There’s a good deal of buzz about using games and gamification to make elearning more fun and engaging. But how do you design an elearning game that goes beyond fact-based recall to have a deeper impact on your organization? Let’s take a look at an elearning game that SmartBuilder’s sister company, Plum eLearning, developed for … [Continue Reading]
Interactive video example
There’s a new elearning example on our website using a funny interactive video. It shows a customer looking for help in a hardware store and the learners’ task is to identify where service is lacking. At the end, the learner compares his/her responses with the expert responses. Branching scenario vs. interactive video A common learning-by-doing … [Continue Reading]
A useful checklist for realistic interactions
We pride ourselves at SmartBuilder Consulting on designing elearning that focuses on performance: helping learners do the right thing at the right time. Performance is what counts – not just reading a few pages then passing a “quiz”, which is really a test of short-term memory, or worse, an exercise in making good guesses (tip … [Continue Reading]
Grab Their Attention!
You settle into your stadium seat, popcorn on lap and soda nestled in its holder. The previews roll, the music swells, and your favorite actors’ names appear in starring roles. You’ve anticipated this movie for quite awhile. The title zooms in then fades. Instead of a dramatic scene fading in, the following text scrolls slowly onto … [Continue Reading]