ANIMATION AND ELEARNING. AVATARS, ACTORS, CHARACTERS (HUMANS)

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ANIMATION AND ELEARNING

ANIMATION AND ELEARNING

AVATARS, ACTORS, CHARACTERS (HUMANS)

ANIMATION AND ELEARNING

AVATARS, ACTORS, CHARACTERS (HUMANS)

EASIER TO CREATE

ANIMATION AND ELEARNING

AVATARS, ACTORS, CHARACTERS (HUMANS)

EASIER TO CREATE

MORE SOPHISTICATED INSTRUCTIONAL

DESIGN TECHNIQUE

BENEFITS OF ONLINE CHARACTERS

BENEFITS OF ONLINE CHARACTERS

Emotional, interactive characters bring social

intelligence to eLearn

BENEFITS OF ONLINE CHARACTERS

Emotional, interactive characters bring social

intelligence to eLearn

Simulating a social exchange and enhancing the

environment with an interactive character leads to

an increase in memory and trust of information.

BENEFITS OF ONLINE CHARACTERS

Emotional, interactive characters bring social

intelligence to eLearn

Simulating a social exchange and enhancing the

environment with an interactive character leads to an

increase in memory and trust of information.

The degree of character interactivity leads to

heightened realism improving the value of the learning

and interaction.

SOCIAL ROLES

SOCIAL ROLES

Expert Instructor – knowledgeable human: teacher,

coach, expert in the field of study, such as Doctor or

Financial Adviser.

SOCIAL ROLES

Peer Instructor – is the most popular social role in

animation for eLearning. Immediate social

connection to the learner. Either the sole character

on screen or as a coach to an additional character or

student.

SOCIAL ROLES

Cooperative Co-Learner - This character is

different in that they take the same course alongside

the student. This would include a third character

such as Peer or Teacher.

SOCIAL ROLES

Cooperative Co-Learner - This character is

different in that they take the same course alongside

the student. This would include a third character

such as Peer or Teacher.

ANIMATED CHARACTERS

Provide a social context

ANIMATED CHARACTERS

Provide a social context

Motivates learners

ANIMATED CHARACTERS

Provide a social context

Motivates learners

Improves cognition and recall

ANIMATED CHARACTERS

Provide a social context

Motivates learners

Improves cognition and recall

From the article Dalton explains (Dalton, Friedlander

2010), “Well-designed social roles, in which the characters

relate to, interact with, support, and work alongside the

student, provide the best learning outcomes.”

TOP 6 ANIMATION SOFTWARE

Go Animate:

TOP 6 ANIMATION SOFTWARE

Go Animate:

Cloud based software

TOP 6 ANIMATION SOFTWARE

Go Animate:

Cloud based software

No programming required

TOP 6 ANIMATION SOFTWARE

Go Animate:

Cloud based software

No programming required

Drag and Drop tools

TOP 6 ANIMATION SOFTWARE

Go Animate:

Cloud based software

No programming required

Drag and Drop tools

Costomizable – characters, props, sound, music

TOP 6 ANIMATION SOFTWARE

Go Animate:

Cloud based software

No programming required

Drag and Drop tools

Costomizable – characters, props, sound, music

Character movement is limited, poses not

consistent

VIDEO SAMPLE

http://goanimate.com/

REFERENCES

Pappas, C. (2013). The top 6 animated video software in

the eLearning

market. Retrieved from: http://

elearningindustry.com/the-top-6-animated-

video-software-in-the-elearning-market.

Dalton, A., Friedlander, B. (2010). Animated Characters in

eLearning: The

Benefits and Social Roles. Retrieved from:

http://

www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/486/animated-char

acters- in-e-learning-the-benefits-and-social-roles.

REFERENCES

Reeves, Byron (2004). The Benefits of Interactive Online Characters.

The

Center for the Study of Language and Information. Stanford

University.

Lowe, R., Schnotz W. (2008). Learning with Animation: Research

Implications for Design Cambridge, New York: Cambridge

University

Press.

REFERENCES

Reeves, Byron (2004). The Benefits of Interactive Online

Characters.

The Center for the Study of Language and Information.

Stanford

University.

https://www.sitepal.com/pdf/casestudy/Stanford_University

_avatar_case_study.pdf