Amazing E-Learning: Take A Tube-Torial

I spend a lot of time making fun of crummy e-learning — sort of like shooting fish in a very small barrel. It’s time for me to start pointing out some examples of great e-learning so we can all start copying emulating the best.

Take a look at this session from Michael Pick on how to use a particular WordPress plug-in. (No, you don’t have to know anything about WordPress or even care. The point is that this five minute tube-torial is absolutely engaging.)

The production values are amazing, the audio and video really drive the learning, and things keep happening fast enough to keep my interest. Compare this to a typical “talking head” webcast about a technical topic:

Some of these are so confusing you’d think they were talking in a foreign language.