Multimedia Tools Assignment #1 – Ed Tech 561

Share For my first multimedia tools assignment I decided to use a tutorial to create a javascript slideshow that could be embedded in the front page of a Moodle site.  This is something I am currently working on for a client and it’s something that can really snaz up a Moodle home page so it’s[Read More...]

Educational Video Script – Ed Tech 561

Share This is the script for an educational video covering how to register for organ donation being developed for the educational video assignment in Ed Tech 561 at San Diego State. Description Narration Text/Graphics/Animation Audio Title Slide No narration How to Donate life (Title) An instructional demonstration of how to register for organ donation (Subtitle)Blue[Read More...]

Outline and Treatment – Ed Tech 561

Share High level content outline, treatment, and technology description for the Ed Tech 561 educational video project. Outline: Introduction: The introduction will catch the viewers attention and express the importance of registering for organ donation with a recording of Natasha Deegan reading the paragraphs below. When you apply or renew your driver’s license you are[Read More...]

Multimedia Research #1 – Ed Tech 561

Share Chapter 15 Reflections A Handbook on Educational Communications and Technology Computer Mediated Communication This chapter focuses on what the authors refer to as “Computer Mediated Communication” which is primarily asynchronous communication using technology like discussion boards, email, web conferencing etc.  This chapter caught my interest because one of my goals at work is to[Read More...]

Moodle Music Video

Share I came across this Moodle music video on Twitter via @moodlerific and I just had to share it.  Hilarious and well put together.  I know I’ll be spending the rest of the day with the chorus line stuck in my head.  Hope you enjoy. “I think I know what you need now, switch from[Read More...]

eLearning Guild OLF Resources

Share Today I will be presenting with Montse Anderson in the eLearning Guilds Online Forums. Our session is titled “How to Give your eLearning Graphics a Voice” and takes place today at 12 pst.  This post will serve as a resource page with examples and source files that I will be sharing in the webinar.Source[Read More...]

Now Contributing to MoodleTuts

Share I’m happy to announce that I will now be contributing to MoodleTuts, the Moodle blog that makes learning Moodle easy.  If you’ve worked with Moodle you know it’s not easy to find what you are looking for in short easy steps.  MoodleTuts was started by Dave Mozealous with the intention of solving this problem[Read More...]

Articulate, Moodle, and SCORM

Share You’ve got Moodle and Articulate now you want them to talk to each other using SCORM.  One of the most common questions I see in forums, twitter, and blogs is how to use SCORM so that the results of eLearning courses developed with articulate can be tracked in the Moodle gradebook.  While it is[Read More...]

Moodle Pros and Cons Update

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Share With all the hype surrounding the upcoming arrival of Moodle 2.0, I thought it might be a good time to revisit what we love and hate about Moodle 1.9.  In a previous post, “Moodle Pros and Cons” I set out on a mission to build a robust list of Moodle Pros and Cons that[Read More...]

Best of Both Worlds: Integrating Adobe Captivate and Articulate Presenter

Share Adobe Captivate and Articulate Studio have different skill sets and sometimes you need the best of both worlds.  While Captivate is great for software simulations, I think Articulate is better for soft skills projects and tying the whole thing together.  Because Captivate and Articulate have unique qualities you may come across the situation where[Read More...]