Summary

This chapter focused on ways that you can enhance your courses by incorporating a variety of visual media including video from the web and custom, interactive simulations. Video can be engaging, even a low-budget video can work well in an e-learning course, if it serves to enhance motivation or understanding of the subject matter.

Video done poorly comes off as an unnecessary bell and whistle. You'll want to make sure that other techniques, like animations, an information popup, or a link to a job aide, are considered first. If it can be done simpler without impairing the learning event, then it should be.

However, if video is the best choice then you need to decide, if you will create an original production from scratch or curate it from ...

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