I do not use single lines but paragraphs (sometimes) to fade in.
If you fade in single lines you are outbraking the learner - in my opinion.
Even if you fade in whole paragraphs one learner will tell you that it is to fast. The next lerner will tell you that it is to slow....
Why? Because everybody has his own reading speed.
My conclusion to this: I do not believe in "standard fade in times" because I think there is none.
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My solution to this:
Sometimes I offer a "next" button on a slide right beneath the last text/picture part, so the learner can reveal the content of a slide by his/her own reading speed. There is another benefit to this method:
The learner takes action... from a learning methods point of view it is better to have an active learner than a passive - readonly - learner.
Hi Jan, thank you for taking the time out to assist. Yes, just as I thought. Everyone has a different reading speed and fading in paragraphs rather than single lines minimises user fustration.
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I do not use single lines but paragraphs (sometimes) to fade in.
If you fade in single lines you are outbraking the learner - in my opinion.
Even if you fade in whole paragraphs one learner will tell you that it is to fast. The next lerner will tell you that it is to slow....
Why? Because everybody has his own reading speed.
My conclusion to this: I do not believe in "standard fade in times" because I think there is none.
+++
My solution to this:
Sometimes I offer a "next" button on a slide right beneath the last text/picture part, so the learner can reveal the content of a slide by his/her own reading speed. There is another benefit to this method:
The learner takes action... from a learning methods point of view it is better to have an active learner than a passive - readonly - learner.
Hi Jan, thank you for taking the time out to assist. Yes, just as I thought. Everyone has a different reading speed and fading in paragraphs rather than single lines minimises user fustration.
Great suggestion, Jan, and thanks you for sharing! Hope you are all set, Anna! :)
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