When working on an eLearning project, it is very important to precisely format the objects present in your course. Never forget that you are teaching! In such situations, most students will try to make sense out of every single formatting anomaly. Inconsistent formatting will most likely mislead and confuse your learners.
Consistent formatting in eLearning
In my first eLearning project with Captivate, I used blue Text Captions to explain things to the learners and black Text Captions when I wanted them to do something. After a short while, the learners knew that when seeing a blue Text Caption, they just had to read through the text, and when seeing a black Text Caption, they made themselves ready to do something. Learners have reported that this formatting consistency helped them structure their learning.
In my first eLearning project with Captivate, I used blue Text Captions to explain things to the learners and black Text Captions when I wanted them to do something. After a short while, the learners knew that when seeing a blue Text Caption, they just had to read through the text, and when seeing a black Text Caption, they made themselves ready to do something. Learners have reported that this formatting consistency helped them structure their learning.
When it comes to color, it is important...