What would you include in a catalogue of interactions?
Sep 27, 2016
We are working on a project with several courses and want to have a catalogue of interactions available and precreated for ISDs to choose from. They are not limited to these, but it will help make the design process go a little smoother. Obviously - some types of interactions will work for courses that won't work for this one (e.g., we wouldn't have conversations in this one) but I would love to hear what templated interactions people have come up with in the past to include in a little catalogue of interactions.
I'm also reviewing the E-Learning Challenges for more ideas.
Some of the basics we will already have:
- Quizzes (includes scenarios with answers that follow)
- Drag and Drop
- Click and Reveal
- Markers
We will also have an investigation interaction with various artifacts spread throughout.
Have you ever created a catalogue of templates for a series of courses? What were some that you used?
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Great question, Rachel! I've actually been considering this as well. I'll be curious to see what others share. Here are a few thoughts:
Agree with Tim that this is a great question. I've created an interaction catalog in the past (although mine was for clients) and found it very helpful.
Some of the interactions I included in mine were:
And although not interactions, I also included live links in my catalog/menu to a published sample course to highlight the player features like the resources tab, glossary, custom lightbox links, etc that should be present. Not only was this a helpful way to demonstrate how the course player should look for all the courses in the curriculum, it was also a nice reminder that we had other options for making course content accessible--without it needing to be on a slide.
Great resource, Rachel. If I can be so bold... You may want to help your IDs be even more creative by providing a more detailed list, rather than just a general type.
For example: Instead of just "Sorting Interaction", perhaps you might put down...
While all sorting interactions, giving clues into how they might use them typically sparks more variety and creativity in your courses.
As a side benefit, the list then serves as a creative repository and inspiration for new interaction variants that IDs may be eager to add to as they flex their creative muscles. ;-)
That's great! Thank you Bob.
One thing that shows great promise is an interactive video, like this one. However, I think it's important to think about what you are trying to teach the learner: operations or knowledge? The answer should influence the decision which interaction to choose greatly.
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