Instant Video Presenter is an easy way to create engaging learning

I found a product on the Internet that looked really innovative. It is called Video Instant Presenter and it is available from the people at EJ4.

The idea is simple: You can record video of the trainer standing in front of a green screen, and then on your PC you have the PowerPoint or other media. The program will magically make what is on your computer screen show up as a background to the person doing the training. This is an inexpensive program and could be the answer for creating content that merges the image of a real live instructor with your PowerPoint, for asynchronous learning. I am planning on ordering the program and will post how it works.

Low Cost: The cost for this product is incredibly cheap: If you buy it with a camera included it is less than $250. If you already have a camera, you can get it without the camera for under $150. This price includes the Green Screen. You can download a trial version for free, but the free trial doesn’t include the green screen.

The link for more information is http://affiliate.instantvideopresenter.com/aw.aspx?A=78

Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory

David Kolb’s learning styles:

 

Two Continuums: Perception (how we think about stuff) & Processing (how we do things)

N: Concrete Experience = Feeling (not thinking). Artistic, intuitive. [Trainer as motivator]

E: Reflective Observation = Watch, Observing and describing. [Trainer as Expert]

S: Abstract Conceptualization = Think (not feeling). Scientific, systematic. [Trainer as coach]

W: Active Experimentation = Doing. [Trainer helps people to learn for themselves]

 

Learner Types:

Convergers: feel+do. solve problems, decisive.

Divergers: feel+watch.

Assimilators: think+watch

Accomodators: feel+do

Space Guidelines for Training

According to Delivering Training (ASTD)

Reception Area: 2-10 square feet per person.

Meal: 12-13 square feet per person.

Theater Seating: 9-10 square feet per person.

Classroom Seating: 15-17 square feet per person.

Conference Seating: 23-25 square feet per person.

U-Shaped Seating: 34-36 square feet per person.

Distance from the Screen in Training

Here are some guidelines from the book Delivering Training (ASTD)

1. The distance from the screen to the last row of seats should not exceed six screen widths.
2. The distance from the screen to the front row of seats should be at least twice the width of the screen.
3. The proper width of the viewing area is three screen widths. No one should be more than one screen width to the left or right of the screen.
4. Ceiling height is important. The room’s ceiling should be high enough – a minimum of nine feet – to permit people seated in the last row to see the bottom of the screen over, no around, the heads of those in front of them.