| Students differ from one another; there are | | | | classrooms, student chat, draw and even sleep if |
| those who are fond of studying, others study | | | | they are bored, in the virtual classroom distraction |
| because they need to but there is one sure thing | | | | are abundant, online students could play online |
| when it comes to how students learn: they learn | | | | games, check email, visit their networking |
| more if they enjoy learning. When someone | | | | account, stream videos and do other online |
| enjoys what they are doing they develop passion | | | | activities. So how does an online learning author |
| for that certain activity. People have hobbies | | | | create an active learning content that will allow |
| because they are fond of that activity and they | | | | students to become active participants in online |
| dedicate time and effort in their hobbies. This | | | | learning? |
| human behavior applies to everything, including | | | | Understand the target market of the online |
| learning. When students find their lessons engaging | | | | learning content. Elearning authors should study |
| and entertaining they will look forward to their | | | | the characteristic of the target market. What is |
| learning sessions. | | | | the age bracket of the students? What online |
| If the teaching method used by an instructor or | | | | website do they often visit? What interest or |
| professor are monotonous and routinely, students | | | | what hooks them? In this way online learning |
| tend to loose focus and attention in participating in | | | | authors can tailor made learning content based on |
| the lesson being taught. Observe in classes where | | | | what their target audience wants. |
| a teacher conducts an hour of pure lecture, you | | | | Adopt interactive features. If the student market |
| can see students chatting with other students, | | | | is around 18-25 years old most likely they are |
| doodling and drawing in their notepads or worst | | | | interested in websites like YouTube, Facebook, |
| some students are sleeping in class. The reason | | | | twitter and online games. Adopting features from |
| why students reacted in that way is because | | | | these websites one could turn a passive lecture |
| they find the lesson boring. Boredom can really | | | | into an engaging and interactive learning |
| hinder students from learning. | | | | experience. Example a boring quiz can be spiced |
| Through online learning where students learn right | | | | up, adopt a video or online games mechanics to |
| in front of their computers, the risk of boredom | | | | turn a simple quiz into an interacting quiz game. |
| is greater. Elearning software solutions create | | | | Create a lecture supported by interesting videos, |
| active learning content key to blow boredom | | | | recreate the same viewing pleasure students feel |
| away and let students actively study. More and | | | | when they are viewing web streaming website |
| more authoring software are being developed to | | | | like YouTube. |
| create active learning content. However online | | | | Active online learning content could really make a |
| learning authoring software is only a tool, it still | | | | difference in the success of an online learning |
| depends on authors to create active learning | | | | system. Elearning software solutions provide a |
| contents. | | | | tool to create interactive materials but it is the |
| In the virtual classroom, content authors should | | | | authors who have the skill and responsibility to |
| not always let their target market or students | | | | come up with the ideas to make active learning |
| act as passive viewers only. If it always allows | | | | content possible. They should always come up |
| online students become passive learners most of | | | | with fresh ideas and learn how to maximize |
| the time students will probably lose focus. Losing | | | | authoring tools to create materials that will make |
| focus could let online students do other things | | | | online students active learners and not passive |
| than pay attention to their lesson. In real | | | | viewers only. |