2008 April

Links for your coffee break

21 April 2008 By Cathy Moore 2 Comments

Steaming cup of coffee Find out what 15 of your colleagues have to say about learning at work at the second Working/Learning blog carnival, hosted this time by Manish Mohan.

Marvel (or not!) at the advanced special effects used in the 1927 silent movie How to Use the Dial Telephone. See more old training movies at the Internet Archive.

What generation are you? This test uses your social media habits to determine your generation. (I’m Generation Y trapped in a Boomer body.)

Learn absolutely nothing from the PowerPoint presentation Chicken Chicken Chicken.

Filed Under: Elearning examples

Dude or droid: What makes dialog realistic?

16 April 2008 By Cathy Moore 11 Comments

How good is your ear for dialog? Find out with Dude or Droid, a simple drag-and-drop activity I created to try out Dragster.

As you decide who said each blurb, notice the cues that you’re responding to. What makes dialog sound natural, and what makes it sound stiff?

Click the image to start the activity, and pretend the “TRIAL” watermark isn’t there. Then come back here for some dialog tips and a mini-review of Dragster.