About the "Absorb," "Do," and "Connect" Activities
The textbook for this course, "E-Learning by Design" by William Horton (San Francisco: Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2012), focuses primarily on learning activities in online courses that "provoke learning experiences." In order to best accomplish learning objectives, Horton teaches his learners (that includes me!) about three types of activities, each with a different purpose.
Absorb Activities: "Learners absorb knowledge, typically by reading text, watching an animation, or listening to narration. In an Absorb activity, the learner is physically passive, but mentally active." (Horton, p. 51)
Do Activities: "...[L]earners do something with what they are learning, for instance, practice a procedure, play a game, or answer questions. The learner practices, explores, and discovers." (Horton, p. 51)
Connect Activities: "...[L]earners connect what they are learning to their work, their lives, or their prior learning. Connect activities 'seal the deal,' making it easier to apply learning when it is needed later." (Horton, p. 51)
Absorb Activities: "Learners absorb knowledge, typically by reading text, watching an animation, or listening to narration. In an Absorb activity, the learner is physically passive, but mentally active." (Horton, p. 51)
Do Activities: "...[L]earners do something with what they are learning, for instance, practice a procedure, play a game, or answer questions. The learner practices, explores, and discovers." (Horton, p. 51)
Connect Activities: "...[L]earners connect what they are learning to their work, their lives, or their prior learning. Connect activities 'seal the deal,' making it easier to apply learning when it is needed later." (Horton, p. 51)
[This chart by John Curran is copied from his blog post, "A Really Simple Learning Design Framework." It is used here with permission from John Curran and Designed for Learning. Be sure to check out his blog. ]
MY GOAL as I developed my project was to provide a wide variety of activities from each of the categories and to include at least one activity from each category for each enabling objective.
MY SAMPLES: Use the navigation bar menu above or the links below to view the sample activities I created in these categories for my project (Understanding Confidentiality: Training for Volunteer Church Office Assistants):
MY SAMPLES: Use the navigation bar menu above or the links below to view the sample activities I created in these categories for my project (Understanding Confidentiality: Training for Volunteer Church Office Assistants):