Although it works in context, adds to that apocalyptic feel, it looks terrible on modern screens, and I wish more of it was filmed on 35mm. Such a great film but, visually, it's hard to watch nowadays - particularly the scenes that take place in darkness.

Have a go for yourself and let me know what you think. bit.ly/elhc473 🧵8/8

But as I'm not as clever as that, so I've used plain old Javascript to 'grade' the learner's answer against the correct one, ignoring case and punctuation, but also allowing for partial matches against both the correct answer and four alternative 'near miss' answers. 🧵7/8

Clever people like @Skriss are building stuff with AI that allows for a degree of interpretation when scoring a learner's answer. 🧵6/8

This problem reminded me of the classic UK gameshow, Catchphrase. The contestants are challenged to 'say what they see' and identify the idiom or popular saying being depicted in the image. But sometimes the host would 'let you have that' if the answer was nearly right. 🧵5/8

It's possible to build free format quiz questions that accept more than one answer, but things like punctuation, regional spelling and 'overshooting' the true answer by adding additional words can throw it off. 🧵4/8

There are clear benefits to more open-ended questioning, which prompts the learner to analyse, synthesise and re-present information. This is likely where AI-assisted assessments will take us in the future, but where today's 'free format quiz' falls short. 🧵3/8

But we need to be realistic about the pitfalls of this approach. Poor question design can give away the answer, and overuse of one question format can be boring. 🧵2/8

Multiple-choice questions are usually our 'go-to' format for knowledge checks and assessments in e-learning, and that's fine for the most part. 🧵1/8

For the last four weeks of the @ELHchallenge we've been storyboarding, prototyping and developing an 𝗘-𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄. Can you complete 'Compliance Catchphrase' with a 100% accuracy score? Or will the host accept some answers that aren't 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 right?

It's the first time it's ever failed me at a key moment, Pete. Boy, did it make up for lost time today.

When the otherwise stable and reliable Teams crashes 4 times during your big presentation, then decides it needs to reinstall and takes the remaining meeting time to so...

Hahahahaha!

I am gutted to read this. Honeymooned there in '09. Lots of wonderful memories.

Gutted to hear this. We stayed in Jasper during our honeymoon back in '09. Beautiful place, wonderful townsfolk. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgerp77q…

POLITICS NERD

Can you always tackle a topic in this way? Of course not! But the notion of meeting the learner where they are, focussing on what they need, and delivering the training in an efficient and engaging way still holds true.

This is designed for security staff who aren't at a desk, and who often work alone. It uses gamification to encourage resource management, accuracy and thoroughness. It also uses humour to reinforce a message. In a nutshell, that's what I try to do as an Instructional Designer.

More our work is now mobile-first, and the best Compliance training also develops skills and behaviours, not just transfers knowledge. But when its appropriate, I still like to trick people into it.