We need your voice—men, women and a variety of accents! SOG (TLS) is searching for voices to narrate some of our e-learning modules and/or to simply read short lines as part of some mini-scenarios that we’re developing. If you’ve wanted to be recorded, think you’ve got a great voice, or if know someone else...
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Tags: elearning modules, narration, record, voice
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Just a couple weeks ago, the U.S. Library of Congress released the policy paper outlining the much awaited expansion of exemptions to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Bottom line, we can now legally* “rip” short clips from legally acquired, copyrighted DVDs for use in our classes, courses, presentations and digital publications. Needless...
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I’ve received a number of requests about how to add YouTube videos to PowerPoint presentations. TLS is happy to help you with this individually, but I’m shairng this YouTube video for those adventurous types who want to give this a shot on their own first. It’s not terribly complicated, but there are a few...
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Many of us recently enjoyed listening to David Cupp, professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Cupp worked in TV and Radio for over 25 years and teaches voice and diction (among other classes) at UNC. He instructed us on how to more naturally converse with our audiences when they’re not present...
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Tags: diction, Distance Learning, How To, narration, Presentations, recording, social presence, voice, webinar
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I mentioned this nifty classroom question tool in an earlier post, but felt it needed it’s own post as it could be widely applied in our face-to-face and some online programs at the SOG. Live Question Tool is a web-based tool that lets clients at your presentation post questions for the speakers. As questions...
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Two YouTube video clips show that learning complex content can be fun. Watch the videos by clicking on the links below. Can you see yourself teaching like this? The CERN Large Hadron Super-Collider Web Design Standards
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show brief video on how to use wonder wheel restrict dates (i.e. last 24 hrs) show google trends (compare use of words)
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Due to popular demand, I’ve created a short “how to” movie on adding PDF (or other documents) to your SOG blog post. Let us know if there are other topics on which you’d like similar tutorials. -Joel G.
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A couple weeks ago, construction was completed on the new multi-use, computer classroom in 1300, funded by the Knapp Foundation. The 20-computer, 30-seat room is now ready and can be scheduled in CollegeNet. The room has already accommodated multiple successful inaugural training sessions. It has been thrilling to see people in the room anxiously engaged in...
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We’ve written a couple posts now on webinars at SOG (here and here), but today’s event wins the prize. For those unable to attend today’s webinar, you missed out! I hope you will take the time to watch the archive. It is well-worth a lunch time viewing…but not as good as the live event!...
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