Harness the Power of Videos in Interactions
It goes without saying that eLearning courses
can be made more engaging using a range of techniques, and using videos can be
an effective one. Why effective? Well, who doesn’t like watching videos? In
fact, people are consuming videos more than ever due to widespread use of
laptops, smartphones and internet availability. Let’s look at some interesting
stats about videos and see what makes them so engrossing:
·
Forrester Research
estimates that one minute of online video equates to approximately 1.8
million written words.
·
90 percent of
information transmitted to the brain is visual, and visuals are processed
60,000 times faster in the brain than text.
·
People retain 95% of
the message in a video compared to 10% in text and 65% in images.
All
of these research statistics point to the fact that visual education aids like
videos can enhance learning results and increase the rate at which we retain
information. However, it becomes equally important for instructional designers
and course creators to present these videos in unique exciting ways. A plain
video would only end up being a one-way communication and make learners
temporarily passive. There are various ways to use videos and make them
interactive and more engaging for learners. Raptivity, for example,
has a range of interaction models which help present videos in a variety of
interesting ways. Here are some samples for you to have a quick look at.
An example of video with key points being
summarized at regular intervals. (Check Section 3 - Why eLearning?)
An example of
video with knowledge check questions at logical sections within the video.
An example of
video being used in an eBook to create a unique eBook experience.
http://www.raptivity.com/elearning-samples/Raptivity_Essential/ebook/HTML5/3D_eBook.html
An example of
video with additional text at appropriate intervals within the video.
http://www.raptivity.com/elearning-samples/Raptivity_Essential/interactivity_video/HTML5/InteractiveVideo.html
Have
you ever used videos in your eLearning? How have you made them interactive?
Share your stories and samples.
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