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Make FREE Custom Avatars for Rapid e-Learning

Submitted by Molly Horn on Thu, 2012-02-09 23:00
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If you’re looking for a way to communicate with your learners that is not only unique, but FREE, a Voki avatar is a quick and easy way to add a dynamic touch to your Snap! by Lectora® and Snap! EmpowerTM content. Voki avatars add a personalized touch to rapid e-Learning courses and provide a great way to communicate things like directions, for example, that would otherwise be purely text-based.
What’s cool about Voki:
 
  • Create custom avatars very quickly and choose a person, animal, “oddball” and more as your character. You can even customize their clothing, accessories, hair, etc. 
  • Add your own audio files to create a voice for your avatar.
  • Otherwise, Voki will allow you to type in your content and an automated character will speak the part (of course, this is less personal than if you were to add your own voice, but may be valuable to some developers.)
  • Upload your own image to use as a background or setting or choose from one that Voki supplies.
  • Once you create your avatar, you can simply copy the embed code and pop it right onto your web page, in your content or anywhere else.
 
Check out this Voki avatar created in less than 5 minutes, below:
 

*Keep in mind, this avatar was made using only the resources within Voki to demonstrate those capabilities. It could have been much more customized using a recorded narration and custom images for the background.
 
5 Quick Tips for Using Avatars
 
  1. Create multiple avatars as different characters. This is great for storytelling, which will engage learners.
  2. Use your avatar to navigate and explain to the learner as they progress through the course.
  3. Your avatar can play the role of a peer that asks questions, provides topics for discussion or suggests other resources for the learner to research.
  4. Use avatars to emphasize important training words, phrases and concepts to engage audio learners. This also helps to establish the correct pronunciation when dealing with technical terms.
  5. Avatars can also be a great way to include fun or useful facts and resources as the learner progresses to break up a content-heavy course.
 
Avatars are a fun, effective way to engage learners. While not every course, client or company will be a good match for these virtual characters, avatars can be a fantastic, free way to add even more excitement to your Snap! by Lectora and Snap! Empower rapid e-Learning content!
 
 
This week's Friday Fan is comes from an e-Learning guru, full of rapid e-Learning wisdom:
 
@msimon14: "Won an argument today when I proposed using for my next project. I said, 'It's $99.' End of argument."
 
 
Who's going to argue with that one? Thanks Mark, looking forward to your upcoming 2012 Lectora User Conference presentation featuring tips for Snap! by Lectora and Snap! Empower!
 
Want another rapid e-Learning freebie? Download your 30-day free e-Learning software trial of Snap! by Lectora and Snap! Empower today!
 
 
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Molly Horn is a Content Evangelist at Trivantis Corporation. She graduated from University of Cincinnati with a degree in Communication and focus in Public Relations.