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Attract Students’ Attention in 30 Seconds or Less

Experiencing eLearning

Better Beginnings: How to attract students’ attention in 30 seconds or less. Official description: Information overload, tripletasking, hyperchoice, and short attention spans are just a few of the symptoms of the modern client. Can you grab your learners' attention faster than the water drop will hit the ground?

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Why It’s Important to Think About Your Course Name

LearnDash

As you know, online audiences have short attention spans and often make snap decisions based on a quick first impression. Most folks only stay on a web page for about 15 seconds, so if the name of your course doesn’t grab their attention, they may click elsewhere for content that seems more worth their time.

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10 Reasons to Use Illustrations Instead of Stock Photography in Learning

eLearningMind

The grinning woman eating a salad; the perfectly multicultural meeting; the man with a headset: these are the standards for stock photography. And while it definitely has its place, stock photography isn’t the gold standard when it comes to learning. Learners can sense stock photography from a mile away. But illustrations might.

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3 Simple Factors To Help You Make Better Image Choices For Your Courses

gomo learning

However, paying attention to the principles of consistency, hierarchy, and simplicity will keep your designs relevant and increase their shelf-life. Beyond this, image sourcing is the main process that breeds eLearning inconsistencies. Try to choose images that have the same: Background composition: Choose a specific style.

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Presentation storytelling with visuals of people

BrightCarbon

Humans are hardwired to respond to images. In fact, almost half our brain is involved in visual processing and can identify images in as little as 13 milliseconds. In the image below, do you read and understand the words first or the image? This is the reason lifestyle images are so popular in the stock media industry.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

A basic course which exceeds four hours in duration is generally too long to keep the attention of a typical learner, and it’s expensive – time spent in class is time away from work. Outside of work I enjoy several hobbies including camping, travel and photography. Blend Your “Content-Heavy” Courses. Enjoy people; embrace life!

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How to tell better stories with imagery

BrightCarbon

Saying that images are key tools for visual communication may seem obvious, but it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of using pretty pictures in a presentation simply because they’re pretty. Images can be so much more than decoration! Tips for choosing presentation images. Keep your images diverse. Avoid stereotypes.

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