Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Ravi Krishnan L
www.trina.biz
www.adayana.com
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Living in Digital World
Challenges for Designers & Engineers
The Big Question
E-Learning: Can interface prod the change?
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Where is e-Learning? Adoption drivers
Yesterday: Logistics, Cost
access-reach, instructors & instructors time, just-in-time, standardized training,
self-pace, when I need
Today: Viable alternative, blended solutions, technology reach
Managed performance, large scale workforce development & preparation, online
degrees/ certification, Inclusive of diverse audience
Tomorrow: Extended mode
Convergence of media, Web 2.0 – new culture of learning by contributing, seamless
integration with lifelong learning, Youtube, ipod, mobile
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Major influences
on e-Learning
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Technology | Software
Education | Classroom
Material | Book
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Technology > Software?
Application: Features, menus,
icons, software GUI
Player: Control media,
material
Influence?
Technology as a container!
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Education > Classroom?
Live
interface!
Instructor: Organized,
Scheduled, Structured,
Interface to Learning,
administered
Student: Absorption,
Clarification,
Participation,
Social
Influence?
Instructorless classroom, methods to make up for
Character, Anchor etc
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Material > Book?
Text: Organized, Structured, for
reference, Expert telling
Media: Support, enhance
value
Influence?
Book metaphor, electronic material
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Technology | Software
Education | Classroom
Material | Book
Influence?
Content – Interface Divide
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Technology | Software
CONTENT
INTERFACE
Education | Classroom
Material | Book
Influence?
Content – Interface Divide
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Critical issue for Interface Design
How to deal with this divide?
CONTENT
INTERFACE
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Critical issue for Interface Design
How to deal with this divide?
CONTENT
INTERFACE
Look around?
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Content – Interface divide | Look around
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism - Print to Television
Journalism – Reporting, Published material
Attention – Column space, Time slot
Devices – Spatial hierarchy, continuity
Technology – Reading , Tele-prompter
Case 1
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Content – Interface divide | Look around
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism – Print, Radio to Television
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Content – Interface divide | Look around
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism – Print, Radio to Television
Studio
TV set
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Content – Interface divide | Look around
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism – Print, Radio to Television
Studio
TV set
Tele-prompter
“Talk to me!”
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Content – Interface divide | Look around
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism – Print, Radio to Television
Studio
TV set
“People Talking”
Background change in the studio
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism - Print to Television
Various formats of
“PEOPLE TALKING”
Ambience for a
discussion
Timely responses and perspectives,
multi-site
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism - Print to Television shift
Various formats of
“PEOPLE TALKING”
Be part of the audience
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism - Print to Television
Various formats of
“PEOPLE TALKING”
Staged performance
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Television – News Channels – Discovering itself
Journalism - Print to Television
Various formats of
“PEOPLE TALKING”
Close confrontation
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Critical issue for Interface Design
How to deal with this divide?
CONTENT
INTERFACE
Television- People as interface
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Critical issue for Interface Design
How to deal with this divide?
CONTENT
INTERFACE
Can we break?
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Role of Interface – Bind diverse paradigms
Relook, expand, merge the outlook
Technology
Scale of reach
Material
Create, foster the new
literacy
Education
Enrich experience,
retention,
impact….lifelong
connect
credibility
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Role of Interface – Bind diverse paradigms
Relook, expand, merge the outlook
Technology
Scale of reach
NEED: Interface to Learning
Material
Create, foster the new
literacy
Education
Enrich experience,
retention,
impact….lifelong
connect
credibility
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Role of Interface – Bind diverse paradigms
Relook, expand, merge the outlook
Degree
New Skill
Job Skill
Attitude
Technique
NEED: Interface to Learning
New Skill
Behaviour
Mandatory
Certify
Self
Growth
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Opportunties – Shift from product to pockets of experiences
Career
Counsel
Workshop
Career
Lab
COMMUNITY
Group
Work
Know
Where
iBlog
Skill
Swift
Learning
Path
CAREERWorkbook
SCHOOL
Self Test
Learning
Modules
Certificate
Exam
Induction
Session
Industry
Window
Workplace
Scenario
INDUSTRY
News
Bulletin
Aware
Experience
Buy-in
Baseline
Introduce
Learn
Practice
Test
Certify
Learning
Compass
Brief
Case
Learning
Nugget
Explore
Connect
Relate
Improve
Share
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Opportunties – Shift from product to pockets of experiences
Career
Counsel
Workshop
Career
Lab
COMMUNITY
Group
Work
Know
Where
iBlog
Skill
Swift
Learning
Path
CAREERWorkbook
SCHOOL
Self Test
Learning
Modules
Certificate
Exam
Induction
Session
Industry
Window
Workplace
Scenario
INDUSTRY
News
Bulletin
Aware
Experience
Buy-in
Baseline
Introduce
Learn
Practice
Test
Certify
Learning
Compass
Brief
Case
Learning
Nugget
Explore
Connect
Relate
Improve
Share
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Can interface prod the next big change?
YES.
‘interface’ to e-Learning
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Can interface prod the next big change?
YES.
‘interface’ to e-Learning
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Can interface prod the next big change?
YES.
as enabler
e
‘interface’ to Learning
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Questions?
Designing the eLearning Interface
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
Thank You!
Ravi Krishnan L
www.trina.biz
www.adayana.com
ravikl@trina.biz