Learner Engagement Archives

Instructional Design

IDEAS FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COURSES

In this article, we discuss the use of decision-making scenarios as the most important strategy to engage learners cognitively at a deeper level. It outlines strategies to help create effective scenarios, including making sure they reflect real-world challenges, using plausible incorrect answer choices, providing realistic consequences of decisions made and detailed feedback on why choices were correct or incorrect. The article also explains the importance of creating relatable characters and finding the right level of complexity in scenarios to challenge learners but not frustrate them.

Learnnovators August 24, 2023

Instructional Design

LEARNER ENGAGEMENT – IDEAS FOR IMPROVING EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COURSES

This article discusses strategies to create and enhance emotional engagement in e-learning courses. It emphasizes the importance of a strong WIIFM to generate confidence about the course in the learner, while also discussing other strategies to bring about engagement. Additionally, the article suggests specific places in the course where these strategies can be applied.

Learnnovators August 17, 2023

Instructional Design

LEARNER ENGAGEMENT – IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

This article delves into the misconceptions surrounding the term “learner engagement”. It differentiates between the shallow engagement brought about by empty interactivity and visuals (behavioral engagement) and the deeper engagement sought after by instructional designers (emotional and cognitive engagement).

Learnnovators August 10, 2023

E-Learning

SHOULD WE REALLY GIVE LEARNERS CONTROL?

The question of learner control has always been an important issue in e-learning. Some argue that giving learners control over their learning process can enhance engagement and improve learning outcomes. At the same time, there is a tangible fear that too much control can lead to distractions and ineffective learning. In this article, we explore the idea of learner control and examine whether it is truly beneficial for learners or not.

Learnnovators May 10, 2023

Instructional Design

WEAVING A TALE – HOW STORYTELLING CAN ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Storytelling has the power to transport us to different worlds.

It can also be an incredibly effective tool in your next course.

Weaving a tale into your instructional design can help learners better understand and remember material, and make it more relatable and interesting. So, next time you’re creating a course, think about how you can incorporate stories to bring it to life.

Learnnovators April 27, 2023

Learning & Development

THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF LEARNER ENGAGEMENT

Learner engagement is a tough beast to tame. Granted. But let’s not forget that it’s not the end goal in itself. Read on to find out why, and what to focus on additionally.

Learnnovators April 12, 2023

Instructional Design

LEARNER PERSONA DEEP DIVE; THE WHAT, THE WHY AND THE HOW

This article takes you on a deep dive into the what and the why of learner personas. It also elaborates on how to obtain the information needed for creating those personas.

Learnnovators March 1, 2023

E-Learning

HOW TO WRITE KILLER WIIFMs THAT WILL MAKE LEARNERS WANT TO TAKE YOUR COURSE

You are probably already familiar with the term WIIFM if you’ve worked in L&D for any amount of time. But what exactly is it, and why is it important? And how do you write a killer WIIFM that makes learners want to go through the course.

Learnnovators December 30, 2022

Learning & Development

HOW TO PROVE THE VALUE OF YOUR L&D TEAM

Struggling to prove the value of your L&D team to stakeholders? Here are some practical pointers to help you with that.

Learnnovators December 21, 2022

Instructional Design

HUMOR IN INSTRUCTIONAL WRITING – IT’S NO LAUGHING MATTER

We’re used to trying different tactics to make our content a little bit more engaging. But here, we are talking about a highly under-utilized tactic – humor. I can hear the alarm bells ringing already. The content is too serious! No one will laugh! I don’t know how to write humor!… and so on. Relax. This article explores a few tips you can use to incorporate a little bit of humor into your next instructional writing project. Hope you have fun!

Learnnovators December 14, 2022

THE LEARNNOVATORS BLOG

This blog presents informative articles and lots of useful tools and resources on learning design, covering e-learning, m-learning, gamified learning, informal learning, 70:20:10 and much more.

IDEAS FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COURSES

LEARNER ENGAGEMENT – IDEAS FOR IMPROVING EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COURSES

LEARNER ENGAGEMENT – IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

SHOULD WE REALLY GIVE LEARNERS CONTROL?

WEAVING A TALE – HOW STORYTELLING CAN ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF LEARNER ENGAGEMENT

LEARNER PERSONA DEEP DIVE; THE WHAT, THE WHY AND THE HOW

HOW TO WRITE KILLER WIIFMs THAT WILL MAKE LEARNERS WANT TO TAKE YOUR COURSE

HOW TO PROVE THE VALUE OF YOUR L&D TEAM

HUMOR IN INSTRUCTIONAL WRITING – IT’S NO LAUGHING MATTER

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