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Don Bair has over 30 years experience in the training industry with ten plus years in eLearning. He has produced eLearning courses for various industries including computer systems, call centers, insurance, customer service, aircraft flight instruction, civil engineering, and healthcare. Don has been a featured presenter at national and local training conferences. He has been active in ASTD, ISPI, the Distance Learning Association, and the eLearning Guild. He has served as a member of the Business Intelligence Committee for Chief Learning Officer Magazine. Don earned a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
Latest from Don Bair
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Almost Human (But Not Quite): Evaluating Text-to-Speech for eLearning Narration
Text-to-speech (TTS) software has been available for many years, as a substitute for human narrators. Until recently, however, instructional designers and learners alike tended to reject TTS because of the “mechanical” quality of the resulting narration. Has anything changed? Here’s a look at one small department’s study of today’s TTS.
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How Much Narration in eLearning? Our Lessons Learned
Whether to narrate eLearning content, how much to narrate, and choosing the person or “voice” to narrate are among questions that come up constantly for eLearning designers. Unfortunately, the research and the guidance from experts is not necessarily consistent or easy to apply. Here is what one team learned from their own study of the questions, and the guidelines they adopted.