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8 Ted Talks That Teach Public Speaking #infographic

Q: Why are the talks only 18 minutes? A: It’s long enough to be serious and short enough to hold people’s attention. It turns out that this length also works incredibly well online. It’s the length of a coffee break. So, you watch a great talk, and forward the link to two or three people. It can go viral, very easily.

5. Create your Own Videos It truly is about time you shed the camera-shyness and step into the limelight. There is nothing more powerful in an eLearning setting than a person’s voice talking to a distant student. The key is to speak clearly and provide subtitles in your videos. A great start is to create a “introductory” video for learners and other professionals that may want to learn more about you. Think of this “about me” video session as a personal narration of your updated CV. The passion and enthusiasm you bring into your video will be your selling points. With video creation and editing tools like the ones on YouTube and your smartphone, this should not be a problem at all. Screencasters like Jing, Screencastomatic and several others will help you capture complicated topics on your screen and illustrate them clearly. Also, encourage videos as a means for your learners to introduce themselves. Videos create stronger connections in an online learning environment.

Plébiscitées par les utilisateurs, jouées sur PC ou smartphone, les vidéos de formation sont appelées à prendre beaucoup d’importance - ce qui n'est pas sans poser de mutiples questions… Celle en particulier de la capacité des systèmes et des acteurs à affronter cette rupture…

YouTube : 2ème moteur de recherche le plus utilisé au monde (après Google, dont il est une division). Vidéos lues sur PC, tablette, smartphone (2 milliards d’utilisateurs disposent d’un mobile capable de lire des vidéos)

Au moins, si la question se résumait à la consommation de vidéos, et aux aspects techniques de sa diffusion ! Il s’en faut de loin, car ces vidéos sont produites par les utilisateurs de smartphones eux-mêmes (vous et moi), c’est-à-dire, demain, les apprenants (user content generation). L’enjeu, c’est aussi celui de l’intégration des savoirs directement produits par les utilisateurs, les experts de terrain, dans les dispositifs formels ou 70.20.10 de l’entreprise. Enjeux multiples : techniques (ce sont pas les plus délicats), culturels et organisationnel : de l’alignement hiérarchique aux distributions transverses.

 TED.com launched its iPhone app Tuesday morning, making it possible for iPhone and iPod touch users to access the site’s more than 900 TED talks on their mobile device.

In many ACU classes, one component of mobile implementation is lecture podcasts, which allow students to consume much of the information typically delivered in the classroom on their own time and in their own dorm rooms.The idea is to free up teachers during class time for interacting with students and working through problems, a concept known as “flipping the classroom.”

At a recent Excellence in Teaching award luncheon at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a conversation turned to lecture capture and revealed unexpected impacts.

the students requested he add lecture capture recordings. He agreed. Audio recordings and a data feed were made available on demand so that students could access the lecture materials for review. Brummell's intent was to offer the lecture capture materials as supplements to the classroom experience.

Brummell pointed out that using the cameras has drawbacks. "This means you sit down at the camera," he said. "I don't like that. I prefer to be up and active. With lots of students in the class, you can't really pick out specific students very easily, and no one wants to ask questions." After a few lectures, Brummell noticed that a sizeable number of students had stopped coming to class, presumably because they preferred to listen to the recordings. With the class scheduled in a large auditorium, the students who came to class tended to sit closer to the front of the room and nearer to the professor. While the use of the document cameras forced him to remain anchored to a specific location in the classroom, Brummell noted that because the students were closer, he could look up and talk directly to them. "I started getting to know a few names and faces, especially the students who got there early like me," he said. "I chatted with some of them on a regular basis."