Instructional designers embed four types of interaction in online courses: simulations, visuals, navigation elements, and game-like elements¶
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q2 i? Thematic analysis of interviews with 15 instructional designers yielded four categories of interaction embedded in learning objects: simulations, visuals, navigation elements, and game-like elements. → Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb 2025
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Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb 2025¶
Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb, Gamze Ozogul. (2025). Interaction analysis of learning objects in online courses: What are their interactive characteristics and design intent behind them? Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10556-0
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Basic qualitative study with semi-structured interviews (40-60 min) with 15 US higher education instructional designers; thematic analysis identified four interaction categories from participants' objects and descriptions: "Interactions as simulations," visuals, navigation elements, and game-like elements including badges, avatars, and a course designed as a game.
"Based on the participants’ learning objects and their descriptions, it is possible to cat- egorise interactions embedded within them as follows:"
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Related Claims¶
- Designers' intents for interactive features cluster into two themes: attention-getting and engagement techniques — related
- Receptivity frequently intersects with freedom of action in tools affording learner creativity and exploration — related
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Instructional designers embed four types of interaction in online courses: simulations, visuals, navigation elements, and game-like elements |
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Instructional designers embed four types of interaction in online courses: simulations, visuals, navigation elements, and game-like elements |
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