IntroductionTable of Posts Sometimes, we cheat ourselves. One day we open the medicine cabinet looking for a pill. We grab the bottle. The expiration date has passed but we take the medicine anyway because we are in pain. We hope…
Tag: e-Learning
Introduction
Table of Posts There is a rebirth of craftspeople in eLearning – they are the new eLearning Do-It-Yourselfers. They are designers, developers, subject matter experts, project leaders, champions and other participants in technology-assisted forms of learning. The rebirth of craft…
DIYEL Table of Posts
DIYEL #1 Get a new pair of glasses from Costco, not Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills DIYEL #2 ADDIE is like an expired medicine; it looks good but no longer works DIYEL #3 First kidnap, highjack, beg, borrow, steal, cannibalize,…
How to instantly grab e-learners attention!
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.…
How to avoid eLearning paralysis and get moving with your projects
Many eLearning projects have false starts and failed attempts. One reason is paralysis. What can you do about it? And how do you get moving with your projects. eLearning abundance is a hay stack The abundance of eLearning solutions is…
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…
Cut to 30% eLearning Development Costs
Let us do the rough math. Assuming a typical one hour eLearning costs $35,000. This is how Do-it-Yourselfers think and do.• Focus efforts on must learn, probably around 20% of the content.• Apply authoring tools on the 20%.• Develop images…
Creating Micro-Scenarios – X-Men Plays Hockey
The purpose of Micro-learning is to provide short, snappy and provocative stories to help learners reflect on a real-life situation or provoke social learning conversations in discussion rooms, Twitters, Blogs, etc. Full-scale scenarios are elaborate scenarios with multiple branching while…
Think Artichoke eLearning, Understand Learner’s Instincts
Last July 23, 2009, I had an opportunity to be a panel member of the online event “The Future of the Business of Learning” sponsored by Corporate Learning Trends & Innovation. It was an insightful event featuring thought leaders Tony…
Be vulnerable – An authentic way to tell a story
What stories help other people? Be vulnerable. Share what you have overcome. Stories appeal when they are about personal circumstances. Real, honest, and from the heart. Short video by Nancy Duarte. Ray Jimenez, PhDhttp://www.vignettestraining.com/http://www.trainingpayback.com/ “Helping Learners Learn Their Way” “Helping…