Posted 11:33 AM by George Siemens
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Quote: "Persuasive navigation is one aspect of a site built on persuasive architecture. A site built to be persuasive needs persuasive navigation but also needs persuasive copywriting, labeling, visual design, and structure. Rearchitecting a site to be persuasive is a large task and, in many cases, may not be possible. Persuasive navigation can be added in quickly and easily, however, and still have a big impact on the effectiveness of the site."
Comment: Article rambles a bit...but makes a good point at the end: "People can be persuaded in different ways, making it even more important to do user research and task analysis, and to develop appropriate personas. After some preliminary research, it might become clear that the wrong techniques are being used on a certain set of users, or, even worse, users are actually being dissuaded. The common mantra of “know your users” is all the more important when trying to persuade them."
When designing online courses, the issues listed above need to be evaluated. What do learners want? need? How are students "directed" through the course? How are they 'persuaded' to complete learning activities? What thought has gone into selecting the techniques to involve learners?