How can you get ahead of the curve in a loud, bright world of short attention spans? In this session, you will learn:
What skills are required to create effective VLEs? (Maybe your team or organization already has these skills.)
How do VLEs differ from elearning modules?
How do VLEs differ when used in pre-sales or post-sales content?
How is multimedia, interactive education being used today in health care, customer support, and marketing?
6. Introduction to VLEs
What are Visual Learning Ecosystems?
VLEs are intelligent knowledge bases that combine media
elements such as:
● Animations
● Videos
● Graphics
● Text
7. Introduction to VLEs
VLEs collate large volumes of
educational information and present it
to consumers based on their choices
and their learning experiences.
8. Introduction to VLEs
Do VLEs exist?
Maybe.
VLE is a new concept, under
formulation, that may hold great
promise for the future of learning.
9. Introduction to VLEs
What can Visual Learning Ecosystems do?
● Provide real-world, practical educational experiences within
products or interfaces
● Create immersive, interactive, experiential learning journeys
based on consumers’ needs and interests
● Grow and change based on usage
10. Introduction to VLEs
What can Visual Learning Ecosystems do?
● Address the short attention spans and visual and auditory
preferences of modern consumers
● Provide consumers with pre-sale or post-sale content
11. What makes VLEs different?
Elearning:
● Delivered through a
pre-designed, interactive
syllabus or curriculum
● Confined to the scope of that
specific course
VLEs:
● Users design their own
journeys through a set of
educational materials
● The system can learn based
on user interactions
12. What makes VLEs different?
Elearning:
● Users can move
through a complete set
of materials or choose
the parts that suit
them best
VLEs:
● Allow users to choose
media formats that suit
their learning styles
13. What makes VLEs different?
Multimedia Presentations:
● Not user-directed
● Limited in scope and media
VLEs:
● Unlock the power of
digital education media
by turning learning
experiences into
personalized journeys
14. What makes VLEs different?
Knowledge Bases:
● Focused on post-sales
content that helps consumers
use products and services
effectively
● Sometimes provide
information in a variety of
media
VLEs:
● Wide variety of
interactive, customizable
content collections
15. Knowledge Bases:
● Sometimes allow users
to choose from a variety
of learning options at
different stages of their
journey
VLEs:
● Enable unique user journeys
through educational,
marketing, pre-sales,
post-sales, and even
entertainment content
What makes VLEs different?
17. Creating VLEs
What are the skills required to create VLEs?
Creating VLEs requires a mixture of skills.
VLE teams need content experts such as:
● Technical writers
● Instructional designers
● Marketing professionals
● Programmers
● Other creative, content, and technical
professionals
18. Possible components of a VLE
VLEs can include countess types of
components.
● Interactive support centers
● Infographics, motion infographics
● Videos and animation
● Text-based articles
● Tutorials, exercises
21. Informative videos and animations
How-to videos and animated infographics
have become an important part of
learning.
VLEs can benefit from motion graphics.