Matt SullivaneLearning and Tech Comm@mattrsullivanmatt@mattrsullivan.comhttp://slideshare.net/mattrsullivan

Video in eLearning can be great* *and by great we mean expensive****especially if it’s boring

eLearning

• Definition for my demonstration:– Recorded content– or content delivered live via online connection

• Includes: – PDF, PPT & YouTube, LMS Content– Webinars & Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)

Treat tools as tools

• Learn tools, but study speakers• Instead, follow inspiring speakers– Nancy Duarte

http://www.duarte.com/speaking-engagements/– Steve Jobs– Martin Luther King

Above all, tell stories, engage your audience

WEBINARS AND VILT

Webinars/Live Training

• Audience Poll: – Webinar Hosts– Online training sessions– Successful?– Stressful?– What were the main trouble spots?

Online trainer perks

• It’s cool to train in fuzzy slippers/Ugg boots• No bad hair days• Great office fridge• The Daily Show + DVR = 20 minutes• Exercise before work easy without commute– Tougher to duck getting kids ready for school

Common downsides

• Students do not read hardware and software requirements prior to class

• Ensure– Appropriate hardware– Appropriate software– Use 2 screens

Overhead costs are near zero compared to brick and mortar

• Adobe Connect: $45/month• Overheard at the Sullivan household—

“But sweetheart, that $1,000 monitor will make webinars so much easier…and it’s tax-deductible”

Nearly $0.00

Example of webinar recording

• Cue 8:30 and 11:00 in webinar recording“Publishing to Amazon and iOS”

Online is still a tough sell for many regional clients

• Let’s be real: eye contact is a good thing• They think VILT is 3-6 hours of boring lecture– (Sometimes they’re right)

• Ways to increase interaction– Camera– Screen sharing– Polls– Troubleshooting InterAct

Nobody fills out evaluations after online training is over

• Best way to get an inaccurate evaluation:Force students to fill out eval after conclusion of presentation

• Fill out eval’s prior to start of last lecture period

Definition of an Expert

• One who has done every possible thing wrong

• And (hopefully) has learned from those mistakes

Things I’ve done wrong in VILT

• Rely on a wireless internet connection• Rely on a hotel internet connection• Rely on a hotel wireless internet connection• Speak monontonously

(for more than a few minutes)• Let students hide from you• Refrain from engagement

POWERPOINT & ADOBE PRESENTER

Concept-based training:

Adobe Presenter Defined

• Adobe Presenter publishes PPT as a recorded, interactive module suited for eLearning/LMS

PowerPoint & Presenter are only tools

• Find inspiring examples of presenters and PowerPoint content– Mark Fidleman• http://www.slideshare.net/fidelman

– Jesse Desjardins• http://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/

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Use the right tool for the job

• PPT/Presenter = Concepts• Captivate = Software skills• Overlap– Quizzing with scoring, random pools– Publishing– SCORM

Use continuity

• Understand Animation Pane(don’t go crazy)

• Use video and/or .swf where appropriate• Record audio to enhance and/or narrate

Presenter & Captivate in combination

Software Documentation + Concepts Captivate with PPT

Concepts + S/W Documentation Presenter w/placed CPT

Find your cut line

Understand publishing options

• Subtle differences between packages– Assign personas to Presenter skin/player– Captivate is faster at creating many quiz

questions at once

SOFTWARE DEMOS, SIMULATIONS

How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

• Storyboard• Script• Practice, Practice, Practice• Record• Edit (lather, rinse, repeat)• Record audio, edit audio• Publish

Recording only 2% of total time spent on project

• So record with PURPOSE– Understand your script– Make precise clicks– Avoid mistakes

Best Practices

• It’s easier to delete than to create– When in doubt, capture it!• Text captions• Transition slides

• One thing at a time– Recording in audio in real time is tough– Use computer gen audio to

work out scripts

Understand Defaults and Pref’s

• Eliminate– Repetitive formatting– Cumbersome content

• Rely on previous assets/styles

Recap

• Regardless of method– Tell a good story, be accessible– Make your audience the hero– Define “What is”– Show “What could be”

Thanks for being here!

Questions?

Contact infoMatt Sullivan714 960-6840matt@mattrsullivan.comTwitter: @mattrsullivanSlideshare: http://slideshare.net/mattrsullivan