Synthesis The challenge in designing technical learning content is how to make it more engaging. Technical information can come alive with the right approach that grabs learners’ attention and keep them focused while learning its value and impacts on their…
Tag: content development
Vague Stories Help Learners to Discover
Synthesis: Uncovering parallel tracks is essential in contextual learning – where the need is to help learners find applications of an idea in a story or feedback. Precision oftentimes kills the ability of the learner to discover multiple real-life…
DIYEL #14 See a therapist to cure yourself of the disease, CONTENT-ITIS
IntroductionTable of Posts Doctors tell us that some of us may be predisposed to a certain disease because our bodies already carry some degree or level of the virus that causes it. When an individual actually contracts the ailment, it…
DIYEL #9 Be a gold prospector. Separate nuggets from the tons of dirt. This will serve your learners well.
IntroductionTable of PostsMost trainers and eLearning designers would go bankrupt if they were gold prospectors. Prospectors spend their efforts screening the few gold nuggets from the tons of dirt, pebbles and rock. On the other hand, typical trainers and eLearning…
The Master SME: How to become one? How to work with it?
If you are in a shipwreck and are stranded in a desolate island with an SME (Subject Matter Expert), what would be your conversation like? Ask yourselves, “What do we do?” Both of your concerns become how to get off…
Who Says You Can’t Do a Game on Serious Topics – from Nobelprize.org
“Trade Ruler Game” “Bertil Ohlin, awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1977, showed that countries engage in and benefit from trade if their production resources differ from each other.” http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/economics/trade/index.html I find this interesting. A good example of making…
What Does It Mean “Must Learn?”
How do you know what MUST be learned by the learner? Or best to ask – why MUST they learn this knowledge or skill? I often suggest these test questions. Try them and you will begin to focus on MUST…
The BIG Plus of Compliance Training
True, many compliance training are delivered because of the CYA mentality. But there is a plus side to this. Yesterday, I accompanied my wife who checked out from the hospital after a major surgery. Thank God, she is fine. In…
The Heart of a Good Story
The heart of a good story for e-Learning has these characteristics. One of the hearts of SBL is that of understanding what you call “organics.” 1. Human drama a. Concrete stories about human situations c. Felt and experienced d. Continuous…
“I’ve Been Robbed!” “I’ve Been Sexually Abused.” Emotional Events in Scenario-Based e-Learning
In preparation for an upcoming workshop at the eLearning Guild’s conference on Using Story Telling in Developing Engaging e-Learning in Orlando, Florida on April 14, 2007, I thought I would share with you about Emotional Events. One of the main…
“I Don’t Trust Learners. They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know.”
Oftentimes, I hear leaders and trainers moan, “learners can not be trusted, and they needed to be taught what to learn.” This is a frequent response when I tell leaders and trainers to allow learners to discover the learning points…
How Much Training is Enough Training?
Is the worker fully competent when he/she starts a new job or assignment? Most likely not. Is it possible to make a worker fully competent in the first few weeks of the job? Not likely. It is unrealistic to expect…
Enews Reader Responses: Politics of LMS Implementation and The Basics of Games
Thanks to Terry, Al and Jeff for sharing their comments and observations._____________________________________________Enews, November 26, 2007 What is the politics of e-Learning? Sadly, we all have to navigate the turfs, silos, and territorial waters. Story: A senior executive in-charge of e-Learning…
Videos Versus Narrated Photo Slideshows
Can narrated-photo-sideshows work in lieu of videos? Of course, it can. But there are good reasons to use video. To name a few: Presenting highly motivational leader, like the CEO in orientation programs. Showing complex operations of an equipment or…
3-Minute: Who Says You Can’t Download and Print Pizza from Domino’s Web Site
I continue to discover creative and instant 3-minute or less videos from YouTube. The effort to prepare a 3-minute video may require 2-3 hours. But the impact and usefulness of the video is outstanding. See this example for fun! Imagine…