Category Archives: Processing Methods

Options for Embedding Video IN a Document File

With companies effectively using video on websites, why would anyone be interested in the fairly challenging task of embedding video directly in Word and PDF documents? In general, there is little need to embed video directly inside of office documents. However, there are situations where embedding may be the best (or only) way to ensure [...]
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Direct: from Brain to Action

What are the three biggest headaches in eLearning? Getting the knowledge out of the expert’s brain Embedding the knowledge in the learner’s actions Everything in between
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eLearning Design Patterns

The concept of a design patterns was originally recognized and popularized by Christopher Alexander to make sense of the manner in which architects (of buildings) could so easily generate their designs. He identified a design pattern as a construct that: “describes a problem which occurs over and over again in our environment, and then describes [...]
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Zero Cost OJT for Software

Can you do OJT with virtually no downtime? Can you train while people are completing revenue tasks? Can you train with minimal time demands on your skilled employees? If not, check out the ATEN CS228.
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Rich Media PDFs

You've seen multimedia that you would love to use in corporate communication. Unfortunately, the corporate IT department is very security-conscious. They resist installing a new server or web application inside the firewall, and they forbid putting corporate information on outside hosts. They 'encourage' everyone use the company's secure document management system (.e.g., Lotus Notes or Microsoft Sharepoint) for all business communication. Is video out of the question?
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Voiceovers for Big Flash Media Projects

We have a lot of hard-won experience in the management of multi-lingual voiceovers for large, multi-clip, Flash video and animation projects. These types of projects pose some subtle design issues that are typically not encountered on smaller projects.
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