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This presentation covers some best practices for creating eLearning content. Tips & tricks to make the content creation easier as well as improve the view-ability from your audience's perspective.
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Best Practices for eLearning
Common problems and their solutions
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About Us
• RealEyeso Leading Adobe
Technology Partnero Adobe Connect and
FMS Resellero Development
Group with a focus on RIA based in Flash/Flex technology
• Jorma Jenningso ACI – Adobe
Connect, Presenter and Captivate
o Lead Trainer at REo 6 years working
with Captivate/Presenter
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The Two Sides of eLearning
• Content Creatoro SMEo Producero Voice Talent
• Learnero Employeeo Student
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Content Creators
Common Problems
• Cluttered Content
• Verbose Narration
• Non-professional
• Project Length
• Boring Content
Solutions• Remove content
• Add slides/pages
• Only state what is needed
• Always read from a script
• Keep your audience in mind
• Stick with major points
• Add interactive elements
• Have a sense of humor
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Examples
• Let's examine some projects that have issues.
• These have some obvious issues, but they are commonly seen, and can easily be overlooked when dealing with complicated or converted eLearning presentations.
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The Process Demonstration
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The Cluttered SlideThe World as we know it:
• We have Water
• We have Land
• We have Air
Fresh Water Salt Water Bottled Water Tap Water Swimming Pools
Dirt Rock Sand Grass Concrete
Sea Air Mountain Air Forest Air Desert Air City Air
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Audio
• Do one thing at a time!
• Read the audio from a scrip
• Sync your audio after it is recorded
• Consider recording audio in audio recording softwareo Adobe Auditiono Audacity
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Keeping your Audience in Mind
• How long will a learner sit and watch?o 15 min?o 30 min?o 45 min?
• Keep the learner engagedo Ask questionso Use interactive demonstrations
• Have a sense of humoro Just a little
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Questions?
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