Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 21, 2023

Objectives are designed to guide behavior. So, how can it be that identically-worded objectives can adequately guide the behavior of two disparate groups of individuals (learners and instructional designers)? It just doesn’t make any sense!! Will Thalheimer in Rethinking Instructional Objectives What does the research say?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 21, 2017

If we’re aiming for behavior change, then we need to focus on what behaviors we want. Get Specific with Behaviors. ” If you took a photo or video of the desired behavior, what would it look like? That’s a specific behavior we can observe and assess. That’s another behavior we can observe.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Realistically, we probably can’t get people to be intrinsically motivated via training, but we can potentially shift them to be more motivated to change their behavior. Julie talked about Susan Michie’s COM-B model for motivation and changing behavior. More information on that model is available on The Behavior Change Wheel.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 12, 2020

My contribution to the post mentions three dimensions of engagement: behavioral, cognitive, and emotional (affective). I focused on the question, “What can companies do to make their training more engaging?” ” My answer: Use scenarios with characters your learners can relate to.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ultimately, adult learners and their organizations expect learning experiences to establish behaviors that make their lives or work more efficient and effective. Andre Plaut. 360 and VR resources. 360 photos. Free stock photos related to 360 panoramic. Free 360 photos.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Prompt I used) Continue the conversation on an alternate path, showing what would happen if the user chose [[Express your frustration with their behavior and demand they find a solution immediately.]] Sometimes, instead of simply asking for three choices, I prompted it with more details on what I wanted.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 8, 2015

You could ask a fairly typical comprehension question like this: What is the best strategy for encouraging long-term behavior change in your employees? Threaten punishment for anyone not changing their behavior. Offer a small reward for changing behavior. Offer a large reward for changing behavior.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 17, 2020

You might also like… All of my posts on storytelling and scenarios A range of options for storytelling and scenarios Learner engagement: Behavioral, cognitive, and affective. Accelerate expertise: Research has shown that using scenarios helps people become experts faster.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Feedback like the expression of the client or a scale showing the client’s motivation to change their eating behavior would be more beneficial than feedback on how quick they are. In this training, it’s more important for learners to think carefully about their choices and responses than to be speedy. Your Examples?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 22, 2022

Elearning often emphasizes behavioral engagement (clicking), at the expense of affective engagement (emotions and values) or cognitive engagement (effort and deep learning strategies). Elearning can also be shallow and too focused on remembering content, without opportunities to practice new skills.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 8, 2021

However, when you answer instructional design interview questions, especially for workplace training, focus on changing behavior rather than just knowledge. In particular, you can talk about how you write objectives and how you assess learning. How would you make the transition to this environment?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2019

By starting with the goal (what people need to do or what behavior needs to change), you keep everything focused on what’s essential. Develop ways to practice skills that require training. Only include the content people need to complete those activities. What If You Really Need to Include the Other Stuff?

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I summarize the key points and desired behaviors as I understand them, at least at this point in the process. Could we start with some questions about their job to focus on the topics they need? During this initial note-taking, I include my comments on the big ideas and topics from the content.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 7, 2020

In many cases, companies don’t even really seem to care if employees’ behavior changes due to the training. ”) or threats (“Failure to complete this training may result in termination”) to cajole employees into completing the courses.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 7, 2020

Directly observing the behaviors of these folks gave me the insights I needed to tailor the solution. He connects my points about focusing on what learners need to do to his own experiences with a great example about the value of observing actual learners. The same applies in a learning setting.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 21, 2022

This is more likely if the training is mandatory or used as a punishment for poor behavior. Focus on specific behaviors. Rather than focusing on awareness or implicit bias, what works better for DEI training is focusing on changing behavior. This was focused on specific behavioral strategies to shift their biased thinking. [P]articipants

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2019

We don’t want people practicing bad behavior, you know? ” “It’s pretty much all lecture. We always avoid doing role plays for issues of discrimination to avoid insulting someone. It’s too uncomfortable to pretend you’re discriminating in front of a room full of people.”

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When we create software training, we want people to change their behavior. .” I gave them the example so they understood why it was important and why it would matter to them. I made it concrete and relevant. Stories to increase motivation. We want them to use the software and use it in specific ways.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Table comparing 4 learning theories: behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, connectivism. Connectivism_Week1. Includes a summary of what’s different about connectivism. tags: connectivism , constructivism , learningtheories.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

If you’re not sure if you need an activity for a particular objective or not, ask yourself if people can reasonably be expected to change their behavior without practice. Then, at the end, I use a longer branching scenario as a culminating practice. Sometimes just knowing is enough, but usually people need to practice.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Feedback like the expression of the client or a scale showing the client’s motivation to change their eating behavior would be more beneficial than feedback on how quick they are. In this training, it’s more important for learners to think carefully about their choices and responses than to be speedy. Your Examples?

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 1, 2008

Collection of posts and ideas about etiquette and expected behavior in the edublogosphere, including dealing with inappropriate comments, online reputation, and healthy debate. Drape’s Takes: edubloggeretiquette. tags: blog , community , education , citations , reputation. The Learning Circuits Blog: Big Questions.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 10, 2016

In many cases, companies don’t even really seem to care if employees’ behavior changes due to the training. or threats (failure to complete this training may result in termination) to cajole employees into completing the courses. What if you could create compliance training that learners actually wanted to complete?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 13, 2023

That means identifying the specific behaviors you want to address and practice, as well as the gaps, mistakes and obstacles. One important question to ask during your analysis is what Julie Dirksen calls the “photo test”: If you took a photo (or a video) of this behavior, what would it look like?

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 15, 2018

This rarely hinges on our ability to recall information. Doesn’t mean information isn’t important. But that’s only one ingredient. It’s more than that. Information != Knowledge != Task Success != Work is more complicated than, “Let me Google that” for many types of things that we do. Adept search skills are great.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 6, 2008

Includes cognitive, behavioral, and self-regulation strategies. Some facilitators have asked about a way to create a map of where students are to help build a sense of community in an online class; this looks like it might work for that purpose. tags: maps , flash. E-Learning Queen: The Best Way to Learn in an Online Course.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 3, 2019

” What drives behavior may not be a problem that can be fixed with training. How to quickly find the cause of a performance problem A great idea from Cathy Moore for digging into the reason for a performance problem. Instead of just asking “why,” ask “what for.” uncovers motives “What do they lie for?”

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 15, 2018

This rarely hinges on our ability to recall information. Doesn’t mean information isn’t important. But that’s only one ingredient. It’s more than that. Information != Knowledge != Task Success != Work is more complicated than, “Let me Google that” for many types of things that we do. Adept search skills are great.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 18, 2011

In the #lrnchat conversation, Jane called this behavior “taking,” and she’s right—I’m reading and taking advantage of the resources without giving back. But I’m not looking for a high level of expertise in gaming. So why should I expend my energy there, when peripheral participation gets me enough expertise to meet my personal goals?

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 22, 2009

I played with the timing and pause settings, but still got the same behavior (or created some new glitchy problem). If you skipped the hint and went right to trying to perform the action, you didn’t get any feedback at all. I also noticed that a few of my slides were working just fine without any change to those settings.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

Developing the whole person wasn’t valued–behaviorism didn’t care what people think, just what they do. Intro to Social Networks. George Siemens & Tony Karrer. Social & Networked Learning combines psychology and technology. Cognitivism was the shift to recognizing that what people think matters.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2008

If the technology is not working with the behavior, change the behavior. Movement–it matters how you stand, sit, walk, dance, etc. Communication–voice, text, gestures. Crucial to being successful for learning. Flexibility. Groups: Have students use groups so you can easily share messages and items.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

We don’t want people practicing bad behavior, you know? ” “It’s pretty much all lecture. We always avoid doing role plays for issues of discrimination to avoid insulting someone. It’s too uncomfortable to pretend you’re discriminating in front of a room full of people.”

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 7, 2019

I help organizations who need online learning that gets results and changes behavior. Check out my other posts on instructional design careers. Looking to hire an instructional designer? Interested in learning more? Check out my portfolio and the services I provide. Originally published 9/3/2013, last updated 5/2/19.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Focus on the behaviors you can change and the tactics that can be immediately successful, then let the organizational culture and strategy follow. Learning 2.0 Strategy : eLearning Technology. 7 aspects of learning 2.0 strategy, with a recurring theme of focusing on small, simple, tactical changes rather than trying to do a top-down approach.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 29, 2008

Vicki Davis explains that classrooms can’t jump immediately to being fully connected–you have to take steps to build the community and teach the safe behaviors. Cool Cat Teacher Blog: The Five Phases of Flattening a Classroom Annotated. tags: education , k-12 , learnercontrol , walledgarden , web2.0.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 25, 2023

I don’t object to the notion that women need to change their behavior, but I have a MASSIVE problem with the notion that ONLY women need to change their behavior to fix this! In particular, Julie talked about how much of the discussion on the gender pay gap focuses on the actions individual women should take.

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