Synthesis: The points of insertion of micro-scenarios in your eLearning program will boost learning effectiveness. The insertion points are important since it is best to use micro-scenarios sparingly and at the appropriate areas. When properly done, you can save on…
Tag: story-telling
eLearning Design for Short Attention Span and Overloaded Learners
Synthesis:With the barrage of distractions thrown at these already-overloaded learners, we are faced with the challenge to help them focus on what is necessary, must-learn, what is of immediate relevance and content that is rapidly applicable to their jobs and…
Are you an Agnostic or Principled Learning Professional?
Synthesis:As learning professionals, have we analyzed how our approaches affect our learners and their specific learning and performance environments? Why does one choose to adhere to his/her present method? Are you an AGNOSTIC or PRINCIPLED Learning Professional? A deeper understanding…
Is it spoon-feeding or discovery scenario learning?
Synthesis:Scenario- based learning should take learners through a journey of discovery ; involving them in the events that take place at various points in your scenarios. It propels learners to think about the choices presented and not merely determining the…
“The Evil Company” – another Martian Design
Stories work as a way to communicate with people. The theme “The Evil Company” is consistently hammeredby using advertising stories and vignettes. This is another example of what I call “Martian eLearning Design” –out of this world designs but shows…
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.…
A story that comes from the heart – Manny Pacquiao
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton in round 2 last May 2, 2009 at MGM Las Vegas. 12,000 Brits travelled to Las Vegas and got disappointed.http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dwyre3-2009may03,0,1983219.column A week before the fight, my family visited Manny at his residence in…
Stories & Scenarios in e-Learning 2.0
Web 2.0 and e-Learning 2.0 succeed partly through conversations and exchanges of stories and scenarios. Obama’s inauguration had millions of people each one with a unique story to tell. Imagine the conversations in blogs, twitters, photo-sharing, etc. Mind-bugling. Tony O’Driscol…
Do You Tell Stories, Rumors or Controversies?
Jakob Nielsen: E-Learning: An Oxymoron? Story Telling, Narrative and Web Reading, and Social Learning Jakob Nielsen Alert Box, June 9, 2008, compares Writing Style for Print vs. Web. ————————————————————- Application Points: Participants in social learning are ALL engaged but differ…
Learning Games for the “Real-World” – Alternate Reality Games – The Cookies
After or while reading, do a cookie game and you will learn and see a personal impact and meaning. Ray’s request. Jane McGonigal with Institute for the Future has researched and developed alternate games that make people move games from…
“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…
“Teaching Machines” – How People can Use Web 2.0 and Social Networking
I love storytelling and media. The video from Michael Walsh of Kansas State University touched me because it brought another view, often times missed, about the potential of what people can do with Web 2.0, Social Networking and other technologies.…
Build a Story First Before Video Gaming
At the Salt Lake TrainingTech Solutions Conference, I met a trainer from a large retail chain who asked me: “What do I need to do to train 18 to 20 year olds? I want to develop video game-like learning to…
Making e-Learning Teams Work
Topics this issue: 1. Making e-Learning Teams Work Today’s competitive marketplace demands more than one or two people to create e-learning programs. Representatives from the training, technology, marketing and finance departments – all with diverse work histories and interests –…
Slow Adoption: The Fall of e-Learning Programs
Topics this issue: 1. Slow Adoption: The Fall of e-Learning Programs Slow adoption of e-learning technology is one of the major reasons why e-learning programs fail. Various factors cause this adoption lag. One common thread is clash of cultures. The…