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- Page 1 Multimedia Tutorial Production Guide McKinney Engineering Library A guide to the production of multi-media library instruction using streaming media technology.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Is Streaming Media the Right Choice? ... 3 Planning Your Instruction ... Determining Available Technology/Skill Sets ... Script Creation ... Visual Media Creation ... Audio Media Creation ... Synchronizing Your Tutorial with SMIL ... Publishing your Tutorial Online ... Evaluating Your Tutorial ... -
Page 3: Is Streaming Media The Right Choice
Is Streaming Media the Right Choice? There are a variety of media formats that can fa- cilitate the successful delivery of online instruc- tion; the one you choose should reflect the goals and abilities of your instructors and learners. This guide is based on the redesigned online Engineering Communications Tutorial at the University of Texas, developed by the McKin- ney Engineering Library in partnership with the... -
Page 4: Planning Your Instruction
Planning Your Instruction Instructional designers spend a great deal of time planning instruction before actually creat- ing any instructional materials. This step is vital whether you are a teacher planning classroom activities, a writer developing a textbook, or a course developer for online instruction. Before you begin creating your online library instruction tutorials, take the time to thoroughly identify and organize the information you want... -
Page 5: Determining Available Technology/Skill Sets
Determining Available Technology/Skill Sets The technology with which you choose to deliver your instruction should complement the instruc- tional goals and audience profiles that were de- fined in the first section. This guide focuses on the use of streaming media (using Real® media delivery tools) to deliver audio, video, animation and slide-show presentations. -
Page 6: Script Creation
Script Creation The first step in producing your instructional ma- terials is creating the audio scripts for the indi- vidual sections. The audio will guide the learner through the information in each section of your tutorial, so the script should be crafted with your instructional goals and objectives in mind. -
Page 7: Visual Media Creation
Visual Media Creation The options for visual media creation are limited only by your imagination—and project dead- line! Between static images, animations, video, and text there are infinite combinations of rich, expressive visual delivery methods for your in- struction. The next step is to create visual media that will be displayed as the learner listens to your audio lecture. - Page 8 Visual Media Creation Flash segment itself. Short, simple animations are the easier to integrate with audio than pro- longed displays. Third, the more keypoints in your Flash movie, the larger the file. Keep keypoints to a minimum. Complex scripting should also be avoided. Although Real maintains that interaction with Flash elements as defined using ActionScript is preserved through the Real player, we rec-...
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Page 9: Audio Media Creation
Audio Media Creation There are as many software combinations avail- able for audio media production as there are for visual media production. In addition, a range of audio recording hardware is available depend- ing on your needs and expertise. Remember that the quality of your audio is affected by the quality of every step in the recording and editing process;... -
Page 10: Synchronizing Your Tutorial With Smil
Synchronizing Your Tutorial with SMIL SMIL, the synchronized multimedia integration language, is an XML-based mark-up language. If you’ve ever used HTML to create a Web page, SMIL will look somewhat familiar. A very simple SMIL file and an included RealPix file appear on the right. - Page 11 SMIL file accordingly. Real Networks maintains excellent documen- tation on producing multi-media presentations with SMIL and RealPix. Refer to thier support website (http://service.real.com/) for detailed help files and to learn about more sophisticated SMIL syntax.
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Page 12: Publishing Your Tutorial Online
Server is available to host your media. If so, be sure to place any media, RealPix and SMIL files on the Real Server. If you elect to embed your multi-media segments in an HTML framework, place the HTML files in your usual Web-publish- ing folder. -
Page 13: Evaluating Your Tutorial
Evaluating Your Tutorial Evaluation is a crucial step in the instructional design process. Evaluation allows you to con- tinuously increase the effectiveness of your instruction and hone your design skills. Since your instruction is an online tutorial, you’ll face unique challenges in evaluating your work—but don’t be discouraged! You will likely learn as much from the evaluation process as you did throughout the planning and production stages. -
Page 14: Thanks And Credits
Thanks and Credits The redesigned Engineering Communications Tutorial and the development process upon which this guide was based would not have been possible without the contributions of the staff at the Digital Library Services Division and the Dig- ital Information Literacy Office, eLeader Project. Thanks go out to Aaron Choate, Peter Keane, Mason Jones, Carolee Miles, and Susan Rit- tereiser for contributing their technical and... - Page 15 References 1. Nancy H. Dewald, “Trasnsporting Good Library Instruction Practices into the Web Environment: An Analysis of Online Tutorials, ” Journal of Aca- demic Librarianship 25 (January 1999), 26. 2. Brandon Hall, Web-Based Training Cookbook (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997), 4. 3.