1.Chicago eLearning ShowcaseAugust 11, 2010 Creating Engaging eLearning Presenter Judy Martins Mid American Regional Training INStitute

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3. TEAMS WORK

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4. Lets get to know each other!

Pick an Object

ANY Object

Note 5 things about the object

Share with your neighbor how these 5 things apply to YOU!

5. Butterfly

Flying / Soaring

Transformed from a caterpillar

Dramatic / Creative

In Motion

FUN

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Interactive /Engaging

Accelerated Learning

Business Simulations

Teamwork/Team Problem Solving

All of US are Smarter than any one of US

Leadership Development

7. NOT Good eLearning! 8. Your Turn!

What makes eLearningSuccessful?

9. Why Engaging is Important! 10. Interaction ALWAYSBeats Passive Learning !

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T eamwork

11. What do we mean by Engaging?

Kirkpatricks 4 levels of Evaluation

Level 1 Reaction

• Did theyLIKE it?

Level 2 Learning

• Did theyLEARNSOMETHING ?

Level 3 Behavior

• Did theyUSEwhat they learned ?

Level 4 Results

• Did thenew behaviorIMPACTthe bottom line ?

12. What can we do to Engage Learners?

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G rabs our Attention

A ctivates Our Minds

G ains Our Knowledge

I nteractive

N oteworthy

G ives New Ideas

13. Your Turn!

What techniques can we use to create

ENGAGING eLearning?

14. Some Engaging Ideas:

Color

Graphics & Pictures

Job Aids to Print after Post Test

Case Studies / Role play

Webinars

Questions and Answers

Blogs / Wikis / Twitter

Social Networking Face book

Games for Review

15. 4 Steps toCreating Engaging eLearning

Define the Outcome

• What do you want to achieve?

• WIIFM

Design Content

• Simple, but not simplistic

• Include practice Sessions

Deliver Content with 75 - 86% Interactivity

• Easy to: Respond & Remember

Assess Learner Achievement

16. Using Games for Review

Jeopardy Board

Tick Tack Toe

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Wheel of Fortune

17. Points & Prizes

Funny Money

• 10 wins a piece of candy

• 500 a mug

• 50,000 wins a jacket

Messenger Bag

Rubber Duckies

18. Your Turn!

Pick an eLearning topic and discuss it (Technologies? Tools?)

19. Resources Shank, The Online Learning Idea Book (Pfeiffer) Watkins, 75 Ideas for E-Learning Solem & Pike, 50 Creative Training Closers: Innovative Ways to End Your Training with IMPACT! Silberman, 101 Ways to Make Training Active (2005 **2nd Edition) Scannell & Newstrom: The Games Trainers Play series http://jeopardylabs.com 20. Good Work!

Give Yourself a Hand !