Design principles for online tutorials

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. What is an online tutorial?
3. Why create online tutorials?
4. Demonstration - Two approaches
5. Principles for creating effective tutorials
6. Applying the principles - some examples
   1. Example - working with what the learners already know
   2. Example - going from the particular to the general
   3. Examples - Involving learners actively
7. The process of creating tutorials
8. Practical Hints and Tips
9. Summary
10. References

Applying the principles - some examples

The following section contains a few examples from existing tutorials. where the principles are put into action.

When looking at these examples, consider

1. How well they put the principles into practice
2. How you might be able to apply similar principles to your own materials