Integrated Learnings

JUNE 24, 2010

A handful of instructional design models offer formulas for assembling training in a way that captures learners’ attention, conveys content, and provides learners with an opportunity to practice and receive feedback on new skills. Inform learners of objectives. Provide learning guidance. Provide feedback.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

type of character who serves as the narrator, being the voice of presented information and activity feedback. The eLearning lesson conveyed information as though she was teaching it to the learner. When the learner responded to knowledge check questions, the manager provided feedback and any needed coaching.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 11, 2012

High calorie learning will contain specific information which is vital to performance. Low knowledge calorie learning is better when lots of information is needed but little is required to do day to day tasks. Low calorie learning will contain an overview of information. Low Calorie. Mastery is not expected to be 100%.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 26, 2011

That we must spend a lot of time presenting information before skills practice occurs. 2) Inform Learners of Objectives. For instance, you might guide learners through a scenario, giving them just enough information along the way (or pointing them to available resources) to help them figure out how to progress through the steps.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Provide tools such as flash cards or provocative questions to challenge one another. Have them stop periodically to talk with each other about what they are learning or to answer questions or solve problems provided by the program. Have them ask for some ways to get the most out of the program.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

My news and information aggregator is in the cloud. But what if your LMS is a 3rd party provider and you don’t really care where it is or how its configured and backed up.well that could be considered in the cloud. They provide SCORM services in the cloud that can work with online applications through an API.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 17, 2012

Many eLearning courses walk learners through a detailed process flow within the course, and then the eLearning courses tell learners that a job aid with the same information is also available for reference later. Instead, consider directing learners to the job aid first. It avoids duplicating content.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 21, 2011

If you have ever designed online support documents that are used for quick online reinforcement learning, you know that not only do the documents need to contain the right information, but they must also be usable online. Can users find and use information quickly and easily? Do they need information or direct instructions?

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

How often have you encountered eLearning packed with information, yet lacks an outlet to apply that new knowledge in a meaningful way? In a branching scenario , an eLearning slide might only provide the start of a situation. Based on the information available, learners choose their next step from a few options provided.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

It has this reputation because it is user friendly, feature rich, reliable, and provides an identical experience for all users on all systems that support Adobe Flash. There are two roles Adobe Connect provides for teaming up on lectures and webinars. by Jonathan Shoaf. Presenters can create polls ahead of time or on the fly.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 11, 2012

2-- Inform learners of objectives. The context of the game likely provides this intuitively. 5-- Provide learning guidance. This could occur by providing learners with a way to obtain hints throughout the game. 6 and 7-- Elicit performance (practice) and provide feedback. 3-- Stimulate recall.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 11, 2012

If you have the Lectora Professional addition, you can also use a web service provided by Trivantis known as ReviewLink. With this service, you can place your published material on the server for your SMEs to review with full functionality and provide feedback. These notes will not be shown to the end user. Elements in your storyboard.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 26, 2010

Our tendency to remember especially well how sequences of information or events start and end is explained by primacy and recency effects. Primacy effect is the tendency to be more likely to remember information from the beginning of a sequence (e.g., the beginning of a course) compared to information later in the sequence.

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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. When this activity was implemented, we informed the 2nd level managers of this activity, and of the importance of their support, so that they were on board with this process.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Learning styles have to do with how people perceive and process new information. learning by observation and seeing information. Text, informative images, video demonstrations. Auditory = learning by listening to information or saying information aloud. information with a manager or peer. in eLearning.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 25, 2009

The course should have simply provided a brief introduction and a link to where to find more information on the company's intranet if necessary. The rest is simply information that people need to know at a specific time -- the "what if this happens" scenario. And he accepted it (people like documented research).

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 16, 2009

Hint: it was not to exchange music and books for credit card information) It was created to help people share information. Actually it was created for physicists across the world to share information in an easy to read format. They shared this information through documents connected together through hyperlinks.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 2, 2011

Guided practice using online support information (such as a robust help lookup tool) can also help to provide enhanced practice time for learners. Gagne’s event nine, enhance retention and transfer, encourages providing ongoing support for learners as they transition to using their new knowledge in real situations.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 3, 2013

Electronic performance support systems provide just-in-time knowledge to learners who either don't have the time for other learning options. Knowledge management is a collection of information for employees to learn from. In my experience this is one of the cheapest and quickest e-learning options. Performance Support Systems.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

We know that meaningful images provide a memorable and efficient way to learn information. So, over the past year, I've made it an informal personal goal to get better at it. By Shelley A. Yet, in the tradition of building bulleted lists in PowerPoint, text dominates many eLearning courses. a flowchart, labeled image, etc.).

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

We started the Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog last year with the idea of writing simple, but informative, posts about eLearning design and development. It provides an excellent one-stop resource for current ideas and techniques in eLearning theory, design, and development.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 4, 2011

A good storyboard provides: A simple visual layout you can easily use to check against the content points and specifications. If you are already using a storyboard template of some sort, it should provide the layout for your navigation, any special page formatting your company may have, legal pages, etc. So how could this work?

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Little did I know that Lectora provides you with a place to designate outside applications for editing objects such as images, video and animations. Imagine you are developing a course in Lectora, and there is a particular page that still needs additional information from your SME. Using Editors. Adding Notes.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

A common technique in eLearning is to use Modal Windows to provide question feedback on quizzes and surveys. Place links to additional information and files inside a modal window. Alert the user of important information (use sparingly). But really, there is no reason why we have to stop there.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In fact, a post on this blog a few months ago ( Understanding Web 2.0 ) offers an informative crash course on the topic. provide us with ways to reach out to others, discuss what's on our mind, and ultimately attempt to make sense of the world around us. Provide a discussion forum for learners to post their insights from training.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Cognitive learning theory suggests that we're more likely to remember newly learned information more easily if it's connected to something we already know or something simple we're familiar with. The context provided by a scenario helps to care for this.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 18, 2011

Here are some reasons to consider: Helps you to gauge time to create interactions so that you can provide better overall time estimates for a given project. This type of information can be handy if you are considering how to approach something specific you are working with.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 14, 2010

As training professionals, we have the knowledge to make informed decisions about whether to use classroom training, eLearning, or another approach to meet an instructional need. And again, what types of feedback and guidance will be provided? Classroom training gives learners hands-on practice and feedback from the trainer.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 11, 2010

Just be sure to make informed decisions along the way. Is the organization prepared to provide technical support for eLearning? For many organizations, this may be a step in the right direction. Conduct an infrastructure and technology analysis. Do learners have the technology needed to access eLearning? a learning management system)?

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 14, 2010

In a recent post on this blog, I provided A Formula for Storytelling in eLearning. The book is a package of eye candy that inspires and informs. By Shelley A. This post focuses on telling a story through a better use of visuals. I tend to be a very text-oriented person. And I'm glad I did.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The Call of Duty franchise has provided a simple moment of learning that every player is exposed to. An instructional designer may prescribe job aids or electronic performance support systems to those with limited time for formal learning. Leverage mistakes as teachable moments. With so little time, how do you learn in Black Ops 2?

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 6, 2010

A manager that is aligned with the performance objectives should know exactly what to observe in employees in order to provide the on-the-job coaching needed to reinforce training. A learner that performs a specific behavior in a specific way in training can generally be expected to repeat that behavior in that way on the job.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 23, 2012

Then, let them dive into a scenario , perhaps allowing them to experience some trial and error, and then offer additional information in the form of post-practice coaching. Research on cognitive load tells us that people can only absorb a limited amount of information in a single sitting. What are the advantages of this approach?

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 30, 2011

Subject matter experts often use department-specific jargon when providing information. If so, please utilize the commenting function provided here by the blog. --5-- Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. This is so relevant for training! mean, rules.to

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 15, 2011

It also opens the door to a more informal writing style.even a bit humor. 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. Interactive Timeline. Audio Narrative.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 26, 2012

Think full-day (even multi-day) workshops crammed with more product information, or sales skills, or whatever, than anyone could possibly absorb in that amount of time. Some of us figured it out on our own in school, and some of us were warned about the perils of cramming by our parents or teachers.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Adobe provides several themes out of the box. These can provide for a more interactive knowledge transfer to learners. I think Adobe would be well-served by doing a usability study to inform changes to a future release. Captivate 6 allows for non-graded quizzes as well as branching and partial scoring. Introducing Themes.

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