Post on 13-Feb-2017
Content Chunking in E-learning
What is
content in the
eLearning context?
Content in the context of an eLearning course is any material – text, audio, videos, images, etc. that can be used by instructional designers as raw material to
design and develop an eLearning course.
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Content Chunking and its Importance
Chunking is a method of presenting information by splitting information into
small pieces or “chunks” to facilitate quick and easy
reading and understanding.
Helps learners understand the subject matter easily
Enables the use of different media to present the content
Is useful when working with limited screen spaces of
various devices
Content Chunking
The Stepping Stone for Content Chunking – Content Comprehension
Content Comprehension is the key factor before chunking content. Five steps are involved in the content comprehension process. Let’s see
Step 1 - Gather all inputs
Gather all the material available, including inputs from stakeholders
Step 2 Analyze the content
Closely analyze and assess the inputs to ascertain what is relevant and useful
Step 3 - Set Broad Learning Objectives
Setting learning objectives clearly mentions what learners are going to learn and what they will achieve on
completion of the course.
Step 4 Research and Summarize
Researching the content and segregating them based on the Learning Objectives
Step 5 - Chalk out a Broad Course Map
A “broad course map” gives a big picture of the entire course and provides direction to chunk the course content.
How to Chunk Content?
Human brain has the capability to hold only limited
information at a time.
The Magic Number 7, plus or minus 2, describes that number of ideas, facts, or issues that an average individual can hold in his working memory is 7 ± 2. This is called the Rule of 7 ”“
- George M i l l e r E x p e r i m e n t a l p s y c h o l o g i s t
Content chunking has to
be done at two levels
Content chunking at the course level
detailed course outline or hierarchyDevelop a
Guidelines for Content chunking at the course level
Set learning objectives
Set enabling or subordinate objectives
Define the scope of the content
Decide which Instructional Strategy is to be used
Decide on the devices used to access the course
Adopt an evaluation methodology
Determine the duration of the course
Content chunking at the screen level
will be the storyboard.
The output of screen level content chunking
Guidelines for Content chunking at the screen level
One Learning Point on each screen “Need-to-know” content on-screen Reusable Learning Object (RLO)
Effective chunking is the key to effective course development.
Chunking is done at the course level and finally at the screen level.
Multiple media are used in an eLearning course.
Chunking is done keeping in mind the overall learning goals of the course.