The benefits of interactive virtual materials are many but often difficult to see right away. It may be a bit easier to see if you remember the days when you first started using PowerPoint or Keynote and were all excited to work with your first digital presentation. These tools take away some of our greatest fears as presenters: those who will not listen/pay attention, those who will misinterpret what we say due to an unclear visual message, those whose eyesight is poor. Now imagine having that same type of power for all the presentations and tutorials you create.
Not only can this technology save time and frustration in creating great learning tools, but it also helps keep people engaged since they do not have to read through long paragraphs on a flat page. Plus, it is easier for them to interact with the material and ask questions about what they do not understand, which helps you better tailor your educational materials for learning objectives.
Educators can use their interactive virtual material in many ways: playing videos, showing images, or even using computer simulations to create experimental learning modules that teach concepts through demonstration. It allows students to both see and hear an explanation of a concept, which provides valuable reinforcement. They can then test their knowledge by performing tasks or answering questions that ensure understanding before continuing with the lesson/presentation. This combination of visuals and audio will help connect difficult-to-grasp concepts in order to form lasting memories because the mind finds it easier to remember things when it can associate them with sight and sound.
It is important to remember that not everyone learns the same way, so trainers should make available several different types of interactive virtual material for each learning objective. For example, some students may need more visual stimuli while others like using audio recordings or watching animations that demonstrate how something works step-by-step. By offering all three methods of comprehension development (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic), you are giving your learners multiple ways to understand what you are teaching them. In addition, this will help develop their skills even further after they leave your training session/presentation since they will already have knowledge about how they learn best and be able to apply it when studying on their own.
There are several advantages to utilizing educational technology., but the best part is that it can be found just about anywhere. For example, virtual PowerPoint presentations are becoming increasingly popular as more of our daily lives are being impacted by technology. Soon everyone will have their own professional-quality podcasts or educational modules to go along with their traditional papers and texts, which will help students of all learning styles achieve success in school and work environments alike.
