10 tools for excellent eLearning
- Webinar
- A webinar can be a great way to conduct presentations, seminars or workshops when the instructor and the learners cannot easily get to the same location.
- Screencast demo
- Screencasts are designed to instruct learners by taking them step-by-step through a process, which they can follow alongside by themselves.
- Video
- Videos are a great way to communicate information by
showing the learner as opposed to telling them. Videos can add variety to the course and keep the learner engaged.
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- Discussion forum
- Online courses often include a discussion forum component, where learners can post questions and comments, and learn from others.
- Animation
- Animations are good for displaying information without the restrictions of using real people in a video. It allows for flexibility and creativity and can be useful for conveying emotionally difficult learning material.
- Software simulation
- Software simulations are excellent ways to familiarise learners with an application in a guided instructional setting.
- Online assessment
- Online assessment can take many different forms, they allow training managers to gauge how well staff have understood the materials as well as letting the learner track their own progress.
- Scenario
- It’s easy to present scenario pathways with online learning. Learners make decisions at each stage of a scenario, and get realistic feedback based on their choices, they can also be graded as they go.
- Online game
- Games and gamification are growing trends in online learning. Elements of games can be highly effective motivators when they are incorporated into online courses.
- Interactive diagram
- Graphics can be a simple and clever way to link information with a real-life context. Often voiceover to explain the diagram reduces the mental load for the learners.
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