Making a long course feel less long

Hi James, 

It seems you already have a good sense of what boring training looks like in elearning format.  One the critical elements of why I build any interaction in a SL2 project is whether or not the interaction meets or reinforces a learning objective.  I would recommend you start there as that would help you map the path through which the learner must "travel".  Compliance training is a very challenging concept because A) the business (usually your compliance officer) wants to check a box i.e. we trained our employees and B) compliance is a forced concept in many industries.  So how can you make that interesting?  The elearning course should be a multimedia experience and interactive (which means the learner should do something, make a decision, etc.)

I hope this helps you a little as otherwise I would have write a book to explain all the details.  I'm on Twitter @stylelearn

Here's a sample ; )

https://www.stylelearn.com/elhchallenges/50shades/story.html

Thank you for starting me off in the right direction Alexander. I did get a chuckle out of the link. The issue is definitely due in part to the fact that some of the individuals that are steering the compliance and final approval portion of the training think that entertaining/engaging might also translate to unprofessional and so i'm riding the line between formal and fun. I will look into ways to make simple supporting interactions as you suggested.

               Thanks again

                                James

I would suggest pushing back at the powers-that-be. This "tell them and they will comply" isn't effective, as they say, "Telling ain't Training". The department wanting the training might as well email the policies and get a read-receipt on the email. It would be just as effective and save time. 

A better way to do this would be to develop scenarios, provide the relevant documentation and let people make decisions. Feedback could include reactions like, "That wasn't a very good choice, You ended up in jail and cost the company millions. You should try again."

The read receipt comment is actually not far off of the way I feel, investing the time to design and achieving the same result as a mass email. Thanks for the great tips and assurance that i'm not crazy for pushing for something better.

      Much appreciated 

                             James