Allen Interactions

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

What is love, really? (Sorry in advance for any earworms!) We can love our cars, homes, and flat-screen TVs, but purists will tell you, “You can’t love things, dummy. You can only love people.” Hmmm, are you sure about that?

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Allen Interactions

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Where do you start with instructional design? Sifting through folders of content? Meeting with SMEs to capture what they think is essential to the training? Maybe you turn to Google to get the latest information about the training topic? If this is your approach, you may want to refocus. Information-sharing is not training. Since all learning is designed in some way to change learner behavior, it makes sense to think about the expected change from the start of the design process.

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Allen Interactions

JANUARY 8, 2024

The standard accepted methodology for designing instruction, including e-learning, is still centered solidly on the ADDIE process…a time-honored methodology composed of five steps--Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. I’m a strong proponent of the idea that the inherent linearity of this process creates huge obstacles to coming up with highly engaging interactivity in e-learning.

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Allen Interactions

JANUARY 1, 2024

Over the years, we have taught many workshops on SAM (Successive Approximation Model) and have given even more talks on the subject. In these workshops and talks, we often see the same basic questions. But, the one question we can guarantee we will be asked is, “How do I implement SAM in my organization?” While we are always happy to be asked this question, this is tough to answer!

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