How Can You Use Interactive Videos Effectively in E-Learning?

While the use of videos in e-Learning and mobile learning courses is an established practice, interactive video is what is seen as the next big step for online education. In this article, we will outline how you can use Interactive Videos effectively in eLearning.

Before we move on to how you can effectively use Interactive Videos in eLearning, let's take a look at the key differences between videos and interactive videos. We will also look at the key benefits of an eLearning approach based on Interactive Videos. Next, we will show you how you can effectively use Interactive Videos in e-Learning (for both formal and informal learning). That's not all, we'll also give you tips on how you can further increase the impact of Interactive Video-based learning.

What Separates Interactive Video from Classical Video?

Although classic or traditional videos are very interesting and widely used, they do not offer any control to the learner (apart from the start, stop, and pause options). While this does not affect the expected payoff from short videos, it can cause serious shortcomings in the following situations can turn into.

• If the duration of the video is too long.
• You also need to constantly check whether the student understands or not.

This is exactly where the next video concept for e-Learning or Interactive Videos fits. This concept is designed to provide learning interactions similar to interactions in e-Learning courses.

With this approach;

• You can use videos that are longer (in line with the learning outcomes), but you must have enough interaction to engage the student.
• You can also check whether learning has taken place through quizzes and assessments.
• You can allow the student to progress on multiple paths (based on choices at key decision points) by providing video options shaped by the user's choice.
• The output of this approach is SCORM compliant, allowing you to monitor student progress.

What Are the Key Benefits You Gain When You Choose Interactive Videos?

These key achievements are:

• Research confirms that an Interactive video has 10 times more impact than a traditional video.
• You remove passive viewing (associated with traditional videos) and replace it with meaningful learning interactions and assessments (with Interactive Videos).
  associated) you will see a higher engagement rate with your students.
• You can verify understanding of teachings (able to make expected inferences based on required level of cognition). Numerous activities such as Formative Assessment Options, Check Your Knowledge Quizzes, and Summative Assessments allow you to do this.
• This applies to all student profiles.
• You can increase the impact of the learning experience. By combining Interactive Videos with other techniques such as Gamification and Micro-Learning, you can ensure that the training reaches the other party more effectively.
• How Can Interactive Videos Be Used for Different Corporate Training Needs?

Most organizations offer 70–20–10 learning opportunities that can be adapted to formal, informal and on-the-job training  uses the model.

However, interactive videos can also be used to present:

• Formal Education: Interactive videos; It is very suitable for Compatibility, Social Skills and Vocational Skills Training. It is an equally highly effective approach for specific training, such as supporting or guiding Sales training, Product training, and Change Management programs.
• As Performance Support Tools or business aids to support formal education: Interactive Video-based small groups of information can be part of the pathway to support students after a formal education programme. They can be used to reinforce basic training, or they can be designed to ensure that applying and learning certain concepts are effectively applied in the work they are going to do.
• To support Teacher-Based Education: With the digitization of Teacher-Based Education (ILT) sessions towards a more blended approach, you can use Interactive Video-based knowledge groups to make lecture sessions that put knowledge into practice (such as role-plays or simulations of complex decision-making) more effective. Interactive Videos can also be used to present real-life scenario-based assessments.

What More Can You Get By Integrating Interactive Videos into Your Learning Strategy?

This is entirely up to your imagination. Here are a few ideas you can use:

• Use as small groups of knowledge for microlearning
• Present as a learning roadmap
• Design to offer formal training and Performance Support (job aids)
• Integrate other interesting components such as gamification
• Offer customization options

Conclusion

We hope this article gave you good ideas about the benefits of using Interactive Videos for e-Learning. You can use them to increase the impact of your corporate training needs.