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Since these tutorials have been support materials for presentations, there was not the need to have one on what it is I do. Well, as the videos start to form enough information to stand on their own – it made sense to make one saying what this is all about.
So on the video tutorial page is the prequel called Second Life® as a 3D Animation Tool in both a Flash version with transcript text and an MOV file. Including a transcript of the spoken word is important and something eLearning providers preach but often don’t do. And it’s not just for Deaf or HOH, but people without speakers, people who are visual learners, people who may not understand those occasionally mumbled words. Here is a great article as an introduction to Deaf issues in eLearning. She has a wealth of information on her blog as well. My first project in Second Life was for a Deaf community and I subsequently did a few more projects for other Deaf groups inworld.
And more often than not, we have the spoken word in the storyboard or as a script, so there’s no excuse to not include it. That’s the downfall of podcasting – the small resolution of 320 by 240. However, I am certain that with a bit of planning, it is also possible to do text in that size. If anyone has good samples of mobile content that is 320 x 240 video with full text, pass it on. Thanks!
Onward to the prequel . . . in a galaxy far far away . . . a virtual galaxy!
While working on the online forum presentation for the eLearning Guild, I took breaks by revamping subquark.com and creating new mini Moo cards. The new header image for subQuark is also used in the mini Moos. Mini Moo cards are interesting in their size and a set of 100 is $20. Now you can get business cards for less, but probably not with full bleeds and full colour. Plus, I almost flipped out when I met with a few business Linden’s in San Fran and saw that Linden Lab uses mini Moos! And with mini Moos, you can upload up to 100 pictures/graphics for your set. That’s pretty cool and makes for an interesting variety.
The videos are coming along well for the forum and the DemoFest entry from DevLearn08 has been sized to it’s original size for proper viewing. The version on blip.tv was scaling to 640 by480 resulting in pixelation. The original version was intended for podcasting at 320 by 240. It can be seen on either subquark.com or virtualtqm.com.
Also added were the full text script which should be included in all video eLearning pieces. It’s easy to discuss accessibility but we often fall short as eLearning providers.
the subQuark website gets a facelift
Using the footage you develop for a lesson, you can easily (and rapidly) develop a short video podcast to leverage your video footage. I would encourage you to add a running text line in your podcasts that highlight key points.
Actual eLearning use of this always uses 640 by 480 pixel video where complete text is clearly legible for users. This helps address ADA 508 compliance and also gives the very real option of use in settings that do not have audio capabilities.
The original file is 20MB and a bit higher quality than displayed here. This was entirely done with Windows MovieMaker (iMovie would work too). The version displayed in the session on the Blackberry was simply converted with Blackberry software. Super C is a free tool that can be used to convert to MP4 and many other formats with good results.
This video was originally shared on blip.tv by subquark with a No license (All rights reserved) license.
edit – Jan. 19, ‘09: blip.tv post updated to reflect closer to intended 320×240 portable size. Also re-recorded with Blue Snowball mike and text included. License changed to Creative Commons. lol, why do Quicktimes always turn the bright whites into a dingy gray when I export from Flash?
