E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Really what would do us more good is to either assess realistic risks, or evacuate safely in the event of a fire. Definitely, why force individuals to go through the same mandatory content year after year when all they may need is a yearly, skills based assessment.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 27, 2011

In my previous post, 14 reasons why your multiple-choice quiz sucks , I listed typical clangers whose only purpose is to render your assessments ineffective. The eLearning Coach – Connie Malamed is a qualified and experienced e-learning designer whose blog provides advice to fellow practitioners.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

In a practical sense, that means we need to provide our learners with tools and resources that they can use to drive their own development. In a practical sense, this means we should map required competencies to each role and assess the employee’s proficiency against each one. I believe in the power of informal learning.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 20, 2013

I also think the business model will become sustainable, as soon as the providers adopt a freemium model. By that I mean the content is free, but the formal assessment and certification attracts a premium. To the MOOC providers I say: Adopt the freemium model already! And don’t forget the intangibles of marketing.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 13, 2018

There are many players in this space, and sure it makes sense to pick one that matches your organisation’s profile, but their pedagogical purpose is the same: to provide your people with immediate access to an extensive suite of learning assets, covering a broad range of topics, on demand. Corporate MOOCs have a delivery vehicle.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 11, 2016

To help your audience remember, why not provide them with reference content in a central location, such as on the corporate intranet or in a wiki. These can form part of the assessment. The buddy can act as a role model and provide feedback to the trainee. Partner each trainee with a buddy to accompany them on their sales calls.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 20, 2013

I also think the business model will become sustainable, as soon as the providers adopt a freemium model. By that I mean the content is free, but the formal assessment and certification attracts a premium. To the MOOC providers I say: Adopt the freemium model already! And don’t forget the intangibles of marketing.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Personally, I think the indicator of must-know learning is its assessment. However, I can also see that if an employer found itself in court because one of its employees sexually harassed one of his colleagues, it would want to demonstrate that it had provided sufficient training to that individual.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 29, 2013

Having said that, I believe there is much more scope for MOOC providers to cover corporate-relevant topics. However, only those who pass the assessment will have their completion status recorded in the LMS. Consequently, I envisage L&D professionals playing important roles in both curating and supporting MOOCs for their colleagues.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 22, 2014

So it’s important that the practical knowledge be provided in the form of job aids – such as a template or a checklist – that the operator can use on-the-job, just-in-time. I don’t agree with Kit that this content should be put on the LMS. The real tracking now should be done with the business scorecard.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 17, 2015

Leverage this opportunity by providing a mechanism by which anyone can contribute better content. In such a circumstance, a “Test me” dimension might be inserted after “Let me” to add summative assessment to the formative.). For example, it may inform the sequence of an online course. (In

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2011

The blog provides the student with a vehicle to express what they hope to gain from their placement, record their experiences, reflect on what they have learned, and even voice what they have struggled with. I also support the idea of the student having their own profile, and connecting it to a personal blog.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I see the future of universities as service providers, plain and simple. I see the LMS then being used more for the assessment of learning. Students are customers, and increasing competition, deregulation and even the emergence of MOOCs has shifted power into their hands. Online courses must die! Informal first.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

• Provide plenty of questions for practice. • Avoid exposing the correct answer upon an incorrect response: instead, allow the learner to re-try (unless of course the assessment is summative). Provide an epitome of the domain initially, then elaborate. • Provide rich feedback. Cognitivist design.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 7, 2010

The facilitator should provide a learning plan for novice learners which defines a sequence of study, identifying specific resources among the potentially overwhelming array of options. Take the ass out of assessment. I glaringly omitted assessment. However, how we assess that knowledge is bizarrely old fashioned.

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