Tip 6: make it concrete

eLearning should be more appreciated. Until that happens, I have decided to no longer be part of the problem and contribute to the solution. Therefore, I will write 8 blogs in the coming period, each with a tip for writing good eLearning modules.

My first five tips mainly focused on presenting the information you want to convey. My sixth tip also addresses the content and making the material practically applicable.

In many theory books for driving courses, you find beautiful helicopter views of intersections. The lesson car approaches the intersection, a pedestrian comes from the right, a scooter from the left, and the tram coming from the other side turns left, crossing the path of the lesson car. Who goes first? The question is. Easy, right has priority, and a tram always goes first, the pedestrian has to wait to cross. So, tram, lesson car, scooter, pedestrian. Great. Let’s go through 88 more of these situations!

A hundred situations later (12 extra, just to be sure), you get into that lesson car yourself. At the first street corner, you panic. Because yes, you know the rules, but you’ve never seen it from this perspective. And you know where your right is, but putting yourself in the shoes of the other road users is not so easy. Especially now that you’re no longer in your helicopter.

This is often a problem when writing eLearning modules. Policies are often formulated in such a way that participants have difficulty translating them into practice. Therefore, it is important not to speak in general terms but to make the material as practical and concrete as possible. Come up with scenarios that participants may encounter during their work. Let them apply the knowledge in practical situations. And no matter how beautiful and clear the helicopter view sometimes is, don’t fall into the trap of making it abstract. Make it concrete.

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