E-learning is kind of a big deal—and it’s getting more popular every day. Roughly 80 percent of organizations use some form of online training and 30 percent of all corporate training is e-le...
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Good stuff. I'm trying to balance the strengths and weaknesses of interactive online courses (a la Storyline) vs. online videos with graphics and audio (Camtasia).
I tend to think people learn more with the interactive, but at the same time, they're more likely to watch a series of brief videos.
Where I'm landing is offering interactive as a detail introduction with embedded videos that are also available separately for gap training.
Any thoughts?
I tend to think people learn more with the interactive, but at the same time, they're more likely to watch a series of brief videos.
Where I'm landing is offering interactive as a detail introduction with embedded videos that are also available separately for gap training.
Any thoughts?
Hi Rob! Glad you liked the article. I'm curious as to why you think people are more likely to watch videos than take an interactive course. In any case, I believe that you're adopting the right approach: using both interactivity and videos is a great way to keep your learners on their toes!
- Perception of time, mostly. I know if we want formal training, interactive online training is preferred, but if I'm going out to learn, say, a new program, I'll watch short videos over a longer, involved interactive course (which has a lot to do with my learning style; not sure about other people, but I prefer to best guess stuff and look for quick answers. Which makes it odd for me to be an ID, but go figure).
- Hmm ok I see what you mean. I actually think it's quite common for IDs to be autodidacts. I like to think it's part of what makes us so good at our jobs - we know how to learn and therefore know how to teach others!