Battle of the beards
Design innovations: 10 ways to improve the user experience
Originally presented by James Cory-WrightLearning Technologies, London, January 2012
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Innovation in e-learning
Technology-led?
Design-led?
Technological innovation for its own sake risks losing sight of the user
Design can keep us closest to the user
“Form ever follows function.”
Louis Sullivan
Design innovations: 10 ways to improve the user experience
Butterfly moments
The little flights of imaginationthat bring the biggest benefit to our toour end-users.
Incremental innovation – little ideas on the back of big projects
Battle of the beards
versus
Evolution or revolution?
Butterfly moment 1
Reflect the user
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Butterfly moment 2
Respect the user
Portal style courses
Self-directingUser-ledFlexibleExploratory
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Butterfly moment 2
Respect the user
Butterfly moment 3
Re-purpose
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Butterfly moment 3
Re-purpose (with a twist)
Butterfly moment 4
“Resources not courses”
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Butterfly moment 4
“Resources not courses”
Butterfly moment 5
Reach the people
“Less emphasis on knowledge acquisition more on the creation of support networks that can provide knowledge."
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Threads
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Threads
Threads
Threads
Top-up tests on the mobile
Butterfly moment 5
Reach the people
Butterfly moment 6 (a)Make it easy on yourself!
Butterfly moment 6
Re-invent the e-learning screen
Butterfly moment 7
Re-purpose good stuff that inspires you(and your users)
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Butterfly moment 8
Evolve
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Learning solutions we’ve developed with our clients
Butterfly moment 9
Remember what the user needs from your design
10 ideas for innovation
1.Reflect your users
2.Respect your users
3.Re-purpose successful formulas (with a twist)
4.Resources not courses
5.Reach the people
6.Reinvent the e-learning screen
7.Re-purpose good stuff that inspires you
8.Revolve
9.Remember what the user needs from your design
Summary
10 ideas for innovation
1.Reflect your users
2.Respect your users
3.Re-purpose successful formulas (with a twist)
4.Resources not courses
5.Reach the people
6.Reinvent the e-learning screen
7.Re-purpose good stuff that inspires you
8.Revolve
9.Remember what the user needs from your design
10.Revolutionise!
Butterfly moment 10
Users “want learning to beinteractive, student centred, authentic, collaborative and on-demand”.
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