Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He had created a lot of training and instructional materials for university classes, but he did not have working knowledge of finance operations. Sometimes the learning curve is so steep that it slows the process to an unacceptable pace and the resulting training materials lack depth and insight. But maybe that isn’t required.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 2, 2024

While no solution is right for every training situation, we know that providing opportunities for practice with feedback is critical for developing skills. Practice refining prompts, recognize the limitations of AI tools, and know when to rely on AI versus manual content creation.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 10, 2016

Compliance training is a common use for elearning. All those policies and regulations that affect our businesses need to be trained. This training can be so boring that organizations have to offer bribes (you’ll be entered in a drawing!) With safety training, it could be an injury. Worst Case Scenario.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We talked about some “horror stories” and scenarios gone wrong, using scenarios to make compliance training not sleep-inducing, and options besides branching scenarios for incorporating storytelling. His audience is primarily teachers, so this interview connects ideas from workplace training and education. Emotionally Engaging Content.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Saul Carliner’s second edition of Training Design Basics is written for people who are brand new to the field and are creating their first training program. This is a great book for those who are just getting started with training. This book is heavy on the practical, day-to-day considerations of creating training.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I have been slowly working through my archives to do updates on those older posts while continuing to post new content. “Evergreen” posts are ones where the content continues to be relevant for multiple years. If you want a job creating soft skills training, create customer service samples. Top 5 Evergreen Posts.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

These aren’t learning or training games, but it’s useful to look at games outside of L&D for ideas on game mechanics, look and feel, choice writing, and other elements of games. Branching scenario training even gets a brief mention (as “Branching Path Simulations” for training nurses). Motivation.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 21, 2021

” “Stories don’t work for all kinds of training.” You can develop it with practice and training. They have a very low tolerance for time-wasting content. Ted shared an example of content with a pirate theme that had nothing to do with the course content. What are the consequences?

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Instructional designers and training managers sometimes ask me, “How do I train SMEs to write better branching scenarios?” It’s a skill that can be trained and learned, just like writing voice-over scripts or writing multiple-choice questions. I believe SMEs shouldn’t write branching scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2019

Ruth Clark calls these “seductive details” that distract learners away from the critical content. Develop ways to practice skills that require training. Only include the content people need to complete those activities. In the real world, sometimes we do need to include some less-essential content.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2009

This preliminary study uses examples of digital user-generated content, specifically digital stories and movies, to examine the types of information that appear to convey effectively. Participants were asked to either create or review user-generated content. Content creator responses were compared with participant responses.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 7, 2021

It’s a blended course, with a combination of live virtual training, reading, and weekly practice activities. This will pull together content from my blog and past presentations , as well as new content and activities that will only be available in the course.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 26, 2024

For some complex skills, we’re training people to make tradeoffs between different factors. Do you create training for a skill involving these kinds of tradeoffs? Practice refining prompts, recognize the limitations of AI tools, and know when to rely on AI versus manual content creation. Upcoming events Invest In Yourself.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 5, 2022

What to Charge for Your Workshop, Training or Webinar — The Counselor’s Coach. How much to charge for a training workshop – the pricing essentials. This article walks through some of the different factors in determining pricing for a training workshop. Will training help? Workshop pricing.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 24, 2021

Are you looking for ways to make your training more relevant and engaging? Why scenario-based learning works A range of options for using scenarios in elearning and classroom training When scenario-based learning is a good choice Tips for writing scenarios with the 4 Cs Examples of mini-scenarios and a two-narrator course. Description.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 30, 2018

One way to engage learners is to make content immediately relevant. Create a Sense of Immediacy It’s easiest to pay attention to content that you can use right away. Use strategies like test-then-tell, scenarios or problem-based learning to create an immediate use for the learning content. Before (Traditional Training).

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 28, 2022

Last week, I attended and presented at TICE 2022 ( Training Industry Conference & Expo ). This is the first time I have attended any Training Industry event. Diversity/inclusion also weren’t a surprise to me, since that is a big push in training currently (even if a lot of the DEI training doesn’t really work ).

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

I created some training on growth mindset for one of my clients several years ago. These suggestions for providing constructive feedback apply just as well to workplace training as they do to classroom environments. Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2021

for an expiration date on a training certificate). While this isn’t explicitly about training or learning, it is a form of working out loud or showing your work. Why not put the content behind a paywall? Share your work. What if someone takes what I share and generates revenue? All the time.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 20, 2017

” “Stories don’t work for all kinds of training.” You can develop it with practice and training. They have a very low tolerance for time-wasting content. “T” shared an example of content with a pirate theme that had nothing to do with the course content.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

AI Writing and content generation Writer : Built for marketing and content development, but they’re working on tools for L&D. Also, Zoom Webinar has different integrations from Zoom Training and Zoom Meetings, so pay attention to the version. I noted these tools as ones I want to experiment with more.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 1, 2019

It might be entertaining to add a Mission: Impossible or wild west bank robbery theme to your corporate training, but is that the best way to engage your learners? In most cases, I don’t think it’s effective to add something totally unrelated to the content itself. Not all stories for training are created equal.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 29, 2021

We talked broadly about trends in workplace training. One of the themes of our conversation was how emotionally engaging content can improve learning outcomes. One quote they pulled from our conversation was, “I see increasing interest in doing more than just checking a box to say the training was done.”

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 22, 2022

I’m presenting at the Training Industry Conference & Expo in Raleigh, NC in June. “Workplace training can be dry and boring, leaving participants disengaged. Elearning can also be shallow and too focused on remembering content, without opportunities to practice new skills.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Matt noted that one of the biggest reasons people stop watching videos is if they’re not getting the content they expected. That tells us that we both need to provide relevant content, and we need to help set expectations before people even start the video. Jane talked about her research review on diversity training.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 11, 2022

Much of the content will focus on planning and writing. If you want the discounted rate, sign up when enrollment opens, even if you won’t be able to complete the training until later. What if I’m a developer? I don’t write scenarios; I just want to build them. In the future, the course will cost $995.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 23, 2024

This can be helpful, especially if the branching scenario is part of a larger training program that teaches an overall process or general principles. Understand how to refine prompts, recognize the limitations of AI tools, and know when to rely on AI versus manual content creation. Questions about writing branching scenarios?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 30, 2018

One way to engage learners is to make content immediately relevant. Create a Sense of Immediacy It’s easiest to pay attention to content that you can use right away. Use strategies like test-then-tell, scenarios or problem-based learning to create an immediate use for the learning content. Before (Traditional Training).

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 11, 2021

This would be useful for providing reinforcement after a training. They could be used for nudges, reminders, and short quizzes to reinforce other training. It was a great example of how accessible content doesn’t have to be ugly or boring. Arist is a platform for creating text message courses. Looking forward to week 2.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 18, 2020

How do you get from the broad concept of training on X topic to actually creating the scenario?” At the end of the training, what do you want people to do differently? For example, a client might ask you for training on “quality customer service” or “better communication between nurses and patients.”

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 8, 2021

If you get this question or a variation of it, focus on the process of development and not your content area. Unless your content expertise is specifically part of this job, that isn’t what they want to hear about. What is your process for developing curriculum/lesson plans? How would you make the transition to this environment?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

Are you looking for ways to make your training more relevant and engaging? Scenario-based learning can affect emotions to make participants care about the content and keep them engaged. In this session, you’ll learn how to evaluate training problems to decide when to use a branching scenario or another approach.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 22, 2016

In my last post, I explained how starting compliance training with a worst-case scenario can engage learners right from the start. Let’s say you’re creating training for managers on providing reasonable accommodations for disabilities. All of that is “pushing” content to learners.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Someone without an instructional design background posted this question about how to design training for volunteers. My job, as one of a handful of professionals serving in staff (production systems engineer), the task lies with me to train the volunteers (and other staff) in how to get the best results. sosaudio at [link].

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

Most of the elearning content I build for clients is created in Articulate Storyline, part of the Articulate 360 suite. I use Zoom for live delivery of coaching and training. Work: Creating learning experiences for others. I use these tools for creating learning experiences for others. Articulate 360 (primarily Storyline).

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 8, 2016

Secrets of Star Training Consultants | Training Magazine. tags: training freelance consulting e-learning instructionaldesign research. Several participants specifically mentioned that they distance themselves from training about products and software to focus on more strategic projects. tags: writing usability memory.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 15, 2018

I have been part of several discussions recently that questioned the value of creating courses and delivering formal training. The other, related idea is that everything can be learned on the job with performance support, without formal training. Therefore, the content delivery is very light. Which Tasks Need to Be Trained?

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