Association eLearning

article thumbnail

Learning Objectives Are Spoilers

Association eLearning

Think of the beginning of a book, show, movie, or video game. Can you imagine what that book, show, movie, or video game would have been like if it did the same thing? “By This usually fits best in learning-by-doing, such as a simulation or role-play. Let’s run a quick experiment. Who or what did you want to know more about?

article thumbnail

Know-it-Alls Need to Empty Their Cups

Association eLearning

But the student, a kung fu movie fan, isn’t absorbing anything because he already knows about tons of techniques from the films he’s watched. Give them a meaningful activity, like a branching scenario or a simulation, to work through. The whole situation reminds me of a scene from The Forbidden Kingdom.

article thumbnail

Marketing Training to Your Employees: Building Excitement and Buzz

Association eLearning

Taking popular movie posters, they created spoofs based on the training that was coming out. These movie posters were funny and built excitement in the learners they were marketing to. Much in the way the previous example used movie posters, one could also film video trailers for training.

Market 222