Drag and Drop - put back
July 30, 2009 12:00 AM
The short answer is, no, I don't think Lectora can do that.
However, perhaps you can use this as a "teachable moment" for your client and explain that, even if you could do this, it would be poor instructional design to do so. I've seen that kind of functionality used in other e-courses before, and it always frustrates me when I do, because it means that all the learner has to do is pick an object and start randomly trying to drop it in different areas to get the right answer. Unless this is a purely exploratory activity (as opposed to one that's meant to give practice and feedback for previously learned content), that's pointless. It's much better design to have the learner try to put all of the pieces in the right place, then provide feedback on how they did and an opportunity to try again if they didn't get it all right the first time. (After a few tries, I also give them a "Give Up" button, so they can see the correct answer if/when they're ready to give up trying to find it themselves.)
Just my $.02!
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