Interactive elements include additional articles, links to resources, quizzes, visual diagrams, and exercises.
Review the bullet points for each of the tasks. Does the bullet point clearly explain the information? Will the student need additional information to better understand the content? If they need additional information, you need to create an article to go along with the task.
- Is information that reinforces this concept located on the Internet or on your company's intranet? If it is remote, identify its location and include it in your outline as a link.
- Good pedagogy reinforces major concepts. Use repetition and a variety of presentation methods. Quizzes can be used to reinforce concepts in your course. You should include a quiz every two to four page. Underline (highlight) the most important points in your content. Use this highlighted content as the basis of a quiz question.
- "A picture tells a thousand words." Would this topic be easier to understand if there was a graphic explaining the task?
- Don't just tell or show someone a concept. People learn from doing. Can you simulate the concept or have the student perform the concept?
Tip Create a simple matrix identifying each element associated with each task. The Details on this page provides an example.
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