Presentation_The New Economy of Viral Video_And why engagement matters_Feed Company_10pgs.pdf uploaded by @GiancarloGC (Giancarlo Colombo) 039;s blog: INFOGRAPHIC: State Of Online Video. Video streaming brings events to a much wider audience. The Learning Pool Public Sector Learning Conference 2010, held last week in London, was an impressively-organised event that seems to have met with an enthusiastic response from the 150 or so paying attendees.
By all traditional measures for face-to-face conferences, this was a success. But much more noteworthy was the virtual attendance of thousands of additional interested parties courtesy of the video streaming facility which the organisers provided. According to Learning Pool Director Mary McKenna, this was the result of only a few days campaigning on Twitter. And, given that more people still will watch the recording of the various sessions, the reach of this conference has spread way beyond the norm. My first reaction is to look at ways in which this model can be replicated. So what's getting in the way of this happening? But the eLN is a not-for-profit association, so what about the commercial conferences? Ten Myths about Video in e-Learning – Part 2 by Stephen Haskin.
“Video is more complex than audio by an order of magnitude. You not only have sound, but the pictures you place in the video have to be linked to the sound somehow. Then there’s the visual processing that takes place along with the sound processing. These are all learnable skills. … Even if we’re all not like Ingmar Bergman, we can all tell stories. Video just doesn’t take a super-talented high degree of skill to pull off. You can do it. Yes you can.” Last week, I started off by talking about perhaps the oldest myth, that a Mac is better than a PC. Stephen Haskin's 2-part discussion Ten Myths about Video in e-Learning More myths HD is the only way to go Production houses, internal e-Learning design departments, and e-Learning developers have come to believe that High Definition (HD) video is the only way to make video for e-Learning.
What is HD really? When it comes to e-Learning, the heart of the issue of SD vs. Editing Video editing takes a lot of computer horsepower. Delivery Close. Ten Myths about Video in e-Learning: Part 1 by Stephen Haskin. "Video is a true democracy. Anyone can do it. And sometimes it seems like everyone is doing it! But video requires an intelligent approach, and there are plenty of examples of videos (e.g., on YouTube and elsewhere) that were not done intelligently.
From concept to script, to shoot, to post production, to delivery, professionals in the e-Learning field need to think about what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and how we’re going to get it done as quickly and as inexpensively as we can. " In our world of e-Learning, video has become an important element in the mix of all the modalities we use as practitioners of the art of online instruction.
But much of the advice and common wisdom about this medium simply gets it wrong. Stephen Haskin's 2-part discussion Ten Myths about Video in e-Learning Shaking up people’s beliefs can be dangerous, and it can be ugly. Some perspective It used to be expensive to make video, but money is no longer an issue. Moreover, video is a true democracy. Video Sharing for Business. The elements of online communication 5: video « Onlignment.
And so we move on to the final stop on our tour of the elements that make up our online communications. The subject of this final posting is video. What contribution can video make? In which situations is it less effective? How is video best delivered online? What video is good for Video excels at depicting real-life events. Because the visual and audio content of a video is constantly changing, it attracts and maintains attention. Video is perfect for showing pre-recorded material, but can also be used to deliver live video feeds, through simple webcams or top-end video conferencing services, such as telepresence. Video can do more than show what a camera can capture; it can also be used as a simple, alternative means for displaying a wide range of multimedia material, such as software sims, narrated PowerPoint presentations, scenes from virtual worlds or Flash animations. When video is not so suitable Video is not self-paced.
Optimising video for online delivery About Clive Shepherd.