1. Absorb Activities
Do Activities
Learning Activities
Connect Activities
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

2. Absorb Activities
Do Activities
Connect Activities
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

3. Absorb Activities Absorb
Knowledge Do
Do Activities Practice
Connect Activities
Connect
to life and work
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

4. Absorb Activities
Student to
Student
Do Activities Interaction
Connect Activities
Student to Student to
Content Instructor
Interaction Interaction
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

5. Absorb Activities
Do Activities
Connect Activities
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Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

6. Presentations Sharing Stories
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Do Activities
Absorb-Type
Connect Activities Activities
Readings Field Trips
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Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

7. Presentations Sharing Stories
• Slideshows • Tell stories to learners
• Physical demonstrations • Instructor to student interaction
• Software demonstrations • Have learners tell stories
Absorb Activities • Informational films • Student to student interaction
• Dramas
Do Activities • Discussion presentations
• Podcasts Absorb-Type
Connect Activities Activities
Readings Field Trips
• Individual documents • Guided Tours
• Libraries of documents • Museums
• Pre-selected Internet resources • Hands-on field trips are more of
a Do activity
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

8. Practice
Absorb Activities
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Connect Activities
Do-Type
Activities
Games Discovery
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Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

9. Practice Activities
• Apply
skills, knowledge, and
attitudes, and receive
feedback
• Improve and refine
learning
• Activities range from
simple drill and practice to
difficult guided-analysis
Absorb Activities
Do Activities Do-Type
Activities
Connect Activities
Games & Simulations
• Apply skills in a safe Discovery Activities
environment • Experimenting and
• Gain insight and exploring
confidence solving • The goal is to lead
realistic problems in and learners to discover
entertaining context. concepts, principles, and
procedures on their own
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

10. Practice
• Student to Content
• Student to Instructor
• Student to Student
Absorb Activities
Do Activities
Connect Activities
Do-Type
Activities
Discovery
Games & Simulations
• Student to Content
• Student to Content
• Student to Instructor • Student to Instructor
• Student to Student • Student to Student
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

11. Research Activities Asynchronous Discussions
Absorb Activities
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Do Activities
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Activities
Original Work Job Aids
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Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

12. Asynchronous Discussions
Research Activities • Learners stop and think deeply about
the subject matter
• Learners must identify learning
• Learners are encouraged to view the
resources on their own
subject matter from a new perspective
• Requires learners to access and
• Learners connect to what they already
interpret outside resources
know
• Learners draw on their own
experiences by connecting the subject
of learning to personal experiences
Absorb Activities
Do Activities Connect-Type
Activities
Connect Activities
Original Work Job Aids
• The ultimate final exam • Used when learning must be applied
• Connects learning to the life of the • Connects learning to the application of
learner work
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

13. Absorb Activities
Do Activities
Connect Activities
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

14. Absorb
Absorb Activities
Knowledge Do
Practice
Do Activities
Connect Activities
Connect
to life and work
Content taken from E-Learning by Design
(Horton, 2006).

15. What is the most important type of
10
interaction from the learner's point of view?
1. Student-to-Student
33% 33% 33%
2. Student-to-Instructor
3. Student-to-Content
1 2 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

16. What is the most important type of
10 interaction from the instructor’s point of
view?
1. Student-to-Student
33% 33% 33%
2. Student-to-Instructor
3. Student-to-Content
1 2 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

17. What is the most difficult type of
10
interaction to achieve?
1. Student-to-Student
33% 33% 33%
2. Student-to-Instructor
3. Student-to-Content
1 2 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

18. What is the most important type of a
10 learning activity from the learner's point
of view?
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. Absorb Activities
2. Do Activities
3. Connect Activities
4. Combination Activities
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

19. What is the most important type of a
10 learning activity from the instructor’s
point of view?
1. Absorb Activities 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. Do Activities
3. Connect Activities
4. Combination Activities
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

20. What is the most difficult type of
10
learning activity to achieve?
1. Absorb Activities 25% 25% 25% 25%
2. Do Activities
3. Connect Activities
4. Combination Activities
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30