Question for all of you : Where would you place a reference / source (for graphs and images) in your e-learning course?
For example, I have seen the source of an image placed directly underneath it. I have also seen a clickable pop-up box, and seen some add a page at the end of the course containing every reference / source.
In academic settings, I tend to put references on each relevant page. I often just use inline citation format at the bottom page with a full reference list at the end. In corporate settings, I tend to only put them at the end. That's not a hard and fast rule, but that's my starting point.
I am also trying to address this issue. My courses will have lots of references and I am trying to avoid cluttering the slides. My thought was to use inline citations for scientific courses where the learner would likely recognize the author's name. If the content is for professional development and the authors will be unknown to the learner, then my thought was to use reference numbers. Any other ideas?
I think the best solution will differ depending on the content being referenced.
Personally I can't see the point of having a pop-up box, unless there was a reason for the learner to click it they will never see it and is a waste of time/effort.
Previously for images I have given credit in a small italic font below the image. For content that was from one particular person or book i have used */# etc in the content and the references at the bottom of the page. General credits I normally put on the closing page if they are required although generally they aren't.
If it's academic and there's more than 2-3, I would also add it into downloadable resource so that students can have an easy way of looking up journal articles/books etc after the module.
We use references extensively. We put them as a layer on the relevant slide. However, this has always been cumbersome as if a reference gets added early on in the package, we have to go back through and re-number everything afterwards.
Can anyone think of a more efficient way of doing this. I'd like a more dynamic way of using references - similar to the footnotes feature in MS Office. Does this exist in Storyline?
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In academic settings, I tend to put references on each relevant page. I often just use inline citation format at the bottom page with a full reference list at the end. In corporate settings, I tend to only put them at the end. That's not a hard and fast rule, but that's my starting point.
I am also trying to address this issue. My courses will have lots of references and I am trying to avoid cluttering the slides. My thought was to use inline citations for scientific courses where the learner would likely recognize the author's name. If the content is for professional development and the authors will be unknown to the learner, then my thought was to use reference numbers. Any other ideas?
I'm with Christy on this one....
If you are teaching "about" something (ie education), then the sources should go with the relevant content.
If you are teaching how to "do" something (ie training), then the sources should be hidden away at the end (if needed at all).
I think the best solution will differ depending on the content being referenced.
Personally I can't see the point of having a pop-up box, unless there was a reason for the learner to click it they will never see it and is a waste of time/effort.
Previously for images I have given credit in a small italic font below the image. For content that was from one particular person or book i have used */# etc in the content and the references at the bottom of the page. General credits I normally put on the closing page if they are required although generally they aren't.
If it's academic and there's more than 2-3, I would also add it into downloadable resource so that students can have an easy way of looking up journal articles/books etc after the module.
We use references extensively. We put them as a layer on the relevant slide. However, this has always been cumbersome as if a reference gets added early on in the package, we have to go back through and re-number everything afterwards.
Can anyone think of a more efficient way of doing this. I'd like a more dynamic way of using references - similar to the footnotes feature in MS Office. Does this exist in Storyline?
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