5 ways to make linear navigation more interesting
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I get to click the Next button!
5 ways to make linear navigation more interesting
Yay!
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Sometimes, we can’t get what we want for our learners.
We don’t have the budget for
that.We don’t have
the time for that.
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As a result, you might be stuck with this:
Unfortunately, the path through a linear course can feel like this...
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Conveyor-belt courses let learners click Next without thinking.
But isn’t thinking the whole point?
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If you have to create a Next-button course, you can use the button to your advantage. You can encourage learners to:
1. Pause at the Next button.2. Think.3. Want to click the button.
So the path through the course becomes more like...
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In most linear courses, a slide contains a complete idea. It tells you everything you need to know.
You click Next simply out of obedience.
OK, click the Next button now.
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Instead of finishing every thought on a slide, what if we made learners feel like...
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5 ways to make learners want to click Next
1. Ask a question 2. Use an incomplete sentence3. Suggest a sequence; build a list4. Compare & contrast5. Create a dilemma
The following techniques work because they make a slide incomplete. They keep the learner a little off balance.
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1. Ask a questionEnd the slide with a question.
What kinds of questions work well?
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Questions that work well
Make learners gauge their existing knowledge:
How do most identity thieves get their information?
Ask them to predict what’s next:
What could happen to Stella’s data?
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More questions that work
Set up a mystery that will unfold through several slides:
(A client discovers her identity was stolen.) Was it the firm’s fault?
Ask for advice:
(A worker sees a colleague install what could be a keylogging device.) What should she do?
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Questions to avoid
Questions no one cares about:
How many times per hour is someone’s identity stolen?
Questions that the next slide won’t answer:
Do you know someone whose identity has been stolen?
You could end every slide with a question, but...
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...that would get annoying fast. So here’s another technique:
Sarah opened the attached file and discovered...
You might think that shredding the document is good enough, but...
3 more tips to go!
2. Use an incomplete sentence.End the slide with the beginning of an interesting sentence.
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First, the spear phisher researches his victim online. Then...
3. Suggest a sequence; build a listThis is easy to combine with other techniques, like the incomplete sentence:
You could also use this technique to build a graphic.
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4. Compare & contrastFollow one slide with a slide that contains contrasting information. Do this in a series so the learner recognizes the pattern and tries to complete it.
For an example, see http://www.slideshare.net/jclarey/meetcharlene
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5. Create a dilemmaSomeone just
bought Antarctica with my credit card! What can
I do?
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1. Ask a question 2. Use an incomplete sentence3. Suggest a sequence; build a list4. Compare & contrast5. Create a dilemma
What else should go on this list? Share your ideas and get more tips here:
http://blog.cathy-moore.com
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