Ideas for Enriching the e-Learning Experience

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Ideas for Designing Rich andEngaging e-Learning Experiences

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Learner Profile

Distracted learners:- Blackberry and iPhones- T.V., DS and X-Box for the kids

Concentration span is low

Preference for bite-size info

And if it is not on a screen it is hard toconsume!

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Expertise requires deep knowledge of adiscipline

- 10,000 hours of deliberate practice tobecome a world-class expert

- This for a set of learners that would

ideally like to learn one tweet a day!

Ontheotherhand



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Reducing the time to competence:

Is it possible to become an expert with less than 10,000hours of practice?

Malcolm Gladwell -- it is possible, young tennis prodigiesprove this

You need:

- Enriched learning experiences- Better Learning tools- Appropriate feedback



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learn best practices from all things addictive

1. Art of Story-telling:

- Panchtantra, Arabian Nights

- Characters, plot, language

- Frames, irony, suspense

How to enrich the e-learning experience



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- When skill is low & Challengeis high: Anxiety, Worry, Give-up

- When skill is high & Challengeis low: Relax, Bored, Apathy

- Optimal level of Skill &Challenge: State of FLOW

- Games are addictive, they aredesigned to keep us in a state ofArousal or Flow

2. Learn from Game-Design Principles

Prof Mihaly Csikszentmihalyisconcept of FLOW



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Lessons for Pedagogy from Game-Design

Personalisation based on learning styles and type ofintelligence, and

Learning from games, personalisation based on

Skill-level or Prior Knowledge (PK)- PK is low, Challenge is high = Anxiety, Worry,

Give-up

- Learner needs Scaffolding

- PK is high, Challenge is low = Boredom



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GameforLearning

Examples of Educational Games



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UsingGamesin Schools

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3. Cool Form Factor- Delivery of learning on devices like game

consoles, mobile or smart phones

also makes the learning experience more engaging

- Especially for young or distracted learners



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Sum-upWe need enriched, engaging and participativelearning experiences for todays distracted learners

We should learn from all things addictive to create

such enriched learning experiences

Glean best practices from story-telling, game-designing and collaboration

Cool and funky delivery vehicles like game consoles& mobile phones further enhance engagement



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About the Author

Co-founder, www.TimelessLifeskills.co.uk

Co-founder, www.EnablingDimensions.com

Blog: http://atulpant.blogspot.com

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