From the course: Gamification for Interactive Learning

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Create the right learning context

Create the right learning context

From the course: Gamification for Interactive Learning

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Create the right learning context

- Humans have a natural affinity for learning from stories. In fact, people tend to remember facts more accurately if they encounter those facts in a story rather than learning them from a bulleted list of items. Additionally, research has shown that individuals rate legal arguments as more convincing when built into a narrative rather than when based on legal precedent. Stories carry a great deal of weight when it comes to helping people learn. What a story does is that it sets the context for learning. A story gives actions and ideas meaning by framing them appropriately and meaningfully. A story can help explain why the learners are talking with a particular character, completing a desired form, or why the company's ethics policy is important to that individual. Stories can serve as the reason why learners should interact with the content that you've created. You may have heard the phrase content is king? Well if content is king, then context is the kingdom. One of the most…

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