A diverse course design is the basis for successful e-learning. After all, your participants should also enjoy learning! How to create an exciting online course with the right mix of media is what we will show you in this article.

A tip in advance: No matter which media and content you ultimately choose – your e-learning should always and everywhere be accessible! Therefore, pay attention to the choice of your learning platform or LMS, ensuring it is also usable on mobile devices, e.g., smartphones.

The requirements for e-learning are now quite high: The time for further education is often limited and should therefore be utilized as well as possible. An e-learning course should also have a recognizable learning effect, both for clients and participants. At the same time, it should be varied, fun, and suitable for all participants. A suitable mix of media helps meet all these requirements.

Implementing learning content with suitable media in e-learning

Not every learning content can be implemented in the same format or medium. Long texts, in particular, are often unsuitable for e-learning. Therefore, we have compiled a rough overview of the most important content in e-learning along with suitable media and methods in a table for you. Here you can see at a glance which methods are suitable for your specific application case – and how much effort is required for creation:

Examples: Implementing Media Mix in E-Learning with blink.it

With blink.it, you have many different options to integrate media and make your e-learning as varied as possible. The most popular media mix consists of texts, videos, and quizzes. We'll show you how the implementation might look through three examples.

Example 1: Texts in E-Learning

A fixed part of the classic media mix of any e-learning course is definitely texts. Following the flashcard principle, you can briefly compile important definitions and foundational knowledge for your learners. You can also use existing texts and presentations to re-purpose the available information in e-learning.

However, be careful not to overwhelm learners with too much text. Break up your texts with bullet points or use small icons instead of long descriptions. Offer them small learning tidbits, in line with the microlearning principle, that they can work through gradually.

Here is an example of how you can create and implement a definition of microlearning in text form with blink.it in a varied way.

Media mix in e-learning with blink.it: Use text blinkers with bullet points and highlight important content.

Example 2: Videos in E-Learning

The most popular medium in e-learning is videos. Although they are significantly more labor-intensive to produce than providing a short text, they have been proven to achieve the highest learning effect since videos engage multiple senses simultaneously.

With videos, you can implement almost any topic for e-learning: Screencasts, for example, are particularly well-suited for understanding new software. A virtual tour of the company helps new employees find their way around better. Personal selfie videos are also particularly effective for welcoming colleagues or new staff. In the blog, you will find 5 more ideas for successful learning videos in companies.

In the example, you can see how to integrate your own or other YouTube videos in blink.it. The video plays directly on the platform:

Media mix in e-learning with blink.it: Integrate various videos directly into the online course.

Example 3: Quizzes in E-Learning

Learning thrives on repetition, as does e-learning. Therefore, short quizzes between chapters work beautifully for checking knowledge. It doesn’t always have to be a big final exam! On the contrary: individual short questions already help to reflect on the learning content and apply it as well.

Make your online support as interactive as possible: After each learning unit, try to assess the participants' knowledge by asking different questions about the most important learning content. This way, not only can you check whether they have understood your material, but your learners can also see if they might need to catch up.

Here you can see a typical blink.it quiz. You have the option to select and combine different quiz types in e-learning. For final exams, you can issue a certificate upon successful completion:

Media mix in e-learning with blink.it: Conclude individual learning units or the entire course with various quizzes.

Of course, you can use many other media besides text, video, and quiz to implement learning content in the blink.it course. Would you like to test your very own media mix? Then schedule a free admin demo now and get to know blink.it in a short consultation personally. Even before your scheduled demo appointment, you can try out the platform from the user's perspective in the test course.

Good luck with your e-learning in the successful media mix!