Tips To Customize Your E-Learning
Despite all of the great advantages of elearning, people aren't always fond of it.
A lot of people prefer live instruction due to the lack of the interactions that come from being in a classroom. If the live teaching option is not available, then it isn't uncommon for people to pursue webinars.
That is the isolation factor to elearning that has to be dealt with.
In order to counter this feature of online learning, it is necessary include a variety of communications points into your courses. In some respects, you must over-communicate.
The term "communication" can come in many various kinds. Perhaps an appropriate term is "interaction". When you create interaction points in your online courses and providing the student with an element that comes more natural during live-instruction.
One of the easiest methods to add interaction to your course is by using communications triggers. As an instance, we've provided two simple ways of doing this when using WordPress as the WordPress LMS.
- Using badge & point notifications
- Emails are sent based on the user's behavior
It is a direct impact for the student as it occurs immediately as they take the course.
The other strategy (sending emails in response to user activity) will help increase contact with the student beyond the classroom. For example, if someone fails a quiz, then you might want to send them an email with encouragement. Additionally, you could include tools to assist them in learning how to grasp the material.
The two basic Ninja-style strategies generate interaction points as well as provide the "human" element to elearning which is usually absent in today's online courses.