Transcript Regional Medical Library

ELEARNING TOOLS & APPLICATIONS
MICHELLE DALTON, HSE MID-WEST LIBRARY SERVICES, UL
HTTP://LIBFOCUS.BLOGSPOT.COM
HSLG E-LIBRARY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, TCD, MAY 10th 2012
WHAT IS ELEARNING?
WHAT SORT OF CONTENT?
SCREENCASTS
PODCASTS & OTHER AUDIO
VIDEOS
STORYTELLING / ANIMATED CLIPS
ONLINE TESTS, QUIZZES & OTHER INTERACTIONS
DISCUSSION FORUMS & SOCIAL MEDIA
WHY INCORPORATE ELEARNING TOOLS?
REACH NEW USERS
FACE TO FACE
CAN BE USED REMOTELY
JUST IN TIME DELIVERY
SOCIAL
(ONLINE)
SELF-PACED
(ONLINE)
COST & TIME EFFICIENT
ADVANTAGES OF A BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH
PLANNING PHASES
USER NEEDS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN APPROACHES
DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION
(I.T. ISSUES, EQUIPMENT, HOSTING ETC)
EVALUATION
AUDIO-VISUAL TOOLS
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS
CAMTASIA
Screencasting and video solution
CAPTIVATE (Adobe) & ARTICULATE
Complete elearning authoring suites. Create interactive content,
screencasts, podcasts and convert ppt presentations to flash
RAPTIVITY
Pre-built templates for creating interactive content
(Flash cards, picture shows, rollover word definitions etc.)
‘FREE’ SOLUTIONS FOR VIDEO
SOFTWARE
CAMSTUDIO
Screencasting solution (like a free version of Camtasia)
WEB APPS
SCREENR & SCREENCAST-O-MATIC
Screencasting apps ideal for tutorials and demonstrations
XTRANORMAL
Create animated storytelling clips and videos using online characters
SCREENCAST MADE USING SCREENCAST-O-MATIC
SCREENR
WWW.SCREENR.COM
SCREENR
VERY EASY TO USE - JUST LOG-IN WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA A/C
HOST ON SCREENR, YOUTUBE OR DOWNLOAD MP4 FILES
EACH SCREENCAST IS LIMITED TO 5 MINUTES
NO EDITING (HAVE TO RE-RECORD ENTIRE VIDEO)
CAN’T RECORD AUDIO & VISUALS SEPARATELY
WWW.SCREENR.COM
SCREENCAST-O-MATIC
WWW.SCREENCAST-O-MATIC.COM
SCREENCAST-O-MATIC
ADVANCED EDITING TOOLS
SCREENCAST-O-MATIC
LIMITED FREE VERSION (15 MIN MAX, NO EDITING)
PRO VERSION $12
RECORD AUDIO SCRIPT FIRST IN STAGES, THEN ADD VISUALS
ADD/REMOVE SILENCE & TRANSITION/FADE BETWEEN SECTIONS
WWW.SCREENCAST-O-MATIC.COM
CAMSTUDIO
WWW.CAMSTUDIO.ORG
CAMSTUDIO
RECORD ALL SCREEN & AUDIO ACTIVITY AS AVI VIDEO FILES
BUILT-IN SWF PRODUCER CONVERTS AVIS INTO FLASH VIDEOS
CAN ADD SCREEN CAPTIONS
STEEPER LEARNING CURVE
NO CLOUD STORAGE
WWW.CAMSTUDIO.ORG
‘FREE’ SOLUTIONS FOR AUDIO
SOFTWARE
AUDACITY
Excellent for long podcasts, sophisticated editing & enhancing audio files
WINDOWS SOUND RECORDER
Very basic, no editing functionality, only good for very short sound files
WEB APPS
AUDIOBOO
Record & share audio through your web browser or mobile phone
WINDOWS SOUND RECORDER
ACCESSORIES > ENTERTAINMENT
AUDACITY
HTTP://AUDACITY.SOUNDFORGE.NET
AUDACITY
WORKS WITH WINDOWS & MAC O.S.
RECORD LIVE AUDIO & CONVERT FILES EASILY
CUT, COPY, MIX & OVERLAY SOUNDS
REMOVE STATIC & BACKGROUND NOISE FROM RECORDINGS
A BIT MORE COMPLICATED TO LEARN & NO CLOUD STORAGE
HTTP://AUDACITY.SOUNDFORGE.NET
AUDIOBOO
HTTP://WWW.AUDIOBOO.FM
AUDIOBOO
HTTP://WWW.AUDIOBOO.FM
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
THINK HOW WILL YOU INTEGRATE THE CONTENT
EXAMPLE OF A ‘FINISHED PRODUCT’
EMBEDDED
SCREENCASTS
NAVIGATION
FINAL TIPS
KEEP IT SIMPLE
KEEP IT SHORT
THINK RELEVANCE; THINK CONTEXT
REMEMBER YOUR LEARNING OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES
INTEGRATE & EMBED IT (E.G. WITH AN EXISTING CPD PLATFORM)
KEEP IT UP TO DATE (THINGS CHANGE QUICKLY)
FURTHER IDEAS & RESOURCES
DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME: http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/
ELEARNING STUFF: http://elearningstuff.net/
ELEARNING LEARNING: http://www.elearninglearning.com/
E-LIME: http://mededelearning.wordpress.com
C4LPT: http://c4lpt.co.uk/
MAKE USE OF DIRECTORY: http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/
ELEARNING TOOLS & APPLICATIONS
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QUESTIONS?