Jackie Van Nice

E-Learning Goodness by Jackie Van Nice

Quizzes

Star Wars: The Droid Quiz Awakens

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This week’s challenge is to do something related to Star Wars. Since it was completely open to interpretation and whim, I grabbed a whim and ran.

The Idea

After having seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens I decided I’d like to get to know the features of the droid BB-8 a little better. Once I had a handle on them, I made up this mini-quiz.

The Design

Beyond the images of BB-8 and the desert of Jakku, my primary responsibilities were to find a silly Star Wars font (thanks to Star Jedi at Dafont), make it match his outfit (thanks to the eyedropper tool in Storyline 2), and make everything move around a bit.

The Droid Quiz Result

Want to see how well you know BB-8 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens? I don’t know how much this could possibly help, but here’s my quickie quiz.

Converting Static Content Into Interactive Knowledge Checks

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A Zippier Part of the Course

A Zippier Part of the Course

For this challenge, David Anderson asked us to take static content and turn it into an interactive knowledge check. I grabbed some of the least appealing content I know and got to work.

Version 1: The Grim Original

Version 1: The Grim Original

The Idea

Version 2 Improvements: Visual Design, Hover, & Audio

Version 2 Improvements: Visual Design, Hover, & Audio

I did a cost share course for a nonprofit a few years ago, and even though I was able to perk most of it up, there were a few screens that didn’t lend themselves to perking.

My idea was to take the worst – a screen about parts of a government code – and turn it into an interactive knowledge check.

The Design

Version 3: Fully Interactive Knowledge Check

Version 3: Fully Interactive Knowledge Check

I took my improved version (you can see the client’s original above) – and challenged myself to leave the layout intact.

I converted it into a drag-and-drop interaction that actually took quite awhile to get exactly as I wanted it.

My focus was not only on making it clean and functional, but on giving the learner the freedom to play with it as much as they’d like.

The Result

What I like best is that it gives you a chance to interact with the content. You can puzzle it through and learn a bit along the way.

What I like least is that it’s not the memorable, motivational, or meaningful star I would like it to be – but you have to pick your battles. 95% of the course uses scenarios and good context; but the client’s goal was to introduce the idea that each part of the code has meaning – not to memorize it. If you needed it on the job, you’d look it up! (Who doesn’t love performance support?)

Ready to get all interactive with a federal regulation? You can do it right here!