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Creating Compelling Animations for Your Online Course

Credit: iStock.com/grinvalds
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While animation used to be the purview of professional studios, today software like Vyond makes it easy for those with no animation skills at all. I design and teach an online college-readiness course that includes a wide variety of engaging content; however, students continue to insist that the animated videos help them the most. In addition, animations can have a staying power that other course content simply can’t. Given the unique nature of animated content, I can still use the videos I created six years ago, whereas all other live-action videos and interactive content quickly become outdated and require radical revision over the years. There are just a few steps to follow in making animations for your courses.

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  1. This is really interesting, but for some reason I can’t see any of the videos you’ve created. My browser says it can’t find mediasite.ccs.ua-net.ua.edu. :(

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