Edutainment – The New Millennium of eLearning

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Edutainment –
The New Millennium of eLearning
Rachel Chazen
[ About the Speaker
Rachel Chazen possesses 20 plus years of experience in the
adult learning arena and is the Manager, Knowledge and
Innovation at Teksoft Ventures, Inc. She has oversight
responsibility for all eLearning developed by the department,
as well as the tools utilized throughout the company. Rachel
also serves as a client engagement Training Project Manager
and Sr. SAP FI/CO training developer for Teksoft Ventures,
Inc.
Rachel has enjoyed researching the use of entertainment in
the learning environment and using the results of her
research. Be it classroom, virtual, or self-paced eLearning,
“Edutainment” is the future of training.
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What is “Edutainment” and
Why is it Important?
BOB GOES HERE – WITH
TRANSPARENT
BACKGROUND
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[ Edutainment
Edutainment is:
A way to engage learners
A fun way for users to learn
Created using media items
Edutainment is not:
A distraction
A frustration
“Cookie cutter”
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[ The Brain Needs Stimulation!
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[ Interesting Graphics for Charts
Pre-Training Test Scores
95%
Post ILT Test Scores
65%
72%
Post eLearning with
Edutainment Test Scores
75%
93%
Post-Test 1 month after ILT
training
Post Test 1 month after
eLearning
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Cool New Tools and
How They Can Help
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[ Edutainment is the Answer!
CodeBaby
Movies with Human Actors
Xtranormal
Educational Gaming
Flash Animation
Audio
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Putting It All Together
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[ Fitting Cool Things into Your Classes
Right placement
Don’t overuse objects
Timing is everything!
Know your audience
Choosing a delivery mechanism
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[ Final Tips and Tricks
Method of delivery
Skill level (learner and instructor/designer)
Audio challenges
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Recap
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[ Questions???
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