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Interactions: to tell or to test?

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All this explains why one of the things most of us want our e-learning to be is ‘interactive’ In e-learning, as in life, interactions are more engaging and memorable than lectures. Not all interactions are equal. I call these ‘telling’ interactions. I call these ‘testing’ interactions.

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Day 2: The right interactions at the right time

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Today we’re going to take a look at the interactions in your e-learning course. We’ll review what you’ve got, where they are (or where they should be, if there aren’t currently any interactions), and what they are focused on. How often or where should there be an interactive screen?

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Five days to better e-learning: recap

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We looked at everything from the big picture (learning outcomes, high level structure and flow, and overall character) to the detail (all components of interactions and specific wording choices). Day 2: The right interactions at the right time. So here is a quick recap of the key things we focused on. Day 5: Sanity check!

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Day 3: The Goldilocks rule and good feedback

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Yesterday we worked on where we could include some interactions in your e-learning course for maximum learning impact. Sticking with interactions, today we’re going to zoom in and focus on the options and feedback in those interactions. Here’s what they came up with. Re-word questions so they don’t give away the answer.

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#EDCMOOC: utopias & dystopias – looking to the future (part 1)

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The impact of technology on face-to-face interaction and family togetherness is often lamented these days. Even when the children are experimenting with colours on a fancy interactive glass surface, it’s not fundamentally any different from kids mixing paint colours on an activity table.

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Have you done your good deed for the day?

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Posted on March 14, 2011 by Stephanie Dedhar | Leave a comment As you may or may not know, some of the guys and girls at Saffron Interactive are running a half marathon this weekend.

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What you should look for when doing a QA

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You should be checking that all interactive elements are easy to use and smooth – disjointed or stilted activities aren’t user-friendly. Finally, if accessibility is a requirement, this needs checking too, as does the interaction between the course and any system it needs to be hosted on or interact with.