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James Brown replied to the discussion Favorite PowerPoint Features?
"David Anderson said:
James Brown said:
My only complaint with Slide Masters is the 25 limit restrictions.
Okay I di..."
- 13 years ago02/08/11 at 7:27 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Audio Microphones
"A recent screenr said she uses the Snowflake and I must admit her screenr audio quality was pretty good.
Here's a link to the best micro..."
- 13 years ago02/08/11 at 3:44 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion controling slides
"Q. I did notice some icons in the video. Are they suppose to be there?"
- 13 years ago02/08/11 at 3:21 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion controling slides
"I'm able to play the video just fine outside of Articulate so the issue is within Articulate. "
- 13 years ago02/08/11 at 3:21 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion "Downloads" Terms of Use
"Sounds like your resources are licensed under creative commons."
- 13 years ago02/08/11 at 2:46 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Stock Ticker Animation
"With Flash you actually have individual objects so If I wanted a ticker with 20 different messages, this is a very simply thing to create..."
- 13 years ago02/08/11 at 2:44 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Favorite PowerPoint Features?
"My only complaint with Slide Masters is the 25 limit restrictions. If you have a rather large project, slide masters are a pain in the ba..."
- 13 years ago02/08/11 at 12:06 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Stock Ticker Animation
"Hey David, ...Yep... that's the one.. I noticed a rather cool lightening effect but then I discovered that this was a flash animation con..."
- 13 years ago02/07/11 at 3:59 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Stock Ticker Animation
"This would be easy to do in flash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p3E0u2BLrk&feature=player_embedded"
- 13 years ago02/07/11 at 3:35 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Help... I need ideas!
"I have to agree with the group. Start out with a question. You could come up with a dilemma. I.e. Fred and Sally like each other but Fred..."
- 13 years ago02/07/11 at 3:29 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Articulate vs. Captivate
"Captivate is great and I have used it to create tutorials in the past. It's flash based and it gives you complete control over animations..."
- 13 years ago02/07/11 at 3:21 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Favorite PowerPoint Features?
"There are some cool things
1. Shape subtract -- kind of cool but I can do this a lot easier in Flash.
2. Screen capture -- I find Snag-i..."
- 13 years ago02/07/11 at 12:18 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion "Engaging" E-learning?
"I think another very important aspect is relevancy for an engaging course. Does the training have meaning to the student which is a key c..."
- 13 years ago02/04/11 at 7:13 am (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion "Engaging" E-learning?
"Strictly speaking to engage means to get the student involved in the course. When you design a course you need to think of your learners...."
- 13 years ago02/03/11 at 4:01 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion How can I make my courses look better?
"The Non-Webdesigner book will give you a leg up but just remember the term CARP
Contrast
Alignment
Repetition
Proximity
CARP Design Pri..."
- 13 years ago02/02/11 at 1:09 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion New e-learning developers: what do they need to know?
"Your assessment tools should help you with the audience. Just make sure you encompass the entire spectrum including learners with hearing..."
- 13 years ago02/01/11 at 3:38 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion New e-learning developers: what do they need to know?
"What I find interesting is how differently people think. If you watch Apple's Steve Job's Key Note presentation on the Iphone. It's clea..."
- over 13 years ago02/01/11 at 8:40 am (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion I'd like to talk about Screen Capture
"a-What you use for screen capture
You could use Captivate, Camtasi, Jing
b-What you use for audio capture (could be the same as a)
Audaci..."
- over 13 years ago02/01/11 at 8:15 am (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Good instructional design books?
"One of my favorite books is E-Learning and the Science of Instruction. Tom hit some of the others that I like and have used. I think th..."
- over 13 years ago01/31/11 at 12:44 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion How do I link to a local file
"This is identical to linking to an image on your local website. Generally on a webpage you will have folder with the index.html which is ..."
- over 13 years ago01/31/11 at 12:07 pm (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion 35mm slide settings in PowerPoint
"You might try this. See if you cannot do a screen capture of the image and then paste into your e-learning presentation. I use a program ..."
- over 13 years ago01/31/11 at 11:29 am (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Writing and designing branching scenarios
"FreeMind and mindmap may be ok for concept mapping but for branching scenarios you could very easily use the flow charting tools already ..."
- over 13 years ago01/31/11 at 11:19 am (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Looking for ways to use video in our courses
"Just a reminder. If you do a video, you should always storyboard it. I found storyboards allow you to keep the message strait and to the ..."
- over 13 years ago01/31/11 at 11:06 am (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Looking for ways to use video in our courses
"Videos can quickly jump in size so you definitely need hard-drive space and bandwidth. However that honestly was not your question. You w..."
- over 13 years ago01/31/11 at 10:38 am (UTC)
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James Brown replied to the discussion Bells & whistles vs. visual communication
"Part of my studies at Boise State involved the cognitive load theory and I tend to think the bells and whistles are cool when you use the..."
- over 13 years ago01/31/11 at 8:11 am (UTC)