Cyberroomedia.com - Gagne's Nine Events of Instructional Design

		What most conventional software does ...
1: gain attention	P	usually achieves this very well
2: inform learner of objectives	?	many do not include this information
3: stimulate recall	+/-	questionable in many cases
4: present stimuli	P	often gives too much stimulus
5: guide learning	O	often a hit and miss affair
6: elicit performance	+/-	limited range of skills (usually physical)
7: provide feedback	P	often gratuitous or patronising in nature
8: assess performance	P	but which skills are being assessed?
9: enhance retention & transfer	O	can the user apply strategies elsewhere?
Our software …
» implements all nine instructional design events » provides flexible learning through graded choices » tracks user performance and provides opportunites for revision » incorporates intellectual as well as physicial activities » provides learning in context to promote retention and transfer » places the emphasis on the learning activity not the gratuitous bells and whistles