Let’s run a quick experiment.
Think of the beginning of a book, show, movie, or video game. How did you feel after getting through that opening for the first time? Who or what did you want to know more about? What did you think was going to happen next? Is that what happened next?
Now think of the beginning of an eLearning course. How did you feel after getting through that opening for the first time? Who or what did you want to know more about? What did you think was going to happen next? Is that what happened next?
If you answered those two sets of questions differently you’re not alone. One of the biggest differences is that eLearning tends to literally spell out what’s going to happen next, often with a learning objectives screen. In entertainment, that would be considered “spoilers.” Can you imagine what that book, show, movie, or video game would have been like if it did the same thing?
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