Design for How People Learn (Voices That Matter)

Consequences, not feedback.

feedback that shows learners what happens as a result of their choice; learners draw conclusions from the result.

Be entertaining.

“The Psychology of Curiosity: A Review and Reinterpretation.”

research suggests that it’s a bigger negative for students who don’t do well with competition than it is a positive for students who do respond well.

significant to you for some reason • You are actively looking for

So when you are creating learning objectives, ask yourself: • Is this something the learner would actually do in the real world? • Can I tell when they’ve done it?

There’s a beginning, middle, and end.

The common thread of all successful intrinsic rewards is that they need to be genuinely useful or satisfying to the learner. For example, we already talked about organizing a learning experience around real achievements: Photoshop for Beginners • Lesson 1: How to create a swanky blog header • Lesson 2: How to make a so-so photo look amazing • Lesso