Studies, as well as common sense, indicate that interactivity helps the learner retain information as well as increasing the learner’s willingness to spend time with the material. The conclusion reached by Fleming and Levie is supported b William Horton, a leading expert in the field of web-based instructional design, in his work titled Designing Web-Based Training. 2003). The Advantages of Interactivity. There are many advantages of having learners interact with the subject matter they are learning. Horton [3] writes, “Interactivity boosts learning. References. 1998). MORE >>

For example, in a course on Information Security, we designed a course about protecting a gem from a thief. The game design did not have a strong focus on the message of information security, but in a subtle manner, the presence of a strong context reiterated that information assets are precious and must be protected. Another example is a game in which learners can seek help from an expert 3 times, but the score they gain is lower than if they answered without help. Purnima has been working as the Head of Knowledge Platform’s instructional design function since 2003. MORE >>

Expert users will become Super Users. This is an updated version of the BEM described by Roger Chevalier (2003). Environmental factors include information, resources, and incentives: Information is communicating clear expectations, providing the necessary guides to do the work, and giving timely, behaviorally specific feedback. Chevalier says that information, resources, and incentives are usually cheaper to fix than individual factors. May/June 2003). More specifically, it is a process for cost-effectively influencing human behavior and accomplishment. MORE >>

Such misuse ignores the most important rule of speaking: Respect your audience." - Edward Tufte (2003) "The use of the PowerPoint presentation has been a disaster. Edward Tufte (2003) even explains in his "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information" book, how PowerPoint caused the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia in 2003. suppose information overload enabled me to forget the key points needed to score an 'A'. Part 1 - Teaching Habits That Inspire You Out of Learning? Part 2 - I Have Bragging Rights, Because I Am.? ZaidLearn's Del.icio.us Come on! MORE >>

These value and principles make Agile more adaptive rather than predictive; and people-oriented rather than process-oriented (Fowler, 2003). Use Exemplary Performers and/or Subject Matter Experts to help identify the complexity of the environment. Select the correct learning objects, processes, and tools that will provide the needed knowledge and skills that support both formal and informal learning — the use of small learning objects will increase the speed of iterations and allow you to more easily transform parts of the instruction into informal and nonformal learning. MORE >>