ID Reflections

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Application Training Programs: What's the Big Deal?

ID Reflections

Why should training for that product be designed, built and marketed in one day? Same with software systems that take years to develop and then they want training created and delivered in a week.? Currently, I am in the middle of creating a simulation-based training program for certain applications for a well-known organization.

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From Courses to Micro-Learning

ID Reflections

The predictable and routine work which had been the premise of training began to crumble. And training became a specter “Wandering between two worlds, one dead, The other powerless to be born.” In this space of uncertainty, L&D and training departments strove to remain relevant, keep up and match the speed of change.

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Who are Instructional Designers? The existential dilemma.

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Note: For the purpose of this post, I have approached the ID function from the perspective of online training. I have attended a Captivate Training session where many attendees were SMEs from different orgs. Business analysis with a focus on how providing training/performance support can impact the bottom line.

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Reactive vs. Proactive Blended Training.

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How often do organizations/learning solution consultants advocate a particular learning/training medium—today, it is e-learning for the following reasons: 1. Reduced cost of training 4. Consistency” in the training 5. Reactive Blended Training comes itno the picture. Web-based training 2. Classroom training 3.

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What is a Minimalist Training Model?

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What is a "Minimalist Training Model" (I have taken the meaning of the word "minimalist" in a literal sense and done away with purely theoretical assumptions and niceties) and have tried to see if we can present this to a client with a rationale about the business impact. Minimalist Training Model would need to have the following features: 1.

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MOOCs in the Workplace and Heutagogy

ID Reflections

AT&T is underwriting the overall cost of the course, with the hope of expanding the pool of well-trained engineers.” From [link] “Rolls Royce spends £40m on training a year but only £2m on certified training. Learners can be free to chart out their own path through the modules. In short, design a social business.

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The Adventures of Developing an e-learning Course!

ID Reflections

The post is a relevant read for anyone in the field of delivering e-learning, training, and responsible for organizational performance. After having familiarized them with the fundamentals of e-learning and having gathered the basic requirements, I got down to collecting the content for the initial modules from one of the SMEs.