Tools-Driven Training Not so long ago, we embraced the idea of eLearning asynchronous training projects and hoped to realize the promise of promoting self-driven, independent learning. We created hundreds of thousands of eLearning courses using a variety of authoring tools.…
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Want to Burst the Learning Bubble? – Workshop Tip # 259
Ready, set? Go burst the learning bubble! Learning lessons are often delivered with the assumption that situations with learners and workers are fixed or static. We say, “The learners will learn this content in this situation with these conditions.” At…
The Learning Sparks – Adding Reflections To Your Learning Programs – Workshop Tip #254
Whenever I design and deliver learning programs for webinars, eLearning, or workflow learning, I always get curious and excited to witness the sparks of learning. I eagerly anticipate the moment when learners can finally connect the dots and leap up…
“Brain Freeze: Does your eLearning System Cause Learning Paralysis?”
Synthesis: The advent of technology options can be exciting. However, the influx of information to an individual’s brain may prove to be debilitating to one’s decision making process or may result to learning paralysis for learners. Considering the limitations of…
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…
Microlearning Design Las Vegas ASTDTECH
I presented at ASTD TechKnowledge Conference in Las Vegas, January 28, 2010. The topic I spoke of: Using Micro-eLearning Design for Learning 2.0 and Traditional eLearning. Gist: 5 Step Process Be succinct Relate Interpret Apply Micro-Applications Microlearning instructional design is…
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…
Quiz Maker in a Wiki? “Wow, what a paradox – sleepless night!”
Adding a Quiz Maker in a Wiki really causes me anguish. It brings me back to what I call the diseases of trainers, instructional designers, even parents, or anyone for that matter. CONTROL-ITIS – controlling what learners should learnCONTENT-ITIS –…
Wired article – “Doing everything right by doing everything wrong”
This is an interesting article from Wired Magazine on “How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong” – how Steve Jobs’ leadership style is often in contrast to traditionally accepted norms. The part that interests me the most is…
Why Do Top Executives Make e-Learning Systems a Business Strategy?
Sometimes e-Learning leaders and professionals act out the “pigeon dance.” Pigeons keep on doing what they do because it worked in the past. They are slow to adapt to new ways or finding them. E-Learning leaders and professionals can break…
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…
