Guidelines for translating text materials into eLearning courses - imparting learning techniques to text with interactive assets

This paper analyses what learning techniques can be adapted to translate text materials into interactive eLearning courses. Some translation guidelines are presented to assist course editors, regardless of whether they are the authors of the text materials or not, to accommodate their text tutorials in a dynamic online environment. These translation guidelines are underpinned by existing research outcomes and the development of an eLearning platform which has hosted at least 15 projects for online courses over the last 6 years.

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Dongjie Xu

Janet Read

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Publication date: July 2022

Publication date (Print): July 2022

Pages: 1-6

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[0001]University of Central Lancashire

ME420, Media Factory,

University of Central Lancashire, Preston

[0002]University of Central Lancashire

CM217, C&T Building,

University of Central Lancashire, Preston

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2022.16

SO-VID: b5b3a016-a87d-4260-87eb-e0368320fb8e

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Conference name: 35th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI2022

Conference number: 35

Conference location: Keele, Staffordshire

Conference date: July 11th to 13th, 2022

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Towards a Human-Centred Digital Society

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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[1] Baron, N.S. (2016). Do students lose depth in digital reading? [online] The Conversation. Available at: https://theconversation.com/do-students-lose-depth-in-digital-reading-61897 [Accessed 11 Mar. 2022].

[2] Biwer, F., Egbrink, M.G.A. oude, Aalten, P. and Bruin, A.B.H. de (2020). Fostering Effective Learning Strategies in Higher Education – A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 9(2), pp.186–203.

[3] Clarke, A. (2001). Designing computer-based learning materials. Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, Vt: Gower, pp.1, 4–5.

[4] Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K.A., Marsh, E.J., Nathan, M.J. and Willingham, D.T. (2013). Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, [online] 14(1), pp.4–58. Available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1529100612453266 [Accessed 10 Mar. 2022].

[5] Gallagher, S. and Palmer, J. (2020). The Pandemic Pushed Universities Online. the Change Was Long Overdue. [online] Harvard Business Review. Available at: https://hbr.org/2020/09/the-pandemic-pushed-universities-online-the-change-was-long-overdue.

[6] O’Reilly, T., Symons, S. and MacLatchy-Gaudet, H. (1998). A Comparison of Self-Explanation and Elaborative Interrogation. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 23(4), pp.434–445.

[7] Ploetzner, R., Berney, S. and Bétrancourt, M. (2021). When learning from animations is more successful than learning from static pictures: learning the specifics of change. Instructional Science, 49(4), pp.497–514.

[8] Rayner, G., Bowling, G., Ashworth-Lord, A. and Laird, C. (2019). Compassionate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) learning resource for people who Self-Injure (SI). [online] CBT Course. Available at: https://schm.uclan.ac.uk/course/compassionate-cbt-workbook/ [Accessed 12 Mar. 2022].

[9] Schugar, J.T., Schugar, H. and Penny, C. (2011). A nook or a book: Comparing college students’ reading comprehension level, critical reading, and study skills. International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 7(2), pp.174–192.

[10] Terada, Y. (2021). Highlighting Is Ineffective—Here’s How to Change That. [online] Edutopia. Available at: https://www.edutopia.org/article/highlighting-ineffective-heres-how-change [Accessed 13 Mar. 2022].

[11] Timm, M. (2018). How to Turn Your Ebook into an Online Course. [online] teachable:blog. Available at: https://teachable.com/blog/ebook-online-course [Accessed 10 Mar. 2022].

[12] Willers, A. (2016). How to Convert PDF into Online Training. [online] eLearning Industry. Available at: https://elearningindustry.com/convert-pdf-into-online-training [Accessed 10 Mar. 2022].

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