Clive Shepherd twittered a nice presentation ‘e-Learning Sucks’. It covers the fact that most e-learning design just follows traditional instructional design models (’lectures’). I come across this phenomenon often when subject matter experts use authoring tools to braindump their knowledge into powerpoint like e-learning modules. They call this rapid e-learning, but a good friend of mine tends to call this e-sleeping (in the presentation you see why!).
From the nice design of the slides you can grasp where the critique comes from: media & game design. Although I agree that principles of media & game design can be excellently applied to e-learning this is not the only route. Not all powerfull stuff on Internet looks great. You just have to be creative in using the strengths of internet to support learning. Conclusion: nice work and good points, but there is more to good e-learning design when you ask me.
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1 Cheryl McNeil // Feb 5, 2010 at 10:58 pm
I can see where elearning can suck as it is so put, but it doesn’t have to suck.
Be sure whoever is handling your e-Learning development, that you receive a wide selection of interaction and assessments. It will not only keep learners more engaged, but also allow you to record how well the learner is retaining the e-Learning content.
2 Electrician courses // Jun 14, 2010 at 1:01 pm
e-Learning isn’t always the best idea, but it depends on who your learning provider is! If they’re terrible, then e-Learning will suck, but if they’re actually organized and professional then e-Learning can be a lot easier.
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