Is it an oxymoron?ENJOYABLE E-LEARNING

Clive Shepherd

E-LEARNING

Online content

Live online learning

E-LEARNING

Asynch online collaboration

Email

Forums

Blogs

Wikis

Social n

etworkingVirtual classroom sessionsWebinarsOnline meetings

e-TutorialsGames and simsVideosPodcastsPresentationsSoftware demos

Online content

E-LEARNING

e-Tutorials

E-LEARNING

Mihaly Csiksczentmihalyi

ENJOYMENT

1. Confronting tasks that wehave a chance of completing

2. Concentration3. Clear goals

4. Immediate feedback5. A deep, effortless involvement

6. A sense of control over one’s actions7. A reduced concern for self

8. Hours pass by in minutes

Eight Components of Enjoyment

oxus – pointedlyOXYMORON

morus – foolish

NO JOKES NO ANECDOTES NO INFORMALITIES NO PERSONALITY NO CHOICE NO SHORTCUTS NO JOKES NO ANECDOTES NO INFORMALITIES NO PERSONALITY NO CHOICE NO SHORTCUTS NO JOKES NO ANECDOTES NO INFORMALITIES NO PERSONALITY NO CHOICE NO SHORTCUTS NO JOKES NO ANECDOTES NO INFORMALITIES NO PERSONALITY NO CHOICE NO SHORTCUTS NO JOKES NO ANECDOTES NO INFORMALITIES NO PERSONALITY NO CHOICE NO SHORTCUTS NO JOKES NO ANECDOTES NO INFORMALITIES NO PERSONALITY NO CHOICE NO SHORTCUTS NO JOKES NO ANECDOTES NO INFORMALITIES NO PERSONALITY NO CHOICE NO SHORTCUTS

1POLICY CONSTRAINTS

too much contentirrelevant contentminimal interactionunchallenging interactioninflexible structuringinadequate examplesirrelevant examplesinsufficient practiceunrealistic practice

DESIGN FAULTS2

PROBLEMS IN THE BLEND3

no-one to answer questionsno-one to share withno-one to compare againstno-one to argue withno-one to provide feedbackno-one to follow-up with

‘E’ ISN’T ALWAYS FOR EVERYONE

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SOMETIMES LEARNING HURTS

5

e-learning enjoyment

1CHALLENGE CONVENTIONS

2TELL INTERESTING STORIES

3PROVIDE ENGAGING CHALLENGES

4DON’T OVERDO THE SELF-STUDY

5EXPRESS YOURSELF!

Is it an oxymoron?ENJOYABLE E-LEARNING

Clive Shepherd