147 pages pdf - ICT Digital Literacy

Content, Content (Not To Mention Content) … How To Best Design & Deliver It
#192: Don't Be Like A Badly Dubbed Film
If your voiceover is saying something different than the text on the screen, chances are neither
one is being well understood as learners try to make sense of both. Use voiceovers with
relevant graphics or transcripts to reinforce key points.
Dennis MacQuilken
#193: Fun Challenges
Make e-Learning fun with games and interactivity. For many, you will need to "undo" all the
negative thinking towards e-Learning. Fun and games -- with a learning component -- will do
wonders for "negative attitudes!" If the sponsoring organization has issues with the word
"game," change it to "challenge."
Carolyn Ulander
ADP National Account Services
#194: Familiarity Breeds Learning
Include real world examples, sample documents, charts, photos, and interviews in your content.
It helps the learner to relate more to the content.
Rick Anderson
Bricker & Eckler LLP
#195: DON'T Just Convert
Instructor Led classes cannot be simply turned into narrated PowerPoint slides and be
considered e-Learning. Many of the design and development considerations in e-Learning are
not used in classroom Instructional Design. For example: multimedia, graphic arts, IT
infrastructure, user-savvyness with PC's.
Mike Berta
The Berta Group
#196: Keeping Others In Mind As You Design
PowerPoint content usually has too much info on each slide - remember that white space is an element of
layout and design. Pictures and graphs add to variety and learning retention - but can be very distracting if
they slide in or move about, particularly for the large number of employees who have attention deficit disorder.
Fluorescent lights make reading e-Learning information from a screen difficult for those with tri-focals, dual
prescription contacts, or glaucoma.
Karen Bullock
Golden Valley Memorial Hospital
#197: Build Encouragement In
Having the words "Well done" "Good on ya!" or similar phrases appropriate to your audience appear on screen
may look a little corny, but they offer positive feedback for learners who have achieved something.
Kelly Manning
Government of New Zealand
#198: Graphics Wanted: Appropriate and Fast
When developing web-based e-Learning, make sure to optimize all graphics to ensure fast
download times. Also make sure that any graphics used are not distracting or offensive.
Darren W. Hood
Galaxy Plus Credit Union System
#199: When To Say No To Video
Forget video if your learners are using 56K modems.
Elizabeth Brock
Siemens
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