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Tips for adding interactive features to your online tutorials
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Creating Engaging Information Literacy TutorialsMANDI GOODSETT
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
About the Audience
DO YOU HAVE IL TUTORIALS AT
YOUR LIBRARY?
Why Engaging?
Motivating Learning
We cannot “learn” our students
Learning requires paying attention
Motivation -> Persistence -> Practice -> Learning
Without motivation, the quality of the content doesn’t matterhttps://learningsnippets.wordpress.com/category/motivation/
Michael Allen’s Guide to e-Learning
3 Principles of Engaging Tutorials
From Extra Credits’ video “Tutorials 101” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCPcn-Q5nKE
Principle #1INTERACTIVITYA.K.A SHOW, DON’T
TELL
Why make interactive tutorials?
What does interactive mean to you?
Levels of Interactivity
Level 1: Navigational Control
PacingVideo vs. click
throughSide-menu
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Level 2: Quizzing/Assessment
Quiz questions throughout
Short cumulative quizPositive feedback
Level 3: Interactive Design
Drag-and-drop activities
Drop-down menus
Collapsible unitsGames
Menlo College – Bowman Library
Level 3: Interactive Design
Drag-and-drop activities
Drop-down menus
Collapsible unitsGames
University of Texas – San Antonio
Level 3: Interactive Design
Drag-and-drop activities
Drop-down menus
Collapsible unitsGames
Lycoming College
Level 4: Guided simulation
Text input boxesClick boxesGuide-on-the-
side
University of Vermont
Level 4: Guided simulation
Text input boxesClick boxesGuide-on-the-
side
Principle #2 MAKE IT FUN
Make It Fun
Humor/relaxed tone Relatable, relevant
material Visually appealing
graphics
Eastern Michigan University
Principle #3 LISTEN TO YOUR USERS
Listen to Your Users
Usability Testing Early in creation process Methods
Focus groups Observation Interviews Pre/post test Survey
Tools for Engagement
Guide-on-the-Side Adobe Captivate Articulate Storyline Get creative!
Takeaway
Making tutorials takes a lot of time and effort.
Make sure yours are creating real learning moments.
Questions?
Contact: [email protected]
GSW Tutorials: http://gsw.edu/library/library-
tutorials/index#
LibGuide for this Presentation (with tutorial version of
presentation:
libguides.gsw.edu/engagingtutorials
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