Engaging presentations These are the speaker notes. By: Akhlesh Agarwal 15-Sep-2011

Benefits of using Digital Content Students can pay attention to understand the concept instead of copying notes. Better understanding by students due to visualization. Is attention grabbing, more engaging, and interesting due to the use of graphics, animations and videos. Reuse of the content across batches. Less effort would be required due to reusability.

Using graphics, colors, animation can make your content much more interesting and help in retention of information with students.

Using graphics, colors, 3D and shades Start Start Add 1 to A A > 10 Print “bye” Print A End A = 1 Yes No A = 1 Add 1 to A A > 10 Print A No Yes Print “bye” End

Traditional learning processes Lecture by the faculty Books, Journals and other reference material Collaboration, Discussions, Q&A Labs and hand-on Exams

Traditional learning processes Guru Exams Content Traditional learning processes Hands on / Labs Collab oration

Features in a LMS (Learning management system) Learning content delivery (WBTs, PPTs, etc) Collaboration (Discussions, Q&A) Assignments & Assessments Catalog and ecommerce Simulations and virtual labs Training resource scheduling (room, faculty) Talent management

An online learning management system Learning content delivery (WBT, ILT, VILT, Blended, ref material). Assessments (High stakes, practice tests, online, offline, adaptive). Collaboration (informal learning, Q&A, Messaging, Forums, Blogs, Wikis, shared spaces). Catalog and ecommerce Training ops management (Resource management, scheduling, Financial mgmt) Simulations and Virtual labs, Mobile learning, Gaming, 3D/immersive content, avatars. Talent management

Inserting multimedia to your presentations Images: From your PC/laptop From internet From screenshots Cliparts Adding videos Making diagrams and flowcharts, connecting objects, grouping objects Giving 3D effect to shapes

More complex multimedia Video creation, editing, snipping Animations

“Embed” youtube vides in moodle course structure as html “Embed” youtube vides in moodle course structure as html. So no need to download and upload