My colleague and friend Steve Holland did this demo using SoftChalk. He made some interesting points on designing content for eLearning (but it really goes for printed reports and websites, too) “Readers” and “Scanners.” He showed how the newspaper has been doing this for years, and how we should keep that in mind when we are designing things we want people to read.
I asked if there was some sort of assessment that we could give students regarding whether they were readers or scanners. That is under investigation. Maybe we can come up with a tool or even a game for that!
If you have not already tried Softchalk, it is a great tool to help you re-purpose content into a meaningful way for eLearning. It is very easy to use, has great support, and a free download to try it at www.softchalk.com