!) that, in concert, simply leave other eLearning development apps I’ve seen ...

... little-l learning. What am I missing here?I agree with Matthew that there's nothing inherent in these tools that makes them an eLearning tool. You can use them for very practical things all day long that no one would walk by and say - "Hey, that's a learning tool." So, why are they coming up in talks, blog posts, etc. about learning?When the question is ... workplace tools in the same way that other tools (office applications, web applications, the Internet etc.) are also tools, but think of the absurdity of making a big deal of Excel as an "e-learning 1.0 tool."Is it because corporate trainers (I ...

This month's question comes from a series of questions I've received recently on my blog all asking some form of, "I'm interested in eLearning. What should I do first?" Thus, for October we are exploring:First e-LearningAn example is ... begin to actually learn how to use the LMS and course design software available. I came across your blog and thought you ... . I've seen all sorts of software- Dreamweaver, Lectora, Captivate, Flash etc etc mentioned in job ads, but don't really know ... start?Particular tools you should explore?Resources you should read? Videos/screencasts you should watch?What ...

This month's question comes from a series of questions I've received recently on my blog all asking some form of, "I'm interested in eLearning. What should I do first?" Thus, for October we are exploring:First e-LearningAn example is ... begin to actually learn how to use the LMS and course design software available. I came across your blog and thought you ... . I've seen all sorts of software- Dreamweaver, Lectora, Captivate, Flash etc etc mentioned in job ads, but don't really know ... start?Particular tools you should explore?Resources you should read? Videos/screencasts you should watch?What ...

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