tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post111932514426816846..comments2023-11-03T06:03:50.388-07:00Comments on The Learning Circuits Blog: Multi-media elearning...jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16271633210993298646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-1120760964844177702005-07-07T11:29:00.000-07:002005-07-07T11:29:00.000-07:00George, I think there's a mix of things going on, ...George, I think there's a mix of things going on, some of which cancel one another out. <BR/><BR/>What used to cost a bundle is now affordable. Videocams and video editing software once stuck out like a sore thumb. Now they're under the threshold of budget line-item scrutiny.<BR/><BR/>Of course, some of the lustre has been dimmed by the results of experimentation. Initially, enthusiasts treat new tools as the Second Coming. When they discover that a boring speech in hi-res, full-color video is still a boring speech, it takes the wind out of their sails. (And some vendor's sales.)<BR/><BR/>What used to be something to crow about is becoming a competitive weapon. A few weeks back I visited a studio that was producing thousands of video chunks anyone in the company can put on screen in < 30 seconds. Now they're experimenting with podcasting for continuing ed.<BR/><BR/>Simulation used to consist primarily of stories about how cool flight simulators were. Now companies like Enspire are producing software sims left and right. Multimedia? Sometimes.jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271633210993298646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-1120143999783249042005-06-30T08:06:00.000-07:002005-06-30T08:06:00.000-07:00Hi George,In the UK bespoke e-learning market, mul...Hi George,<BR/><BR/>In the UK bespoke e-learning market, multimedia has indeed died for a while (or perhaps it is just resting).<BR/><BR/>The issue isn't really cost. The two main culprits:<BR/>1) Corporate intranets with very low bandwidth (or very unstable or a very varied set of platforms)<BR/>2) Accessibility requirements - going for the lowest text/graphic denominator so everyone can access the materials (i.e. screenreaders).<BR/><BR/>On a slight tangent - one of the most successful courses I'm most proud pretty much consists of nothing but multiple-choice questions and text/graphic screens. I best expand a little - it is actually a role-play/scenario type course, where the learner is given situations, they have to respond and they start to follow a learning branch (like the old adventure books: to kick the giant's ankle, go to page 7). The reaction to this course is always the same - first reaction: it is a dull, page-turner; reaction after using it: that was really great - I really got lost in the scenarios. It seems that people are easily carried off by text narratives especially if they have to think and make decisions at every stage.Stuart Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132289509652438278noreply@blogger.com