Tuesday With ETUG Finding the Best Tool for

Creating Slides with Audio

Keith Webster

Hayley Hewson

University of Victoria

January 27th, 2015, 12 noon (PDT)

Why do we need this tool?

• Research has shown that enhancing images

with text or audio is good pedagogical practice

• An interactive slideshow, where viewers have to

advance the slides, is ideal

• A slideshow with audio is an easy way to

enhance a mostly text based course

• Instructors/SMEs are usually comfortable with a

PowerPoint-like tool

What features do we need?

The slideshow needs to be

• publishable into an interactive (click-to-advance)

format

• easy to work with/edit

And needs to include options for:

• slide notes

• images

• audio

Publishing options

• Player options

• User interface

• File type (HTML5/Flash)

• Compatibility with LMS?

• Windows/Mac OSX/Android/iOS

• Firefox/IE/Safari/Chrome

Ease of use

• Is the interface intuitive?

• Is it easy to edit a slide,

image, notes or audio?

• Is it easy to republish

after editing?

Image: Library of Congress

Slide Notes

• Can a viewer copy and paste the slide notes

from the published presentation?

• Can slide notes be hidden and unhidden?

• Can you set notes to be hidden at start?

Images

• How do slides become images?

• Are slides with multiple objects correctly

converted?

• Do images retain sufficient resolution?

Audio

• Is audio quality acceptable

upon publication?

• Can you import audio into the

slide presentation?

• Can you record audio into the

slide presentation?

• Can you edit audio in the tool?

iSpring Presenter 7

Pros:

• Easy to build in• Simple audio editor• Seems robust

Cons:

• No Mac version• No copy/paste of notes

Adobe Captivate 8

Pros:

• Some copy/paste for notes• Lots of support material

Cons:

• Firefox issue• Difficult to use (notes/cc)• Scaling issues

Articulate Presenter 13

Pros:

• Slide notes pull from PPT notes

• Audio easier to use

Cons:

• Android forces app download

• iOS/Android interface just scaled version of full size

Adobe Presenter 10

Pros:

• Full support of copy/paste• Relatively simple interface

Cons:

• Limited Android support

Thank You!

• We hope this has been an informative and useful

presentation

• Please feel free to contact us if you have any

questions

• Keith Webster: keithw@uvic.ca

• Hayley Hewson: hhewson@uvic.ca

• Links: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/des/tell/index.htm