Integrated Learnings

MAY 18, 2011

It is really fun to watch all the latest smartphones, tablets and other devices try to out-do each other with new technologies to provide convenience to consumers and businesses alike. Do you have any other ideas as to what types of learners would benefit from mLearning, or do you have any experience using mLearning in your organization?

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 26, 2011

5) Provide Learning Guidance. Including an illustrative story can be impactful here (especially when presented with audio and/or video, so learners benefit from vocal and non-verbal expression as well). 6) Elicit Performance + (7) Provide Feedback. Or, you might warn of exceptions to the rule. 8) Assess Performance.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 11, 2012

New employees will often have job aids and other resources available if they need to get more in depth knowledge about a work protocol or job benefit. When we provide learners with the right amount of knowledge calories they will be enabled to do new and exciting things. Another example of low calorie training is new employee training.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

gaining attention , storytelling , providing practice opportunities, etc.). It’s no wonder that researchers credit employee engagement with financial benefits related to customer service, teamwork, and productivity! Several posts on this blog offer advice for engaging learners through compelling eLearning design (e.g.,

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 2, 2013

Those looking to further their Captivate skills can benefit from these posts: Tips for Importing from PowerPoint to Captivate. Using Variable Flags to Provide Feedback in Adobe Captivate. Saving Time with Lectora Text Styles. Of course, Lectora isn’t the only tool out there. Developer's Perspective of Adobe Captivate 6.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 15, 2012

We actually started with the training that we provide to their direct reports, second level managers, and built the Director curriculum from that training. Aligning all of your training programs for all levels is important. I was recently involved in designing a training program for Director-level managers.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 23, 2010

They wanted me to walk them through every step and provide play-by-play assistance when it was time to complete a practice activity. This group would likely benefit from, and appreciate, the guided tour prior to a hand-on exercise. Eventually, they'd either get stuck or decide to jump back into the class activity.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 11, 2010

And once those organizations buy into the benefits of eLearning, many are tempted to run and dive into the deep end of the pool as quickly as possible. Is the organization prepared to provide technical support for eLearning? By Shelley A. Sometimes even before taking a swimming lesson…or changing into a proper bathing suit.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2009

For example, a course on technical writing might benefit from this blended approach. An eLearning lesson could introduce the basic mechanics of writing style and formatting, while a facilitator-led method might be more appropriate for eliciting performance and providing detailed feedback.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

As the benefits of XML become more apparent, many thought it would be a good idea to meld HTML and XML to create a more structured approach to web documents. Flash is not going away any time soon; however, HTML5 does provide functinality that was previously only available through Flash. XML influences HTML. This began with the XHTML 1.0

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 13, 2011

While academic institutions have been slow to adopt self-paced learning (without a real live instructor), corporate institutions have seen the benefits of it for adult learners who have very specific job skills they need to learn. I have recently benefited from developing content for this standard. that means it provides the SCORM 1.2

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 15, 2011

Depending on the purpose of your story, you might encourage learners to share their own similar stories to personalize your point or analyze the story provided to draw out key content and tacit knowledge. Of course, you can potentially take the benefits of audio up a notch by using a video. Audio Narrative.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Introduce a behavior then test on reaction – Building on the customer interaction idea, using video to show part of the interaction and stopping to solicit the correct response from the learner is a great way to test knowledge and provide some practice in the process. However, using video is not without challenges.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 23, 2012

Suppose you’ve only provided enough information at the start of a lesson to help learners ease into some initial practice. And what benefits or challenges have you observed? Increases reflection and processing. Chances are, there’s probably more they need to learn (e.g., consider the nuances of changing an address from earlier).

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 25, 2011

We rely on them to provide insight into our project and to validate what we are writing or creating. When this occurs, it is very difficult to create an end product that moves the needle on performance within the time frame provided by our clients. By Dean Hawkinson. Barrier 2 – Getting the SME’s time.

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