This document discusses interactivities in e-learning and their purposes. It describes how interactivities help learners interact with course content, think through materials, and stay engaged. Interactivities are opportunities for learner interaction and come in two types: to teach, like using images and videos, and to assess, such as quizzes, drag and drop activities, and matching. The goal is to provide self-paced learners support through interactive elements.

1. Interactivities in E-learning: Teach
& Assess

2. E-learning is self-paced, the learner is all
by himself without the support of an
instructor or fellow learners.

3. An e-learning with interactivities helps
learners…
• Interact with the content
• Think through the content
• Be engaged and motivated
throughout the course

4. What is an Interactivity?
An opportunity for learners to interact
with the course in terms of action and/or
thinking.

5. Types of Interactivities

6. Interactivities serve 2
purposes:
• To Teach
• To assess

7. To Teach

8. Images
Used to explain related
points and when images /
pictures are important to
differentiate concepts

9. Hotspots
Used to name and explain
the elements of an image

10. Rollovers
Used to name the elements
of an image

11. Tabs
Used to explain elements
related to the same
category

12. Timeline
Used to show evolution

13. Numbers
Used to explain the steps
in a procedure or a specific
number of elements in a
concept

14. Slideshows
Used to explain a process
or concept in sequence /
when images need to be
emphasized with minimal
text (media tour)

15. FAQ’s
Used to answer commonly
asked questions

16. Flip Cards
Used to display information
about the key terms and
phrases related to a
concept

17. Flip Books
Used to display information
in a
book format

18. Videos
Used to demonstrate in
real-time how something
works or share testimonies
of happy employees,
customers, etc.

19. To Assess

20. Single Select
Used when there is only
one correct answer among
the given options

21. Multiple Select
Used when there is more
than one correct answer
among the given options

22. Drag and Drop
Used to arrange points in
the correct order or to drag
and drop the terms beside
their respective
descriptions

23. Matching
Used to match the terms
with their respective
descriptions or to match
the myth with its reality, etc.

24. Drop Down
Used as fill in the blanks
with the key words in a
phrase or sentence

25. Quiz
Used to assess and
evaluate learners’
knowledge at the end of
the course with a series of
single / multiple
select questions

27. Before we leave, let us quickly recap what we have learned.
Interactivity is an opportunity for learners to interact with the
course in terms of action and/or thinking. They are of 2 types: