Spin a Yarn

You are an instructional designer at A to Z technologies. You have dutifully jotted down notes for your e-learning course from the SME. You also get some related documents from the SME and managed to get some content on your own through research. How will you convert these pieces of information into an engaging e-learning material?

You can consider the following two methods:

• Convert the content into a package. Chunk the information into categories, correct the grammatical errors and incorrect sentences, add a few static graphics and some basic animation and deliver the course to the client in a jiffy.
  
• Take the traditional approach. Know Your audience. Weave a story around the subject accordingly and make the entire course into a movie.
  

Which of the above methods according to you will create an impact on the learners? 

The undisputed answer will be B. Isn't? To understand it better, let us go down the memory lane.Some of the bed time stories that we listened as children are still fresh in our memory. What is the reason behind it? The reason is our grand moms were grate story tellers. Similarly, you could have had a strong inclination and liking towards a particular subject over others at school. What could be the reason? Same. The story-telling skill of the teacher. Pick up some lessons from them and hone your narrative skills to make your e-learning course more engaging and interesting.