To instantly grab e-Learners, remember embedding content into stories. Embedding Steps Relate Interpret Apply Which statement grabs you instantly? Life is full of trials and tribulations or I started work at 3:00 am and finished at 11:00 pm, exhausted. The…
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Proof of Direct Link between Learning and Performance
(To protect the interest of our clients, we are using fictitious names. However, the data presented here are close to real and living cases.) Last week, I had a conversation with a VP for Sales Training. He asked what is…
Informal Learning Hits Brick Walls
Informal Learning Hits Brick Walls There is more than one way to implement informal learning. The approach differs depending on the nature of the organization. Organizations have plenty of formal structures – brick walls or command and control environments. It…
Let’s Jam/Webinar NO LECTURES – Brainstorming Scenarios-Series 1
These are my initial learning in testing and NO LECTURE WEBINAR The goals: Conduct Jamming like Webinars with high interactions, almost ZERO LECTURE. Structure: Provided participants vignettes for advance interactions in our community http://3minuteworld.trainingpayback.com/main/home(Scroll down the page to see vignettes)…
eLearning Design WITHOUT a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
What to do if you have no access to a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and you have to design and deliver an eLearning program? Many of us would hate to admit it, but this situation happens.There is a way out…
DIYEL #17 Can workers use lessons to solve day-to-day problems?
Introduction Table of Posts Today’s learners are not like the learners of 10 or 20 years ago. Learners today do not have the luxury of attending seminars or eLearning programs and then storing their knowledge for future use. Knowledge is…
DIYEL #16 Be a craftsperson, an artisan.
IntroductionTable of Posts Sadly, many of us have lost the art of a being a craftsperson. In olden days, many people used their hands to carve wood, draw, stencil patterns, practice calligraphy, and knit clothing. Today’s fast-paced population doesn’t make…
DIYEL #15 See a therapist to cure yourself of the disease, CONTROL-ITIS.
IntroductionTable of Posts If you suffer from Control-itis (over-emphasis on controlling how learners should learn), please see a therapist. This disease, consisting of old habits, severely impacts your eLearning design. (This is a series of post from my book “Do-It-Yourself…
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 #12 Why we love Slumdog Millionaire, Borat, the Gladiator and Casablanca.
IntroductionTable of Posts They are inspiring, absurd, ridiculous, insulting, heroic and romantic. But most of all, these movies work. Training programs have become too sanitized and sterile, devoid of life and fun. They bore learners to death. Learners are often…
DIYEL #11 Ask learners to tell their stories and also to listen to others’ stories.
IntroductionTable of Posts We are used to people telling us stories. My grandmother used to scare my sister and me with her stories of vampires and gremlins. As I grew older, I learned there is another side of storytelling, and…
DIYEL #10 Learners recall stories, not facts.
Introduction Table of Posts People learn best when they can relate information to real-life situations. They do not remember facts easily. The good classroom trainer (i.e., not boring) knows that stories – anecdotes, illustrations, demos, applications, metaphors, examples, etc. –…
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…
DIYEL # 4 – Adopt a tech kid from your local community college. He knows more than your IT person.
IntroductionTable of Posts Seriously, the typical IT person in your company is not the guy you run to for eLearning advice, especially if you don’t know squat. You must think of your self-preservation. Think of your job security. And if…
DIYEL #3 First kidnap, highjack, beg, borrow, steal, cannibalize, and scavenge. Only then ask for a budget.
IntroductionTable of Posts“Do-It-Yourselfer” should be a job function in business with a job description and a position on the org chart. If you have the DNA of a corporate employee, it is a common and expected behavior to ask for…