Lately I’ve been working on identifying some alternative and cost-effective ways for delivering training. It’s an important area of focus for my group right now.
So tonight, while reading through some white papers, elearning blogs, books and forums, I received a joke via email. As someone who loves (and welcomes) interruptions, I opened and read it. The joke wasn’t the least bit funny, but that’s not the point. The point is, the joke was creatively designed.
The joke was text-based but to get the punch line, you needed to click-drag your cursor between two asterisks. The space between the two asterisks was filled with a white-colored font that, once selected, revealed the answer.
NICE!
I wonder how such a technique could be used as part of a follow-up to an ILT or elearning course? Could such a format be effective simply because it’s different and unexpected? Could it have adverse effects if perceived as a gimmick?
Here’s a quick example I put together:
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Three Sources of Leadership Power
To be a successful leader, you must understand where power comes from and how best to develop it. There are three sources of power for becoming an effect leader.
The three sources are:
(For the answer, click-drag your cursor from star to star)
* 1. Role power 2. Relationship power; 3. Knowledge power *
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OK, so it won’t be part of any formal learning program and you could only get away with it a couple times a quarter, but what a fun and creative way to deliver short, targeted questions for learning.
I love this idea. I’ve been thinking about using email as a way to deliver appropriate content. One other think that I’ve use in email is animated gifs which simulate short video clips and are viewable directly in the email.
Thanks for sharing as always!
Mike