Some thoughts on cost effective ways to create engaging content for online learning. Focus in on work for career development practitioners.

1. CDAA Webinar
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Jason Brown & Linda Kearley

2. LINDA KEARLEY
Project Manager,
Swinburne University
Member, CDAA National Learning &
Development Committee
http://au.linkedin.com/in/lindakearley
Speakers
JASON BROWN
Career Development
Manager,
La Trobe University
Member, CDAA National Learning &
Development Committee
http://au.linkedin.com/in/brownjasonl

3. Learning outcomes
Develop an understanding of how eLearning is defined
Develop ideas on how to use eLearning with clients
Discover four types of eLearning resources
Identify a number of low cost resources to create eLearning
content

4. Definition of eLearning
‘learning facilitated and supported
through the use of information and
communications technology’
(JISC, n.d.)

5. How can we use eLearning?
Reach a larger audience
Reach a new audience
Better prepare clients for counselling
Provide a structured, self-paced program for career changers
Provide consistent, evidenced-based information

6. How can we use eLearning?
Use the chat box to share your ideas on
other ways that careers practitioners
could use eLearning

7. Types of eLearning content
Video
Podcasts
Webinars
Learning objects

8. Webinars
Ideas for webinars
Record your webinar for
on demand learning
Upload to YouTube
Embed on your website
or LMS
(video playable on any
device)
Webinar software
Popular:
GoToWebinar; WebEx;
Adobe Connect
Free or low cost:
Zoom; Google Hangouts;
Skype

9. Podcast
•Some online learners like to listen to
‘lectures’ whilst travelling
•Easy to create and distribute
•Don’t need any expensive equipment
•Do need a quiet place to record the podcast

10. Podcast
RECORDING DEVICE:
phone, digital recorder, tablet, computer
EDIT & RECORD:
Garageband or Audacity
PUBLISH:
website, blog, iTunes, Soundcloud

11. Video
Video is an engaging way to present
Aim for short videos: 3-5 minutes
Use phone or video camera to record
Incorporate text or still images
Edit using Windows Movie Maker or iMovie

12. How to make a video without
video
www.zoom.us
•Create your presentation slides
•Start webinar meeting with presenters
only
•Record the webinar
•Edit the final video

13. Learning objects
‘A Learning Object is a modular resource,
usually digital and web-based, that can
be used and re-used to support learning
activities.’
(www.docebo.com)

14. Learning objects
Learning objects often contain:
•Text, audio, and video content
•Learning activities
•Quizzes

15. Learning objects
•Learning object expensive to develop
•Require specialist ($$$) software
•Captivate & Articulate most popular
•Usually need an LMS to publish learning
object

16. Use PowerPoint
+ Mix
to create
learning objects

17. Office
365
Office
Mix
Web
cam
Mic
Learn
-ing
object

18. With Mix, you can:
• Create interactive learning objects
• Narrate your slides (audio / video)
• Insert quizzes to test learning
• Add polls to engage audience
• Embed videos

19. With Mix you can:
• Create a screen recording
• Export as video or upload to web
• Use analytics tool to see what your
learners did and how they performed
on quizzes

20. Watch instruction videos
& download Office Mix
http://mix.office.com

21. Curate online lessons

22. 6 steps to create online
lessons
1. Sign up to ed.ted.com
2. Find a TED talk or YouTube clip
3. Add some Quiz questions
4. Recommend articles to read
5. Start up a discussion thread
6. Share the lesson with your clients

23. Next

27. Publishing your eLearning
content
iTunesU or iTunes
Wordpress blog
Your own website or LMS
ed.ted.com
Facebook page

28. Questions
?