1. Straight Lines are Boring! by: Hector Leal EDTC 6329 12/09/2014 Special Thanks to Dr. Butler

2. What Did I Learn? In one word… A LOT! However, there was a particular theme in many of the reading assignments that created a light bulb over my head! No, that’s not a picture of me and why is the light bulb off? And is A LOT really one word?

3. What Did I Know? I have always known that educators need to control the eLearning activities. I have always known that I should design eLearning training so that learners could successfully reach the end. I WIN! (but did I learn?) WRONG ?

4. THEY BUILD SUSPENSE…

5. What is a Straight Line? The shortest distance between two points. Point A Point B

6. What is a Straight Line? The shortest distance between two points. Point A Point B

7. What is a Straight Line? StartEnd Activity

8. Lets get rid of the straight line! StartEnd Activity End Lets introduce an alternate ending.

9. Now lets add some activities. Start End Activity End Activity Desired Outcome

10. Now lets add some activities. Start End Activity End Activity Non-Desired Outcome Desired Outcome

11. Conclusion I will avoid straight story lines when appropriate. I will provide learners with different paths within my eLearning material I will make my eLearning material challenging and much more interesting. Implementing these ideas in my future eLearning material will result in a much greater learning potential for my students!

12. Straight Lines are Boring! by: Hector Leal Special Thanks to Dr. Butler References: Chalkboard picture obtained from: http://www.graphicpanic.com/chalkboard- background.htm