The Performance Improvement Blog

AUGUST 27, 2014

In my online course for the Association for Talent Development (formerly known as ASTD) titled, Essentials of Developing an Organizational Learning Culture , participants want to know what they can do in the short term to create a learning culture. For example, Jane Hart has a five-point plan for increasing social learning.

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 7, 2007

This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?" and we are supposed to consider both good and bad examples as well as give some thoughts on why the example should get some attention. Here is an example called Principles of Watershed Management. It is called the EPA Watershed Academy. Wikis Explained.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Social Networking and finding help and expertise if you have a question or a concern for which you need input and/or advice. when working a network to find information the whole process was severely constrained by time and resources. Let me explain.

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Making Change

AUGUST 19, 2013

The material feels like a stream of activities, not pages of information followed by one lonely memory check. The recap will be memorable and concise because it refers back to concrete examples, such as, “As you saw with Ravi’s objection, it’s best to …” But what about the information?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from Thursday’s keynote at ASTD TK11 with Karen Wickre (Global Communications Team) and Ann Farmer from Google. Twitter = “an information utility” – mostly use them as a heads up on what’s going on – raising information to a level/surfacing it. No dedicates editors – no long approval chains.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 14, 2015

There was a lot of good information captured from a variety of people. So now with Dave’s blessing, is a bit of information about my own personal conference preparations. So now with Dave’s blessing, is a bit of information about my own personal conference preparations. The conference guide, sticky notes and a highlighter. (I

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 20, 2014

Participants don’t get it unless the information is spoon-fed.” . Example: jump on an L&D or education based twitter chat and ask, “What’s so bad about classroom style learning, I happen to love it.” “I can’t help it if they are too lazy to read.”. “If I see it on twitter and I read it in blogs. No one else will.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Example of the Learning Interaction. Here’s an example of the learning interaction combined with the previous template. They let the learner collect information. Once they have the information, you could continue the interaction by having them use the information to make a decision. Learning Interaction Downloads.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Linear courses are often the result of our focus on sharing information and not knowing how to move beyond this. In today’s post we’ll look at a few guiding principles that help in the transition from linear to interactive elearning. Instead of pushing information out, create a way for the learner to pull information in.

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Mindflash

APRIL 3, 2012

Sharon Bowman , owner of Bowperson Publishing and Training , once said at an ASTD conference I attended, that the ideal instructor is “the guide from the side, not the sage on the stage.” Guides ask. Your questions should be pointed and information-gathering. Questions are the key to driving learning success. Sages tell.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 30, 2006

Presentation - ASTD OC eLearning 2.0 Start-Up Guides Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Informal Learning, Communities, Bottom-up vs. eLearning 2.0 - An Immediate, Important Shift eLearning 1.0, Presentation - ASTD OC eLearning 2.0 Start-Up Guides Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 eLearning 2.0

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 9, 2010

ASTD's Big Question for March is How do we leverage open content in workplace learning? The MIT initiative for example, lacks the extra element of the actual MIT professor adding the instructional strategies to the content as she delivers it. Tags: ASTD Big Question. Many organizations are involved with such initiatives.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 10, 2010

Maybe Brent Schlenker, Heidi Fisk, someone at ASTD or other conferences can tell us the # of RFPs vs. into the conference. Moderation has a role in helping to guide them as well as keeping them safe.”. The session will be workforce learning professionals (an ASTD audience). You can find some of the recordings here.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 28, 2012

Then use their work as a guide to inspire yours. For example, the image below is a screenshot of the Articulate Storyline website. Crop the screenshot to a clean sliver so that you pick up all of the elements of the template but none of the page’s information. August 30 : Honolulu, HI ( ASTD Hawaii ). Super easy, huh?

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Michael Allen and I sit down and discuss the Zebra program at ASTD conference way back in 2011. Just a few guiding principles define the imperatives, but it’s important not to underestimate their importance and cheat. For example, SMEs were often disappointed with what programmers delivered. MA: It’s not very complicated.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2012

A good example is with office-themed templates. They also work great for simple exploration interactions where the learner can click on various resources to collect information. Also updated session information for Hawaii (8/30), Seattle (10/5), Milwaukee (10/23 & 24), and Chicago (11/14 & 15). Sign up here.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 30, 2011

Often there’s little concern about how relevant the information is to the learner. Thus the learner is usually not engaged and has to wade through a lot of information. This is something an information dump can’t easily do. In the example below, we created some information about student/teacher ratios.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

This article was originally published in Learning Technologies 2013’s special show guide issue. Interestingly, these statistics are only marginally better than those reported by ASTD for the US market in May 2012. It’s your informal & social learning hub if you like. So what ails mobile learning? Understanding Mobile.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 2, 2018

There was a lot of good information captured from a variety of people. An example of goal setting: 4 years ago at the ASTD ICE expo it was about finding translators who could translate our LMS into multiple languages, the year before it was simulation developers. Cut to 2015, when I updated the list slightly and posted it here.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

For example, there are often training initiatives that require some face-to-face sessions and peer interaction. Consistent delivery of information. I like this example from Mike Enders. And it’s quite effective in sharing information. But there are also many courses that are information pieces. Learner flexibility.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 5, 2011

Good examples. For example, some shapes convey meaning even if they don’t contain any significant content. Here’s a simple example. Without any context, a pyramid generally will tell you that the information is weighted based on its position in layers and that there’s usually some sort of interconnected sequential relationship.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Following is an example of the published template. The Glassy Blue template is simple and perfect for information sharing and compliance training. If you’re interested in having a workshop in your area, have your local ISPI or ASTD chapter contact me. October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ). Demos & Downloads.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 22, 2012

Many times the compliance courses share information that is already available in other formats in the organization. If that’s the case, do you need a full multimedia product to share that information? For example, the course navigation is locked or there’s way too much information. That’s up to 300 minutes of information.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 15, 2012

Here are some examples created in Articulate Storyline: Formal elearning courses like this role playing scenario. Interactive marketing material such as this laptop example. As you can see, each example is a bit different and not all are what we’d call “elearning.” July 18: Knoxville, TN ( Smoky Mountain ASTD ).

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 31, 2011

What I’d do is treat each screen the same as a slide and then use clickable icons to reveal the course’s information. For example, instead of a screen with eight bullet points, I’d have a screen with eight icons. Each icon would have a label and when clicked would display additional information. Screen Design Ideas.

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Learnnovators

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Learning is largely informal (on-the-job), a little social (peer), and least formal (training programs and courses). LearnQ : a mobile-based performance support app for our Quality Management System (QMS) that provides an ubiquitous way to access information while on the go. Success Stories: Examples From Those Who are Making It Work!

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2012

It makes sense that the back and forward navigation is at the bottom right corner since it isn’t critical information and one of the last things we need to see on that screen. For example: choose A if you want to go this route. Before and After Examples Work. Navigation should be consistent. This is a lack of leadership.

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Trivantis

APRIL 19, 2012

Self-Guided How-Tos. -->. Sample Courses. Examples of Lectora Titles. -->. Product User Guides. Helpful Information. -->. Session Information. Currently, Jeremy is also an ASTD Certified Professional in Learning Performance (CPLP). Sample Courses. Product User Guides. How-To Courses.

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Mindflash

JUNE 16, 2011

Learning in real time requires employees to have a connection to a mentor or coach — someone to guide the learning process so that it is meaningful and effective. For example, improving the quality of a customer service response may generate a plan to shadow an exceptional employee for a specific period.

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Convergence Training

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Download our Free Guide to Writing Learning Objectives. If you’re going to use true/false questions, try to use them only when there really are only two answer options (example: black or white with no possibility of gray or other colors). Training Management Systems (LMS). eLearning Courses. Custom Training.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 10, 2012

Because of this, the peer coach may take short cuts, not present complete information, or neglect the needs of the new person. This can ensure consistent delivery of critical information as well as compress the time to learn. Asynchronous access : The information can be accessed anywhere and at any time. Peer coach guides.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 20, 2012

We’ll explore a few ways here, both formal and informal. Informal education. You’ll definitely need to augment your formal education with informal activities. E-Learning by Design & Michael Allen’s other stuff : classic information from one of the pioneers of elearning. People respond to good examples.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 7, 2011

A key is to see each slide (which becomes a Flash movie) as a piece of information. Your job is to assemble to information. You can do so using the default linear structure or use PowerPoint’s hyperlinking feature to direct the user’s access to the next piece of information. This lets you apply your own custom theme colors.

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

One of the best ways to learn to build better courses is to find some good examples, break them apart, and then try to build something similar. So in today’s post, we’ll look at a popular example and talk through a few ideas on interactivity. Get Them to Pull Information. I usually recommend throwing people in the pool.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 23, 2012

For example, here’s a simple demo where you have to make a choice between one of two offices. Pinterest UX board : various examples of UI and UX designs. Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems. He shows good before and after examples. We all have to start somewhere.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

They’re about sharing information using elearning tools. For example, the human resources department is introducing a new bonus program and they want to have an “elearning course.” Information-based courses need to demonstrate a greater awareness of the content. Knowing the right information is proven in relevant activities.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2012

It makes sense that the back and forward navigation is at the bottom right corner since it isn’t critical information and one of the last things we need to see on that screen. For example: choose A if you want to go this route. Before and After Examples Work. Navigation should be consistent. This is a lack of leadership.

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