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eLearning as Part of an Informal Learning Strategy

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Compare that to making time to complete a 1-hour lesson. We could make short eLearning lessons available as a supplement to new employee training, or any other formal course. Short eLearning lessons could also complement electronic job aids or a knowledge management site. How might this work? Do Gagne’s nine events fit in?

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Anatomy of an eLearning Lesson: Merrill’s First Principles

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A post from a couple weeks ago explained that there are instructional design models that 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. The principles are a synthesis of his findings.

Lesson 185
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Anatomy of an eLearning Lesson: Nine Events of Instruction

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You’re tasked with outlining an eLearning lesson. You’ve analyzed your content and audience, and you have a clear understanding of what learners need to be able to do by the end of the lesson. But how do you avoid designing a lesson that’s little more than a basic info dump? Provide learning guidance. Provide feedback.

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Learning Lessons from Black Ops 2

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There are lessons here. Here are some of the lessons that can be taken from Black Ops 2. The Call of Duty franchise has provided a simple moment of learning that every player is exposed to. Skip the Kill Cam and you miss a potentially valuable lesson. I started to think about how I learn in the game.

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Standing at the Crossroads – Providing Navigational Clues to Help Learners Find Their Way

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Sometimes, learners feel this way during an eLearning lesson. What causes learners to lose their way in lessons? Variance in navigation Most simple lessons are fairly straight-forward with how the navigation works. 3) Provide word clues tied to the action needed. Remember, adult learners need to know ”why.” (3)

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Do Your eLearning Lessons Appeal to a Variety of Learning Styles?

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In the table below, I've defined each of the modalities and suggested how each can be incorporated into an eLearning lesson. In the table below, I've listed some of the characteristics of each combination and suggested instructional elements that can be used to appeal to each in an eLearning lesson. Learning Modality + Definition.

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Visual Storytelling: Lessons from Slide:ology

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In a recent post on this blog, I provided A Formula for Storytelling in eLearning. 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. When an article offers a graphic to illustrate a concept, I'll glance at the graphic but focus on the text.