Interactivities in E-learning: Teach & Assess

E-learning is self-paced, the learner is all by himself without the support of an instructor or fellow learners.

An e-learning with interactivities helps learners…

• Interact with the content• Think through the

content• Be engaged and motivated throughout the course

What is an Interactivity?

An opportunity for learners to interact with the course in terms of action and/or thinking.

Types of Interactivities

Interactivities serve 2 purposes:

• To Teach• To assess

To Teach

ImagesUsed to explain related points and when images / pictures are important

to differentiate concepts

HotspotsUsed to name and

explain the elements of an image

RolloversUsed to name the

elements of an image

TabsUsed to explain

elements related to the same category

TimelineUsed to show evolution

NumbersUsed to explain the

steps in a procedure or a specific number of

elements in a concept

SlideshowsUsed to explain a

process or concept in sequence / when

images need to be emphasized with

minimal text (media tour)

FAQ’sUsed to answer

commonly asked questions

Flip CardsUsed to display

information about the key terms and phrases

related to a concept

Flip BooksUsed to display information in a

book format

VideosUsed to demonstrate in

real-time how something works or share testimonies of happy employees,

customers, etc.

To Assess

Single SelectUsed when there is only

one correct answer among the given

options

Multiple SelectUsed when there is

more than one correct answer among the

given options

Drag and DropUsed to arrange points

in the correct order or to drag and drop the terms beside their

respective descriptions

MatchingUsed to match the

terms with their respective descriptions or to match the myth with its reality, etc.

Drop DownUsed as fill in the blanks with the key words in a

phrase or sentence

QuizUsed to assess and evaluate learners’

knowledge at the end of the course with a series

of single / multiple select questions

Before we leave, let us quickly recap what we have learned.Interactivity is an opportunity for learners to interact with the

course in terms of action and/or thinking. They are of 2 types: