Audio Tutorials and Tools
I came across this blog entry on recording audio. It has tons of tutorials on working with audio, free web based tools and creative commons audio sites. This is the best collection I have seen so far on the topic for elearning:
http://www.articulate.com/blog/50-tutorials-to-help-you-achieve-e-learning-awesomeness/
Interactive Online Characters
A challenge in co-teaching ORLD 5055 – Staff Development and Training has been to have students explore other possibilities than Powerpoint for training. This year I decided to infuse the course with examples of other choices, especially with content where students had questions or did not do well. This week I created a little movie on FAQ’s students had regarding their Organizational paper assignment. Below is my attempt using a free online tool called xtranormal found at http://www.xtranormal.com/ . Even though this tool is very simplistic, it can still be effective. I love animated characters and the research has shown that people identify with them. I would love to have the opportunity to try something more sophisticated such as Code Baby.
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6661709/
(for some reason it is not embedding into my blog post correctly) 
