Welcome to the Everything eLearning Blog
Welcome to the Everything eLearning Blog! Discover posts on a range of topics including ‘how-to’ product demonstrations, design, innovation and authoring along with ideas on how to create break-through eLearning content.
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Peter Bray
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Lectora e-Learning #1 Top-Ranked Media Tool by Importance
Thanks to the support of our users, Lectora® e-Learning authoring software was ranked as the number one Top Rated Media Tool by Importance in the eLearning Guild report, “Media for eLearning: Top Tools.” The findings in this recent e-Learning research report are based on popular media tools e-Learning professionals use to design, create and optimize e-Learning content.
In the report, Lectora e-Learning software received the most “essential” responses for the Top Rated Media Tool by Importance in Toolkit category, indicating that the majority of survey participants find Lectora to be an essential e-Learning development tool. Landing the number one spot, Lectora ranks above Articulate® Rapid e-Learning Studio, Adobe® Captivate and other tools.
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e-Learning Lesson in Lectora: Make Media More Interactive
One of the benefits of e-Learning versus traditional classroom training is the ability to add exciting, interactive elements to courses. Today’s e-Learning Lesson in Lectora® shows you yet another great way to wow learners as they navigate through your training: adding synchronized events to media files. In this session, expert Lectora Trainer Jamie Hale instructs step-by-step how to take ordinary audio and video to the next level by incorporating questions, text blocks, animations and more into recordings. Adding events to media files using Lectora e-Learning software is not only fun - it increases interactivity for learners and holds their attention throughout your entire course.
Before you get started, here are a couple tips to consider when adding synchronized events to audio and video:
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Add Professional Title Graphics to Camtasia
When creating and editing videos using Camtasia® screen recording software, there are plenty of easy ways to add pizzazz and visual appeal to your projects: using zoom and pan, inserting transitions, adding images, etc. To make your Camtasia videos within Lectora® Inspire e-Learning software stand out even more, you can also add introductions to projects by inserting title graphics at the beginning of videos.
In this podcast by Diane Elkins of Artisan E-Learning and E-Learning Uncovered, you’ll learn step-by-step how to add professional, aesthetically pleasing title graphics to your Camtasia projects. Using the Camtasia Library tab, Elkins instructs how to combine the following elements to tailor the perfect video introduction:
- Audio, such...
Spotlight on Lectora User Conference Opener Jeremy Gutsche
The annual Lectora User Conference, May 22 – 24, is quickly approaching! This year, Lectora® e-Learning is thrilled to bring scheduled keynote speaker Jeremy Gutsche, TV host, author and Chief Trend Hunter at TrendHunter.com to the conference. Gutsche’s contagious energy projected during his keynote is sure to leave attendees electrified, while his enthusiasm is guaranteed to spark motivation and inspiration in an unexpected way. The first 500 people to register for the Lectora User Conference will receive copies of Jeremy Gutsche’s wildly popular eBook, “Exploiting Chaos: 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change.”
As one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world, here’s what you can expect from a pumped-up Jeremy Gutsche keynote presentation:
Praise...
Be an Exhibitor at the Lectora User Conference
Lectora® e-Learning invites you to be a part of the premier e-Learning event of 2012. For the first time in history, the Lectora User Conference welcomes exhibitors, bringing together conference attendees and vendors at this one-of-a-kind event. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to showcase your brand while connecting with hundreds of e-Learning and training professionals from around the world.
Exhibitors have the opportunity to sponsor on multiple beneficial levels. Sponsorship opportunities include premier location and signage with Gold Level Sponsor Exhibitor opportunities, closing celebration sponsorship, category exclusivity and much more.
Several exhibitor packages have already been sold and only two Gold Level Sponsor Exhibitor packages are still available. All exhibit opportunities are only available on a first-come, first-served basis, so secure...
Introducing New Lectora Talent Management
Today, the makers of Lectora® e-Learning release Lectora Talent Management, a new talent development solution that bridges the gap between course management and true talent management for businesses and companies. Lectora Talent Management works as a team with all major learning management systems (LMS) to empower employees to monitor personal progress and accelerate talent development.
Lectora Talent Management offers the following key benefits:
- Enables real-time learning by giving employees the tools to manage their own development as they are guided to the best courses, learning materials and experiences to succeed
- Increases employee engagement by facilitating effective conversation between...
Incorporating Web Resources into a Corporate Learning Curriculum
This is a guest blog written by Maria Rainier. Please see below for her full bio.
There has never been a better time than now to use the Internet for the purpose of e-Learning. This is especially true when educating adults, whose learning needs are different from the needs of younger learners. Adults often require a more concrete idea about how what they are learning may relate to the real world. As such, incorporating a few online training resources, particularly audio and video clips that demonstrate real-world applications of theories and skills they are learning, is especially important. Here are a few resources that I find especially enlightening:
RSA Animate
RSA Animate is a series of cartoon...
Free e-Learning Webinar: Working with Tests in Lectora
If you’re on a quest to find fun, new ways to customize tests in Lectora e-Learning, then this week’s free Inspiration Wednesdays webinar is for you! The upcoming session “Working with Tests” on January 25 will instruct how to add a variety of question types to your pre-tests, randomized tests and final assessments. Then, when you’re finished creating your assessment with Lectora e-Learning software, you’ll learn how to easily track all scores and data within a learning management system.
This week’s webinar will teach you how to do the following in Lectora:
- Build Randomized Tests
- Author Pre-tests that will count towards completion of a course
- Combine multiple assessment scores to submit one overall score to a learning management system
- Create stand-alone questions...
Crowdsourcing in Social Learning
Crowdsourcing, or collective intelligence, is vital in organizational social learning. Social learning in business settings is underpinned by several new business transformations, one of which is collaboration. Collaboration has the power to change business performance dramatically. At the center of the collaboration discussion is how well a business leverages it to deliver higher performance. Theory is one thing, but execution is another. And successful social business is all about successful execution.
I recently read some great advice about how a company called CEMEX has developed an application called Think n’ Build to effectively manage the process of Crowdsourcing - and has noticed tangible results. This is the process explained in 5 steps:
- The Challenge...
Lectora Inspire Provides Perfect Bundle for Engaging e-Learning
As an instructional designer, your mission is to design courses and training that grab learners’ attention and encourage interactivity. When learners are fully engaged in your e-Learning, they’re absorbing the information presented to them – ensuring that your courses are a success.
Arm yourself with tools for truly interactive content with Lectora® Inspire e-Learning Authoring Software. Lectora Inspire is the only e-Learning tool on the market that combines everything you need all in one, easy-to-use bundle. Unleash your creative genius and build interactive components for courses using Camtasia® for Lectora, Snagit® for Lectora and Flypaper™ for Lectora. The combination of Lectora along with these three tools gives you everything you need to add awesome, exciting interactive enhancements to your training. Get...
