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Should We List the Learning Objectives?

Experiencing eLearning

A lot of elearning starts with a list of formal learning objectives. The argument in favor of listing learning objectives I don’t want to directly pile on this person any further (I already ratioed him with my comment on his article), but someone recently shared some elearning tips on LinkedIn. Or maybe not.

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Writing Learning Objectives In 3 Simple Steps

Fly Plugins

Writing learning objectives is critical to creating an online course that produces results…and sales. Writing Learning Objectives Summary Article Resources * Download this guide as a PDF “ Begin with the end in mind. If we’re seeking information, we want specifics as quickly as possible.

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Chunking Information to Design eLearning

B Online Learning

Chunking refers to the strategy of breaking down information into bite-sized pieces so that human brain can easily digest the new information. Miller first coined the term ‘chunking’ in his 1956 paper, The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on our Capacity for Processing Information.

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Learning objectives: Our frenemy

Making Change

“Never design anything without first writing the learning objectives.” It’s a useful rule, but only when the objectives are useful. And there’s the problem — conventional learning objectives can work against us. What do I mean by “conventional learning objectives?”

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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10 Examples of SMART Learning Objectives

Ed App

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of examples of SMART learning objectives, so you can clearly and concisely formulate your goals for success. . Example of SMART Learning Objectives #1 – Increase course completion rates (Learning & Development). With completion rates, of course.

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Looking Back at 2023, Looking Ahead to 2024

Experiencing eLearning

Top new blog posts of 2023 I would never have guessed that a post on learning objectives would be my top post for the year, but this turned out to be a surprisingly controversial topic. Should We List the Learning Objectives? Should we start elearning with a list of formal learning objectives? Probably not.