Applying Research-based Guidelines (and how they Enhance Learning)

With consideration towards research-based guidelines and applying them to the storyboard process of building my e-learning instruction, I relied on the methods of incorporating Pretraining and Segmentation in to the design aspect, as well as to include the modeling of a worked example, for both reference and to enhance learning in the e-learning environment.

In implementing Pretraining, this allowed for me to establish a component that would focus solely on key terms and vocabularies that learners would need to be familiarized with before moving forward in the learning process with the instructional components of the proposed lesson. By designating an area along the lines of introducing learners to terms relevant to the instruction that would follow, learners would be given a virtual tool belt of terms that would have an engaging effect later in the learning process as they moved forward.

By allowing for Segmentation, learners would be able to see the process of the instruction unfold in a step-by-step process, and with the use of visual aids, could see the worked example modeled at each step of the process. This also allowed for a learner-controlled pace, in which learners could often use these chunks to help with comparisons in mimicking the modeling process for each step of the way.

The use of a worked example only helped to emphasize the need for enhancing learning through research-based guidelines. By designating an area to help with incorporating a worked example, this would again allow for learners to see the process at each step of the way. As in with keeping the environment learner-controlled, this would aid in benefiting learners by way of a comfortable pace, with ease of access, in learning as they work through the process.

Again, with the use of the principles mentioned in the previous post, and of the Contiguity and Multimedia Principles especially, such as the use of related graphics to incorporate with both textual and audio instruction, these guidelines would essentially help to enhance the learning process. By segmenting steps of the process, this enabled me to elaborate effectively on each step of the process, where specific attention and detail to each step could be given, eliminating the chance of having to condense (or even omit) relevant information that could pose as an absolute essential component to the overall learning process for the e-learner.