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36 education practice to engage learners in your group in giving quick and timely feedback on your approach to teaching them in a personalised way. To get started using Direct Poll, you will find this resource to be useful: • [VIDEO] DirectPoll: https://youtu.be/ANJHYD8G6XI Should learners prefer to personalise their learning through visual aids, adult educators can engage learners in planning individual learning approaches and pathways, by engaging them in developing a mind-map. With an online mind-map maker, adult educators can engage adult learners in an online activity. They can think of all of the different ways that their learning could be personalised, and then select which instruction methods would work best for them. This tool allows adult educators to use a visual design process in personalising their lesson plans and activities to fit the individual needs of learners. Mind Meister can also be used in online group activities, and to engage kinaesthetic and group-learning fans in educational activities. For some help on getting started with the Mind Meister tool, and for examples of how this tool can be used in education, the video tutorials contained on this webpage will be a good reference point for you: • Mind Meister – Video Tutorials : https://support.mindmeister.com/hc/en- us/sections/200529257-Video-Tutorials Similarly, you could create a series of digital flashcards to support learners to engage with learning content. Sometimes learners find that documents full of texts discourage them from learning. By creating flashcards, individuals can identify the most important things they need to know and condense the information so that it is easy to learn and remember. To get started using an online Flashcard creator, the following video will be useful: • [VIDEO] Cram.com Flashcard Tutorial : https://youtu.be/SEqqTbpfebI Educational videos are a great resource if you work with visual, auditory or kinaesthetic learners, as this resource can appeal to all learning styles. By creating videos, adult educators can create, design and produce educational materials that further the learning process. We mentioned micro-learning techniques earlier in this chapter, video resources are a great and effective way to present micro-learning materials. They also ensure that learners who cannot be directly engaged in classroom activities can still access the educational content remotely. The following tips will help you to make a start using the Animoto platform to make your own educational and tutorial videos: • The easy tutorial video maker : https://animoto.com/make/tutorial-videos