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Curiosity:
Your brain likes feedback – knowing whether the choices you make are correct or not. After you clicked on the answer of your choice, you may even have clicked on the other answer too, just to see what it said. Furthermore, the correct information was reinforced both times. It was curiosity that made you check the answers and that increased your attention to the content.
Your learners will feel the same curiosity and attention to content whenever there are "click-here" responses to questions. Remember: Curiosity increases attention, which increases learning.
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Tip #3:
Have learners stand, stretch,
and speak (or write).
After reading this paragraph, stand up, stretch your back and neck, arms and legs. Roll your shoulders, take a deep breath, and then think of what you've learned so far.
Fill It In: Now sit and take a few seconds to do the "Fill It In" writing activity on your graphic organizer. This is a quick review of the three tips for interactive e-learning.
Brain Research: By standing and stretching, you made your brain work 15% - 20% better than it was doing when you were sitting. Why? Because movement flooded your brain with oxygen, which enhances cognitive function.
Using printed instructions like the ones in the first paragraph above, you can suggest to your online learners that they stand, stretch, and speak or write. Will you know for sure if they follow the instructions or not? Nope. However, they will probably do it because you are the "teacher" and they have been conditioned to do what teachers direct them to do. Additionally, when your printed instructions describe what learners need to do and why they need to do it, they will have the brain research behind the request.