I recently drafted a document to give an idea of the (very) basic overall process involved in a simulation project. While I gloss over many of the more detailed processes the document provides insight into the mechanics of SIM creation, in simple terms. This document is focused towards an academic environment, but could easily be […]
Like cell phones and emails, PowerPoint presentations are something we all use (or, at least, we’re exposed to…even in a corporate setting). However, just like cell phones and emails, not everyone follows proper etiquette when using PowerPoint.The good people at Microsoft website have provide the following Ten Commandments to remember and follow when creating and […]
Moodle is Right Price Like the majority of departments across the world, there are budgetary constraints to follow. Within this limit, the challenge becomes how to best provide information, training, and courses to our audience as well as how to make the interactive vehicle (online interface) as “usable” as possible. Certainly, there are large enterprise-level […]
Attending SUMMIT In August 2006, I was fortunate enough to attend a special event by the Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technologies group, “Designing Case Based Learning for Virtual Worlds.” There were many presentations from various leaders in the field of simulation and virtual learning as well as much discussion over SecondLife, OLIVE™, There, […]
Podcasts for Good In March 2006, I proposed to initiate the use of Podcast episodes for use in providing training and educational curriculum remotely to individuals “in the field.” This idea was based on article from Digital Video Magazine (March 2006), “Using iPods to Distribute Corporate Video to Employees” by Nate Caplin, who uses Podcasts […]
NOTE: These instructions are for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003. Creating narrated PowerPoint files is relatively simple and easy to do. The great thing about using narrated slides is that they can be used in a number of formats to enrich and enhance their educational / training value; they can be, for instance, converted to Flash video […]
Why use Flash for video presentation? Well, of course, Flash Video (based on some Sorenson technology) looks great. But, beyond that, Flash Player, a needed codec for viewing data created using Adobe Flash seems to be present on (virtually) most every computer in the world. Of course, there is some debate as to the actual […]
SWCPHP has recently developed specialized “Toolkits” – a collection of data, presentations, and training materials from several Subject Matter Experts in the field based on thematic topics.Most recently, work on the Volunteer Toolkit was finalized and available online.These Toolkits utilize a variety of digitized information, including narrated PowerPoint slideshows, hi-quality video, supportive images, and streaming […]
In February a small group of us presented on aspects of using technology to disseminate curriculum and training media.Dr. Brenda Elledge, Tracey Burton, myself authored a session entitled, “Pros and Cons of Digital Technology for Training and Evaluation.” The presentation focused on the “pros and cons associated with digital delivery and the capture of training […]
Greetings! The main purpose of this blog is to provide information to those in the eLearning, training, education, and development industry. I am a Technologist at aNm (www.alter-Native-media.com) and I’ve been working in the Information Technology and eLearning field for two decades now. Much of this information may be specific to the eLearning industry, but […]
