Characters in E-Learning

 

Characters in E-Learning #18: Challenge | Recap

 

One of the most active topics in our community is around using characters in online courses. Whether they’re photographic, illustrated, or animated, and whether you call them avatars, talking heads, on-screen coaches, or pedagogical agents, instructional characters can help connect your learners to the content.

 

Examples of characters in e-learning

 

Presenter character

 

A popular way to use characters in courses is as a virtual host or presenter that guides your learners through the e-learning course.

 

 

View the character host example

 

Interactive Characters

 

Using interactive markers and labels you can introduce your learners to a cast of real or fictitious characters.

 

Interactive Characters

 

View the interactive character example

 

Challenge of the week

 

This week your challenge is to show us how to use characters in e-learning. You can create static slides that show character-based ideas, or build something more dynamic to show the interaction between characters.

 

Tools

 

You can use Articulate Storyline, Articulate Studio ’09, Articulate Studio ’13, or PowerPoint to show your character-inspired interactions.

 

Resources

 

 

Forum discussions

 

 

Tutorials

 

 

Additional resources

 

 

Last week’s e-learning job aids challenge

 

 

You guys sure dragged out some amazing examples for our last weekly challenge. One of the things I love about these challenges is the way you all bring your own individual touch to each one.

 

To help stay in character this week, check out the inspirational examples your fellow community members shared in the last challenge:

 

Using Characters in E-Learning #247

Share your charcter examples in our current challenge

Using Characters in E-Learning #247