Comments on: E-learning and the Way of the Pachyderm http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/2009/04/01/e-learning-and-the-way-of-the-pachyderm/ OSU Faculty Blogging about Instructional Communications Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Electronic Papyrus » Blog Archive » Wonderful Chaos: Nonlinear Learning on the Web (Part I) http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/2009/04/01/e-learning-and-the-way-of-the-pachyderm/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Electronic Papyrus » Blog Archive » Wonderful Chaos: Nonlinear Learning on the Web (Part I) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:17:06 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/?p=243#comment-146 [...] interactive flash presentations without having to be an Adobe Flash programmer. (See Chris’s Pachyderm post.) Most online learning remains linear with learner choices limited to [...] [...] interactive flash presentations without having to be an Adobe Flash programmer. (See Chris’s Pachyderm post.) Most online learning remains linear with learner choices limited to [...]

]]> By: Electronic Papyrus » Blog Archive » Confessions of a Netflix E-Learning Developer http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/2009/04/01/e-learning-and-the-way-of-the-pachyderm/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Electronic Papyrus » Blog Archive » Confessions of a Netflix E-Learning Developer Tue, 26 May 2009 15:27:37 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/?p=243#comment-101 [...] and constantly update your tool set is as important.  For digital narratives or short stories, it’s hard to beat Pachyderm, especially with the new version around the corner.  Beyond the world of the learning management [...] [...] and constantly update your tool set is as important.  For digital narratives or short stories, it’s hard to beat Pachyderm, especially with the new version around the corner.  Beyond the world of the learning management [...]

]]> By: estetik http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/2009/04/01/e-learning-and-the-way-of-the-pachyderm/comment-page-1/#comment-30 estetik Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:49:07 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/?p=243#comment-30 Very interesting post for me to read. Congrats. Very interesting post for me to read. Congrats.

]]> By: labellec http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/2009/04/01/e-learning-and-the-way-of-the-pachyderm/comment-page-1/#comment-28 labellec Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:53:45 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/?p=243#comment-28 Hi Wendy. This is a great question; but to find the best tool, I would really need more information from you. However, I'll see if I can give you some options to help with the qualification process. First, the selection of the right tool depends on how much time you have to spend on the project, your existing comfort level with the tool (if you're doing the work yourself) and how much flexibility you'd like to have with extending the project by including audio, video or other assets. If you're truly wanting to limit your web-based presentation to images and you already have Windows MovieMaker (and are comfortable with this tool), then, this would be one option. If you're looking for the most time and cost efficient option, you should definitely take a look at the online presentation tool called <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net" rel="nofollow">SlideShare</a></strong> (http://www.slideshare.net). This tool allows you to upload PowerPoint slide sets (with images embedded) or Word documents directly to SlideShare's hosting server, which then provides you a URL so you can point others to your presentation. You can also determine who has access to the presentation and the issue of hosting the content is taken care of via their remote server. Another option for this kind of content is Adobe Presenter, which allows you to port PowerPoint presentations to an online format. This tool is not free and is best for presentations that include audio and need a more robust navigational scheme to help support an E-learning experience. If you're willing to jump outside of your existing toolbox and have some extra time, my current favorite tool for this kind of project (assuming no audio) would be <a href="http://slideshowpro.net/" rel="nofollow">SlideShow Pro</a> for either Flash or Lightroom. SlideShow Pro for Flash does not cost very much, but assumes you have Flash. SlideShow Pro is also inexpensive, but, requires Adobe Lightroom. I am also a very big fan of Adobe Lightroom for photo editing, but, again, these tools are a bit on the pricey side. Keep in mind that SlideShow Pro does not handle audio synchronization in its current version. Additionally, you would have to spend the time learning how to use a new tool if you go with an Adobe product and you would then have to post the content somewhere. For web-based presentations that include audio, using a video editing tool like Windows MovieMaker, Final Cut Pro, Premier and so on gives you the most flexibility to add audio and other assets beyond just your images; however, the disadvantages compared to SlideShare are similar to SlideShow pro versus SlideShare: hosting and more time required to create your end product. Having said all this, Pachyderm would probably not be the best tool for this kind of project unless your images are part of a larger narrative and you would like to develop this larger story using video clips, ancillary documents, and interactivity in a more open-ended online environment where the navigational scheme allows your user to navigate from object/asset A to object C using several different routes. One of the best ways to get a feel for how Pachyderm can be used in academic contexts is to look over some of the examples available via CSU (see the blog post for these links). Let me know if you end up using another tool not included in this list. There are all kinds of other options not mentioned here, but, these are the main tools that come to mind. Hi Wendy. This is a great question; but to find the best tool, I would really need more information from you. However, I’ll see if I can give you some options to help with the qualification process. First, the selection of the right tool depends on how much time you have to spend on the project, your existing comfort level with the tool (if you’re doing the work yourself) and how much flexibility you’d like to have with extending the project by including audio, video or other assets. If you’re truly wanting to limit your web-based presentation to images and you already have Windows MovieMaker (and are comfortable with this tool), then, this would be one option. If you’re looking for the most time and cost efficient option, you should definitely take a look at the online presentation tool called SlideShare (http://www.slideshare.net). This tool allows you to upload PowerPoint slide sets (with images embedded) or Word documents directly to SlideShare’s hosting server, which then provides you a URL so you can point others to your presentation. You can also determine who has access to the presentation and the issue of hosting the content is taken care of via their remote server.

Another option for this kind of content is Adobe Presenter, which allows you to port PowerPoint presentations to an online format. This tool is not free and is best for presentations that include audio and need a more robust navigational scheme to help support an E-learning experience. If you’re willing to jump outside of your existing toolbox and have some extra time, my current favorite tool for this kind of project (assuming no audio) would be SlideShow Pro for either Flash or Lightroom. SlideShow Pro for Flash does not cost very much, but assumes you have Flash. SlideShow Pro is also inexpensive, but, requires Adobe Lightroom. I am also a very big fan of Adobe Lightroom for photo editing, but, again, these tools are a bit on the pricey side. Keep in mind that SlideShow Pro does not handle audio synchronization in its current version. Additionally, you would have to spend the time learning how to use a new tool if you go with an Adobe product and you would then have to post the content somewhere.

For web-based presentations that include audio, using a video editing tool like Windows MovieMaker, Final Cut Pro, Premier and so on gives you the most flexibility to add audio and other assets beyond just your images; however, the disadvantages compared to SlideShare are similar to SlideShow pro versus SlideShare: hosting and more time required to create your end product.

Having said all this, Pachyderm would probably not be the best tool for this kind of project unless your images are part of a larger narrative and you would like to develop this larger story using video clips, ancillary documents, and interactivity in a more open-ended online environment where the navigational scheme allows your user to navigate from object/asset A to object C using several different routes. One of the best ways to get a feel for how Pachyderm can be used in academic contexts is to look over some of the examples available via CSU (see the blog post for these links).

Let me know if you end up using another tool not included in this list. There are all kinds of other options not mentioned here, but, these are the main tools that come to mind.

]]> By: Wendy http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/2009/04/01/e-learning-and-the-way-of-the-pachyderm/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Wendy Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:08:01 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/?p=243#comment-27 A colleague has asked me to help put a slide show on the web for him. He has about 50 digital photos from a recent event that he would like to post. What software should I try? Should I string them together in Windows MovieMaker? Is this a place to try Pachyderm? A colleague has asked me to help put a slide show on the web for him. He has about 50 digital photos from a recent event that he would like to post. What software should I try? Should I string them together in Windows MovieMaker? Is this a place to try Pachyderm?

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