Digital content resources - samples, ideas & possibilities

Digital content resources - samples, ideas and possibilities

Garry Hargraeves, Skills Tech

• MIL - multimedia interactive learning
• Asset externalisation
• 3D PDF
• Articulate studio - leverages off PowerPoint
• Storyline

Every 2 pages in online content you need to put a learning object.
Learning is moving from instruction to construction.

There are 5 levels:

0 - link
1 - picture and text
2 - click and reveal
3 - games, multiple paths
4 - interactive 3D environments

Limit the amount of text and use text that is reading age of grade 7.
We need to change the mechanisms for delivery of information: delivery methodology needs to be interesting (interactive)

Examples and things to consider:

• characters for learnign objects: poser 2012 (ed version costs around $200)
• make panorama - take photo every 8 degrees, put together in quick time (make quicktime movie) convert to flash and create hot spots so that when you click on an area it reveals more info etc
• photo - running across the screen - and can click any photo to reveal more (roll over to reveal) - made in flash
• games - click character to reveal game eg snakes and ladder - roll the dice - randomly selects questions and people answer the question (ie not for instructions as it is random) - can include situations included - use real examples (click on the correct answer)
• Example: customer service game: start with area ... consider the sequence (if appropriate) - game - character walks in and is on the first square (scenario comes up with questions - what do you do? eg acknowledge that person is there), move to the next square and another scenario appears and learner makes decision
• corporate elearning and induction programs: checklist (things that you need to do). Introduction (who what vision - voice over), then menu of what is available in the learnign object - voice over introducing the module.  CFO to grounds person - each has different parts they need to know (ie changes according to role).  Safety Procedure Training - identifies what you need to do in the induction training according to your role ... at the end produces a certificate with the date to be signed by the supervisor. 
• q-health: analyser to determine if someone is sick - demonstrates symptoms - put in general information and can then diagnose
• training management - scenarios - what decision would you make - need to find out situation through your decision making (photos, graphics, scenarios to write - 40 hrs development time)
• westpac - image (outline of people) with speech bubble movie - then discussing situation and need to make choices (level 2-3)
• Look at toolboxes (14) to adapt - can now pull them apart.

TOOLS TO USE AS A DEVELOPER

Can buy education copies - around $500
PDF - since version 7 can create full 3D
eg ESM devise - heat stress - a full 3D object of device - put controls - show side view etc show inside

Use Free Acrobat Reader - can also create line, illustrate mode, transparent
build presets - change lighting, colour effects
Need 3 volume package - blender, auto cad - blender (free), 3D studio etc to build the 3D object

How to build one using Adobe Acrobat Reader

• use word: put text on the document and 2 blank boxes (insert square and wrap around the object - where the 3D objects are going to go.
• Turn document into PDF document
• Acrobat 9 is better than Acrobat 10
• go to 'multimedia' and  'insert' ... 3D filen(can be 370k)... where put it ... where is file .... choose file
• use hand to activate 3D image - use root directory to turn off part you want to delete. 
• Use 3D files (search - u3d file - to find 3D files that are free to use) - this is the link to download the 3D builder: http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/u3d
• can set presets for what you want the 3D file to do (eg turn, zoom)
• can use as orientation to the campus

Example: 'Underwater' adventure game - learn together about words
Rapid elearning tool: free stuff

Storyline

Powerpoint presentation with video etc
Articulate turn on, preview, select slides - output to flash
puts in menu
can change look and feel

Rapid elearning tools are powerful