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User Survey – eLearning Trends and

Developments

March 2014

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• Survey respondents agreed with the following 5 eLearning trends:

• Personalized (adaptive) learning

• Responsive content

• Specialized learning materials

• Content curation

• Self-directed learning

• Participants identified learning objectives as fundamental in the eLearning content

creation process

• Tin Can API – respondents are not at all, or only slightly familiar with the technology

Major Outcomes (1)

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• Main challenges regarding creation of eLearning content:

• Not enough human resources

• Complexity of eLearning authoring tools

• Difficulties to find the right content authoring tool

• Shrinking budgets

• Usability and simplicity – main features wanted when choosing an eLearning

authoring tool

Major Outcomes (2)

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• Survey conducted in March 2014 among easygenerator users

• Combination of quantitative and qualitative research perspectives

• Sample: 60 participants from 16 nationalities (4% response rate)

• Majority of participants – experts in the field of eLearning experienced using

competitive tools

Methodology

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Education40,43%

Public sector (government)

6,59%IT 12,77%

HR services 4,26%

Medical, health, social care 4,26%

Banking, finance, insurance 8,51%

Advertising, communication, PR

4,26%

Manufacturing 4,26%

Other 14,89%

Demographics (1)

• Majority of respondents are employed in the education (40%) and the IT (13%) sector.

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Demographics (2)

• Most respondents are experienced users with operational responsibility for creating eLearning content

Consultant 23,40%

Teacher (school level)

6,38%

Teacher (academic

level) 6,38%Instructional

designer 31,91%

Other 31,91%

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5 eLearning Trends

5.9 5.8

5.2 5 4.9

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Personalized (adaptive) learning

Responsive learning content

Specialized eLearning content

Content curation Self-directed learning

Strongly agree

Strongly disagree

• Personalized, self-directed, and specialized eLearning content that is accessible anywhere and anytime will be the future of eLearning.

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Bloom’s Taxonomy & Learning Objectives

• Bloom’s taxonomy is a classification of the different levels of cognitive learning

• Considered one of the leading theories in the area of learning

• Majority of respondents are familiar with the theory (81%) and consider it helpful (77%)

• Course designers use Bloom’s taxonomy to define/develop learning goals/ lessons/activities/objectives/evaluations

Challenge: Often misunderstanding/misuse of the concept

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Tin Can API

• 56% of respondents – have no familiarity with the Tin Can technology

• Majority of participants, who are familiar with the tool, have only researched/read/heard/discussed it, but it is not integrated in their work.

• Tin Can is a new specification for learning technology that facilitates data collection on a wide range of learning experiences an individual completes, both online and offline These learning experiences are recorded in a Learning Record Store (LRS).

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The Process of Creating eLearning courses

1) Create learning objectives (first step for 60%)

2) Create course’s structure (second step for 54%)

3) Select content materials (third step for 46%)

4) Write questions (fourth step for 47%)

5) Do a time table (last step for 61%)

• Structuring courses around learning objectives –extremely helpful for 81% of participants

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45.61%

36.85%

21.05%22.81%

38.60%43.86% 43.86%

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10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

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70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

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Not enough human

resources

Shrinking budget

Dependency on the IT

department

Security issues Very fast changing eLearning

environment

To find the right content

authoring tool

Complexity of content

authoring tools

Other

Challenges while Creating eLearning Content

Other challenges:

• Short time for development

• Technical difficulties

• Problems in understanding what learners want

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Factors Influencing User’s Choice of eLearning Authoring Tool

1) Usability

2) Simplicity

3) Design features

4) Price

5) Opportunity to create personalized eLearning courses

6) Technical features

7) Responsive publications

8) Collaboration features

9) Established reputation on the market

Most relevant

Least relevant

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Most participant use more than one tool.

eLearning Authoring Tools Used

Web-based authoring tools

27%

PC-based authoring tools

57%

In LMS authoring tools

9%

Presentation software 7%

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If you have any further questions, please contact

Kasper Spiro, CEOT +3110 243 60 71k.spiro@easygenerator.com

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