Cathy Moore (http://blog.cathy-moore.com/about/) puts up this blog which contains many practical ideas that can help us to create lively, powerful e-learning for adults in the business world.
Her blog on e-learning samples is at: http://blog.cathy-moore.com/elearning-samples/.
The following are some examples from her blog:
1. Simple Interactions
Most of the contributors use photographss and some illustrations. Many of these demonstrate how good visual design can make a simple animation more effective. Example: Birth of a Tornado - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37602704/
2. More advanced interactions
The samples include panoramas, multiple layers of navigation, or more sophisticated animation. Example: Blood Typing Game - http://nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/landsteiner/index.html
3. Simulations and branching scenarios
Example: Design of a cell phone - http://www.edheads.org/activities/eng_cell/
4. Vendor demonstrations
Learner-centric design - http://www.suddenlysmart.com/effective_elearning.htm#section1
5. Artistic and Political
Suspended Life - http://www.sptimes.com/2006/04/07/trapeze/. This is essentially a PowerPoint-like presentation based on a comic. An interesting point to note is that the artist makes use of a small collection of images.
6. More collections
Instructional Design by Example
http://instructionaldesignbyexample.com/
Contributors may post their e-learning samples on this website.
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