The eLearning Coach

JULY 27, 2009

It refers to the space instructional designers can give learners during instruction; the mental pause; the purposeful omission; the resting place that provides the time and space to use natural cognitive strategies to absorb things. This can be difficult to provide in an eLearning environment. Why Learners Need White Space.

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Cognitive eLearning Strategy Picture Specialist 55

The eLearning Coach

JULY 27, 2009

It refers to the space instructional designers can give learners during instruction; the mental pause; the purposeful omission; the resting place that provides the time and space to use natural cognitive strategies to absorb things. This can be difficult to provide in an eLearning environment. Why Learners Need White Space.

Cognitive 55

Cognitive eLearning Strategy Picture Specialist 55

The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

When Kapp and Driscoll refer to a 3D learning experience (3DLE), they’re talking about a rich interactive space in which the learner lives and interacts in real-time within an immersive virtual environment and community. The learners might collaborate to solve a problem, accomplish a task or overcome a challenge.

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Brain Cognitive Social Networks Virtual World 74

The eLearning Coach

JULY 17, 2009

Adding realism to eLearning should improve learning transfer, which will prepare learners for situations they might really encounter. Present a realistic scenario relevant to the learning objective and simply ask learners to consider what they would do in a similar situation. Solve A Problem. Each choice triggers appropriate feedback.

Case Study 48

Case Study Simulations eLearning Strategy Propaganda 48

The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2009

For this particular course, we’ll remove content that can’t be remembered and provide it as reference material. The goal is to get this nuanced real-world information recorded and available to learners. It opens new worlds, provides new skills, changes attitudes and helps people advance in their careers.

Instructional Design 65

Instructional Design Coaching Instructional Instruction 65

The eLearning Coach

JULY 17, 2009

Adding realism to eLearning should improve learning transfer, which will prepare learners for situations they might really encounter. Present a realistic scenario relevant to the learning objective and simply ask learners to consider what they would do in a similar situation. Solve A Problem. Each choice triggers appropriate feedback.

Case Study 43

Case Study Simulations eLearning Strategy Propaganda 43

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 6, 2010

Design instruction that reflects an understanding of the diversity of learners and groups of learners. Provide for the effective implementation of instructional products and programs. Select or modify existing instructional materials. Essential). Develop instructional materials. Essential). Essential). Essential). Essential).

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 97

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 25, 2010

This can give you the deep insights required to understand learners and to create worthwhile learning experiences. He provides a short summary and a link to the original. A headline like this is sure to catch your attention, “Researchers find the remediation rewires learners’ brains.&#

Cognitive 72

Cognitive Social Networks Courseware Brain 72

The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The challenge for designers is to create learning experiences that are sufficiently meaningful and engaging that they elicit positive reactions from learners. They serve to energize people, providing intensity and direction. A positive reaction to the experience should help the learner sustain attention. Motivation.

Cognitive 73

Cognitive Social Networks Social Bookmarking Attention 73

The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The pre-built templates provide a way to quickly assemble an interaction or presentation segment and publish it to a Flash (.swf) The full Raptivity library of around a dozen products provides over 225 presentation and interactive templates for various audience groups. swf) format. Some of the templates in the Raptivity Essential Pack.

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Raptivity Authoring Tools Templates Social Networks 63

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

They use authentic sounds to put the listener in the location of the interview, stories to provide the context of the segment and then insightful questions. Those are all great techniques we can use in podcasts to engage our learners. Another example is National Public Radio (NPR). It does not mean “shrunken slides.”

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Instructional Design Design Wiki Simulations 77

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

He makes a good case for developing independent learners and outlines the advantages of informal learning—it’s cheaper, more responsive, less controlling, less patronizing and more in tune with the times. But he also points out the downside—less certain, less measurable and less suited to dependent learners. Show Examples.

Social Media 75

Social Media Media Communication Case Study 75

The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Learners need to be able to apply tests of reasonableness. Other people are providing the context and the need, even if they’re not in the room. Coach: Is there more potential for picking up incorrect information or developing inaccurate mental models when learning informally? Can the information be substantiated?

Informal Learning 76

Informal Learning Social Networks Informal Wiki 76

The eLearning Coach

JUNE 30, 2009

Measurable learning objectives are very specific and provide a way for designers to determine if audience members can demonstrate what they have learned. Because we cannot see into the brain of the learner, the goal is to find verbs that represent learning or a change in cognitive capacity. What Is Measurable? They are quantifiable.

Learning Objects 40

Learning Objects Learning Objectives Cognitive Bloom 40

The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Sticking to one high-level strategy will help streamline the design process and it helps learners and users understand the larger framework of a course, website or document. Because learners usually pay the most attention to the beginning and end of a topic, you have quite a few options for arranging the content. Alphabetical.

Organization 85

Organization Content Instructional Design Cognitive 85

The eLearning Coach

MARCH 28, 2010

We spend a lot of time theorizing and thinking about how to motivate learners. You’re the learner’s advocate. When I was studying Instructional Design, a college professor once told the class that we were the learner’s advocates. Advocating for learners is a purposeful and motivating mission.

Instructional Design 84

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 84

The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Let learners know from the start how the training will benefit them. You can help this situation by providing a visual of a simple framework showing how the course’s information fits together. Most important, provide novice learners with content that’s logically organized for how they will use the information.

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