Just because the authoring software let's you do it, doesn't mean it's a good idea!
That's the starting point for this module.
E-Learning authoring software has become so sophisticated in recent years, it's amazingly easy to create all manner of effects and interactions. Yet many of the things an authoring tool will enable you to do have been proven to depress or inhibit learning.
This is why instructional designers need to understand the importance of research into how people learn and process information. And if you're concerned this module will be highly esoteric - don't be. Our key objective here is to teach you a set of practical design strategies that will enhance your learners' ability to process and assimilate new content quickly and easily.
This module typically covers the following:
- E-learning types: the three different types of e-learning and how and when to use them most effectively
- The learning process : how people actually learn online and how it is different from other environments
- Visuals, text and audio: the impact of using text and audio simultaneously and using visuals and text together
- Placement: how the placement of text and graphics can hugely increase (or decrease) the effectiveness of your content
- Exercises and examples: how best to use practice exercises and examples to consolidate learning
- Collaboration: why colloborative learning benefits learners and how to implement it
- Problem-solving: how to use e-learning to enhance problem-solving skills
- Learner choice: the impact of giving learners more or less choice when they work through an e-learning module