Editing 360 Photos for Virtual Reality
I day-hiked Mt. Whitney the other day. Sure, it was pretty cool. Incredible alpine landscapes, sapphire blue lakes sparkling in the sun. Twenty-two miles round-trip, 6,000 feet of elevation gain, took me 16 hours. But really I was just there … Continued
Showing My Work: Step 1A – Proof of Concept
In my last post, I declared my intentions to make a wilderness survival game using Captivate 2019’s 360 and VR features. Well, my 360 camera came in the mail yesterday, and I ended up making a proof-of-concept using the camera … Continued
First Look at Captivate 2019: Is Virtual Reality elearning finally in reach?
I’m generally not a fan of Captivate, but I will admit that I am intrigued and even, dare we say, excited by Captivate 2019’s new 360 and Virtual Reality capabilities. Jump to the bottom to try out a Virtual Reality … Continued
Showing My Work: Step 1 – Hatch an Idea
I’ve got an idea for a new elearning game about surviving in the wilderness. Prompted by the looming deadline to apply to DevLearn’s DemoFest and by Captivate 2019’s new 360/VR features, I’m imagining an Oregon Trail-type of game where you … Continued
Storyline and Sparks: Five Years of Elearning Development
I’ve just updated my academic library’s library orientation tutorials, the Spark Tutorials, for the 2018-19 school year! These are the third iteration of the Spark Tutorials as they exist today. And I just realized – I’ve been developing elearning for … Continued
ID Careers: Instructional Design in Higher Education
There are instructional designers in every field! But their population may be growing the most quickly in higher education. Traditionally, academic culture has valued subject matter knowledge over teaching expertise, so that even at teaching universities, professors are hired for … Continued
Caption Your Media in a Flash
Closed Captions. You know that they’re a necessity for your video and audio. Creating closed captions for your video and audio can be very time-consuming if you do it yourself, or very expensive if you want to pay someone else … Continued
Videos for Learning in H5P
If you know anything about me, you know that I love H5P! This is a free and open software for easily crafting interactive tutorials and learning objects. Create an account instantly over at H5P.org. You can incorporate both standard and … Continued
Tutorials that are interactive, accessible, AND open? ALA 2018 Poster
Try H5P for Yourself Download Poster JPG Version PDF Version Listen to Poster Narration Get Infographics Fun Facts H5P stands for HTML5 Package Flash-free! H5P Is HTML5-based, making it mobile-friendly. H5P is financially supported by governments, … Continued