Have you noticed in your learning sessions that learners tend to tell their own stories and sometimes it is hard to stop them? Some trainers think of this as wasting time and yet learners telling their stories is one of…
Tag: micro-scenario
Be A Scientist – Set Up Your Own Learning Behavior Lab on Micro- Experiences and Stories – Tip #90
Do you like to ride a roller coaster or go skydiving? Have you tried scuba diving or deep cave hiking? For many of us, these might be extreme experiences. We could not even begin to fathom the feeling or the…
What Happens When New Becomes Old? – Tip #89
Have you ever experienced having mastered a web-based learning tool and then be informed that the tool was discontinued? Ning.com was new years back. Then Twitter.com and Prezi came. Then Pinterest.com followed. Now, there is Snapchat.com. Soon more will come…
Is your content out of context or in context? – Tip #86
We can learn from politicians. When they say “my comment was taken out of context”, what they mean is that the press reporter used their statements giving it a different meaning, which is not the original intent of the politician.…
Is it Curation or Co-Creation of Content? – Tip #85
The focus of most curation methods when applied to learning is in organizing, filtering, distilling, adding value, etc. to content. This is like serving food (content) in an improved way. There may be a risk in this trend. As…
Remove the Sting of Compliance Courses: Make Them Short, Succinct, Easy to Learn – Tip #84
More often than not, compliance courses have received a bad rap and reputation. The main complaint is that compliance courses are just “clicking boxes to meet lawyers’ needs.” As the perception persists, part of the blame is caused by designers,…
How to Implement a Corporate Wide Story-Based Learning – Tip #83
In the workshops that I conducted on Story-based eLearning Design, participants constantly ask: How do we implement Story-Based Learning in our entire company or in various forms of our learning? There is no one sure-fire answer to accomplish this.…
Role of Stories in Learning – A Map – Tip #82
Thanks to Clark Quinn for allowing me to use this chart. It summarizes what Roger Schank presented at the LearnTechAsia, where according to him, “Roger gave his passioned, opinionated, irreverent, and spot-on talk to kick off LearnTechAsia. He covered the…
Adding Magical Powers to Otherwise Boring Videos and Webinar Recordings – Tip #81
Studies have shown that more and more companies are using videos and webinar recordings to support learning. The challenge however, is that most videos can be boring, tedious and limits the learner from following their own interests. Most videos and…
Kill Boring eLearning with Story-Based Lessons – Tip #80
In developing a small story-based lesson, it has to be short, snappy, succinct, easy to follow and effective in engaging learners and imparting knowledge. Please preview this demo and then review the explanations below. This is only a small section…
Cut the Crap!!! – Tip #79
In my previous tip, I mentioned that learners struggle to focus because there’s just too much stimuli that competes to grab their attention. The solution is to make our content or story snappy, relevant and cholesterol-free. In short, cut the crap!!! Top…
“Chalk and Talk” vs Collaboration – Can We Meet Halfway? – Tip #78
The debate between Direct Instruction vs Discovery Learning is not new. It has been around. However, the amazing part is, it still rages on. Should we let the trainers and designers take control of the learning process or should we…
“Distorting Reality” for Learners – Tip #77
Most content are unnatural. It emanates from a higher plain with an objective source and is written in a perfect world. Hence most content is not understood by people. On the other hand, certain content that people understand may not…
Celebrate Your Expertise – Share and Standout – Tip #76
In the previous tip we talked about sharing your insights. In this fifth installement of the five-part blog series about The All-New TrainingMagNetwork.com Open Learning Environment, we will talk about presenting yourself as an expert and specialist of a specific…
Insight Sharing – How They “Meet and Mate” – Tip #75
Have you ever shared your thoughts with someone? On a grander scale, have you tried sharing your work or a potential masterpiece with like-minded people? Sharing your work simply means that it is where your mind is at. It is…