E-tivities, 2nd Edition

Development and Improvement

Resources for practitioners 13 Building motivating e-tivities

• Does the e-tivity need ‘chunking up’ into small pieces to be more motivating? (The answer is usually yes!)
• Can participants cope with it all in one go? (Smaller chunks are better.)
• What is the extrinsic reward of taking part? Make this clear throughout each and every e-tivity.
• Are the intentions of the e-tivity clear? Do participants know exactly what’s expected of them and why?
• Who will find this e-tivity easy? How can you stretch them?
• Who will find this e-tivity hard? How can you support them?
• Is the e-tivity at the right level for the group—will everyone see it as worthwhile?
• Is the e-tivity at the right stage of the five-stage model, i.e. addressing ...