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penny for your thoughts simplifying e-learning for business five things to consider when choosing elearning authoring tools moving media audio video screencasts 2nd in a series of 9

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about this presentation this powerpoint show is taken from my blog penny for your thoughts simplifying e-learning for business where the posts can be read in their entirety pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 2

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what is an authoring tool · a pencil and a piece of paper · a knife and a tree large enough to carve something in the trunk · an elearning authoring tool is software that allows us to create and publish our material in electronic format wikipedia says an authoring tool is a software package which developers use to create and package content deliverable to end users pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 3

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five things 1 will it add value based on the training design for my audience 2 3 4 what features and functionality do i need which are nice to have which are not relevant do we have the skill to do it or the time to learn it what can i or my employees do and what should we contract out to others is this how we should be spending our time what are my options what applications are out there and what are the trade-offs regarding price ease of use and capability which is better open source or proprietary software what functionality do i need what do i need the application for to create to edit to view all of that what will my students want it for and what is best for them what applications are highly specific and which are multi-taskers that i can get more value from will it work in my lms how will these applications work together in my elearning environment © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc 5 pennymondani.com moving media page 4

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features of great elearning · graphics pictures illustrations tables etc · moving media audio video flash animation screen casts · assessments quizzes tests surveys · news forums rss streaming · file sharing students and teachers uploading and downloading · collaborative efforts web meetings chats wikis · student records grades participation profiles · html text links etc content · lms to package it all up together and deliver it to the students pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 5

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will it add value yes if it reinforces the lesson and isn t just for its own sake all courses should have some moving media · audio ­ for the auditory learners ­ for a change of pace ­ when sound is the lesson · video flash ­ ­ ­ ­ for the visual learners when the topic is too complex to describe for fun to break up the monotony to demonstrate that what we see isn t always what was there · screencasts flash ­ for software training in conjunction with static screen prints pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 6

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do i have the skill · can you speak comfortably into a microphone · can you do so without drifting off or humming and hawing · can you narrate while you re navigating · do you know how to edit cut and piece together audio and video · do you understand lighting and sound can you direct or record accordingly pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 7

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what are my options · presentations with audio and animation ­ articulate engage about $300 ­ powerpoint show viewable w/o powerpoint · simple screen recordings ­ articulate screenr free publishes to twitter ­ many others for free or very low cost · professional quality screen recordings edits ­ captivate camtasia screenflow · youtube free numerous · professional video animation flash pennymondani.com moving media page 8 © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc.

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what functionality do i need · must have ­ audio recording ability ­ screen capture software ­ ability to save in various formats swf mp3 mp4 .flv etc · should have ­ ability to do simple edits to audio files and/or add sound effects ­ ability to add notations to screen captures · nice to have ­ screen recording that captures mouse movement ­ ability to edit and reuse · don t need ­ anything that does not fit the audience or situation ­ anything that does not reinforce the lesson pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 9

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will this tool work in my lms · probably but ­ check to see what format it accepts it is usually possible to embed a video rather than upload the actual file ­ check to see what file sizes bytes are allowed videos can be huge so embed them whenever possible pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 10

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next time · assessments ­ quizzes ­ tests ­ surveys pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 11

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follow me contact me read the rest of this post and more at pennymondani.com follow me on twitter/pennymondani join me on linkedin in/pennymondani view moodle demo courses at beelearn.com learn more at albanyanalytical.com pmondani@albanyanalytical.com pennymondani.com © 2010 all rights reserved albany analytical inc moving media page 12

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