Stephen Haskin
Principal, Industrial Strength Learning
Stephen Haskin, the principal of Industrial Strength Learning, started in video production and computing in the 1970s. He has worked with digital video and eLearning since the late 1980s, and has been at the forefront of streaming media. Previously, Stephen was a producer and director of film and video and won many awards for his work. He worked for the University of Michigan for several years, but has now returned to the private sector where he currently directs and consults for distance-learning projects and video. Stephen frequently speaks at conferences and seminars, is the author of three books, and is writing a fourth book about media and learning.
Latest from Stephen Haskin
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What Can You Get with This Year’s Video Budget?
Video is a fact of life in eLearning, so your budget for video equipment and production is important. What can you get within your video budget?
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Using Video for Learning: New eLearning Guild Research
Video for learning is growing in importance, and designers are finding more ways to use it. The latest eLearning Guild research puts numbers to the trend.
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Using Video for Learning
In fall 2017, The eLearning Guild conducted a survey with its members on how they are using video for learning. This research report delves into the data collected from the survey and shares key findings.
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Dynamic Interactive Video
Computers and smartphones have changed video, from analog-based to “creation on the fly.” Take a look at the future of dynamic interactive video.
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VR and AR in eLearning: Ready for Prime Time?
Are we close to practical uses of AR and VR for learning, skill development, and performance? Here are some answers.
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HDR Video: Next Year’s Buzzword?
You’ll hear more about HDR video before 2019. Do you need it?
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Making eLearning Video in a Department of One
Sometimes we get to produce eLearning with a team, and sometimes we are a video department of one. Doing all the work of video creation—being a department of one—has many advantages and some disadvantages. What are they, and how do you deal with them? What are the differences between working with and without a crew?
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See One, Do One, Teach One: How Technology Is Changing the Study of Medicine
There was a time when medical training consisted of following a mentor (physician), with learning based on the process of “see one, do one, teach one.” It was the gold standard in teaching medicine. It was also an apprenticeship system. Technology is changing medical education, and it may also be driving the training of doctors full circle.
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Affordances of Learning
Affordances are a way of determining if you need to create eLearning or live training or video. Or a textbook, pamphlet, or some other form of printed material. There are no truly established rules for affordances. And they’re constantly evolving. In eLearning especially, it sometimes seems that we do things willy-nilly without thinking about whether this is the right thing to do.
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Video’s Stepchildren: Writing, Audio, and Soundtracks
If you’re making eLearning productions these days, you’re probably making video. What are you doing to give your video depth and get learners believing they’re in the situation you want them to believe in? The right answer, for many eLearning productions, is to create a sonic environment. Not just narration or a voice track, but a soundtrack. Here are some ideas to get you started.