- Remove unnecessary complexity
Getting rid of unnecessary complexity and distractions, you remove some of the extraneous cognitive load.
The external load is anything that does not contribute to learning. Perhaps, you yourself supplement simple rules with complex graphics, photographs and extra text. So be simpler.
What elements are noise? They can be:
A complex instruction for classes
Entangled user interface (if you teach online)
Visually cluttered presentation
Ideally, all outsiders need to be removed. This method is called weeding: you eliminate all unnecessary content, even if it is interesting.
- Use Generating Strategies
Generating strategy is a pedagogical approach, in which the student takes great responsibility for his successes.
There are several of them. For example, "Development", a technique in which students use their own words and ideas in order to explain to themselves a new concept.
In e-learning, you can apply a query method when the student receives a Stop and Think message after you submit a critical concept. Also, ask him to make an offer with one of the key concepts.