Research shows that user interface and interaction design decisions significantly affect how well users learn.

In learning experience design, the goal is to help someone learn something. It’s about improving learning outcomes and the quality of the learning experience.

Extraneous visuals are especially problematic in regard to learning. … Extraneous imagery adds to cognitive load.

1. The multimedia principle: People learn better from a combination of text and visuals rather than text alone.

People learn physical procedures … better by watching videos or animations. In contrast, they learn conceptual processes … better when they are illustrated by a series of static images.

People learn processes and principles better from simplified visuals.

people learn better when text relating to an image appears near that image.

people learn better when they perceive social presence. For this reason, using a conversational tone in first or second person increases learning.

Two basic ways of managing complex information are either to break it into segments, or chunks, or to extract difficult terms or key concepts and deal with those first, which is called pre-training.

adding sidebar stories for the sake of interest hurts learning.

The closer a learning experience is to a real-world context, the more likely learners will be able to transfer what they’ve learned to the real world.

Allow learners to control their pace through a learning experience.

The main point to take away from games and learning is the notion of extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation.

research has shown that learning does not improve when a learner’s focus is on game goals rather than learning goals.

if you’re teaching advanced concepts in biology to a doctor or management strategy to a CEO, these rules may not apply.

Experts don’t need information to be chunked, and they can handle having more control over their instruction.

Motivation is key in learning.

We need to ask ourselves the question: what is inherently motivating about reading and writing? The answer? There are many motivations: storytelling, engagement with characters, self-expression.

challenge your team to go beyond extrinsic motivation and tap into the heart of intrinsic motivation—what intrinsically makes your topic exciting.