Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 31, 2011

What makes your organization relevant? Before getting into the items from the top 10, Mr. Mallon challenged us to think about what makes our organizations relevant. With all of the changes in eLearing trends over the years, what is it that we are doing to keep up with these changes in our learning organizations?

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 16, 2011

One thing that struck me was how often Masie recommended that just-in-time electronic performance support would often meet an organization's needs instead of traditional training. This ties in with thoughts lately that a good bit of online training might better be presented as electronic performance support organized in context.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 3, 2013

When I evaluate learning needs in my organization, here are some of the e-learning buckets I think about. I have found that organizations have been very slow to adopt these environment internally. The term e-learning covers a wide swath of teaching and learning using digital media. Self-Paced Learning. Multimedia.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 29, 2010

So with this in mind, it seems appropriate to take a look at the articles posted to this blog over the past year and organize them according to how they jive with ADDIE. As organizations continually move toward adopting eLearning and even converting instructor-led training to eLearning, the following articles offer us guidance: Don’t Convert!

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 18, 2011

Recently, there has been a lot of buzz around Mobile Learning, or mLearning for short, and how it is changing the face of learning in organizations. Obviously, there is a lot to consider when evaluating mLearning as an alternative delivery method for your organization. by Dean Hawkinson. Feel free to share your experiences!

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 19, 2011

These days, more and more organizations are pushing eLearning content onto devices with touch screen interfaces such as smart phones and tablets. Whether you or your organization is creating new eLearning for mobile or repurposing existing content, be sure to keep the touch interface in mind. by Joseph Suarez.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 15, 2012

Here are a few suggestions to ensure managers reinforce and support training: Align your training programs across all levels of the organization – it is critical that all levels of your organization are speaking the same language when it comes to learning. Without application, the time away from the job is wasted time.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 11, 2011

If the purpose of an eLearning course was to meet a specific business need – something that would increase revenue, save money, or protect the organization from risk – it makes sense that a learner’s manager would be accountable for goal-setting and coaching for new skills after training is complete.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 29, 2015

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had conversations with colleagues from inside and outside of the organization to brainstorm approaches for this module. Creating an eLearning module that feels different not only helps capture learners’attention , it can also help convey that the organization is serious about change.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

A lot of smart people in the field often remind us that a training event alone rarely accomplishes an organization’s goals. In order for training to succeed, it must be supported by other efforts in the organization. Teaching employees the knowledge and skill needed to change their behaviors so that the organization can meet its goals.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 4, 2011

Ikujiro Nonaka has been researching knowledge creation in organizations for over 15 years, which includes trying to understand the nature of tacit knowledge. In a May-June 2009 article printed in Organization Science, Nonaka suggests knowledge of wine tasting or crafting a violin as other examples of tacit knowledge.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 20, 2011

It's during this phase that we define an organization's true business need and determine whether or not that need can be resolved via training. It's the only way to prove that our industry is making an impact within organizations; and, let's face it, it's the only way to keep our budgets intact so that we can continue with our efforts.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

And where is the organization now, relative to those results? For us, this habit is about being able to work with people across organization levels and functions, and possibly with varying agendas, to produce effective training. What are the specific results the client expects to see? Habit 3: Put first things first.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Thankfully, the book acknowledges the challenges many organizations face with using a control group approach, such as the difficulty in forming two equal yet randomly selected groups and the eagerness of clients to apply a training solution broadly in the organization. 2-- Trend lines.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 8, 2011

For example, does your organization have a preferred model such as ADDIE, Kirkpatrick.? For proof, see the 2010 recap of this blog organized around ADDIE. If we can create process-driven solutions that address both the organization's and the learner's needs, then it's a win all around. Are you learner-centric or value-centric?

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Many organizations are converting pieces of their classroom training into eLearning modules. I should point out that the organization this work was done for had the resources necessary to support eLearning. By Shelley A. this delivery method might not be optimal for all of your training needs.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

A model that I'm partial to is the one developed by Anthony Gregorc, which explains how people perceive and organize information. For organization, the categories are sequential and random. For organization, the categories are sequential and random.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Based on their research, Bersin & Associates suggests that "modern" corporate training organizations are transitioning to collaborative, talent-driven learning. If you're like the majority of organizations who responded to The MASIE Center survey, you may be intrigued by what Web 2.0 Many blog posts have contemplated how Web 2.0

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 23, 2011

For example, mLearning might work for a diverse sales organization that is spread throughout the country with the tools to receive that training (smartphone, tablet, etc.). Look at how informal learning takes place today in your organization, and think about how social media can extend that.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 4, 2011

2-- Organize your content points and specifications. 3-- Use the storyboard as you develop the project to keep you organized and on track. 3-- Use the storyboard as you develop the project to keep you organized and on track. Create placeholder pages for known content. --2-- So how could this work?

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 16, 2010

As defined by Wikipedia , "Agile software development refers to a group of software development methodologies based on iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing cross-functional teams.". The story wall might be a literal wall of post it notes or might be virtual.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 20, 2014

I’ve seen some organizations use splash pages to display their branding in a high-energy way, but why not design it with visuals and audio that offer a glimpse into the upcoming content? --4-- It comes even before a title slide. 4-- Make the title slide multitask.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 14, 2012

It is a great way to organize all of the tasks and sub-tasks associated with a project. You can also change font colors to help you keep track of how tasks are organized. However, the Microsoft Project is expensive and is usually outside of the standard software package for many companies.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Cheers: In the short term, Tin Can support is perceived as a good thing because it means organizations will theoretically have the capability to migrate from SCORM to what's being promoted as a highly improved standard for recording and tracking learning experiences. Why would the “ next generation of SCORM ” cause such a mixed reaction?

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 21, 2009

However, with the right set of instructions and proper organization, YouTube can be a great environment for learning. Content authors can take advantage of many of YouTube's features to easily upload video content, organize it, and distribute it.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 31, 2013

A new software application is implemented at your organization. Identify and invest in the 20% and your learners will be prepared for 80% of the outcomes. Here''s an example of where training often fails the 80/20 rule. You are expected to train on the application. The vendor provides training content and you are to convert it to training.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Interestingly, in the past two years, I’ve known two instructional designers, in two different organizations, who were a part of teams that were tasked with answering this question for their companies. So what does this mean for eLearning?

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 17, 2012

Suppose an organization has a performance support site, knowledge management system, or intranet in which several job aids follow a similar structure. If all the details of a process flow (or something similar) are already written out in a job aid, why repeat all of that content in an eLearning lesson? It potentially shortens training time.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 2, 2012

At most organizations it also has a large user base. by Jonathan Shoaf. Microsoft PowerPoint is a very powerful tool for creating presentations. This means that a lot of content is developed in PowerPoint. There are times when you may want to reuse content created in PowerPoint in e-learning.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Chunk and organize the content around desired behaviors/tasks. Even if the situation doesn’t allow you to conduct a gap and cause analysis to validate the training need , asking this question helps ensure that the training has the potential to influence behavior. Create relevant scenarios. Distinguish between critical.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 15, 2010

Corollary #3: Structure – Organize new knowledge in a logical structure to help learners recall that knowledge later. Organize new knowledge according to the application they’re learning to audit. -3- Corollary #2: New Experience – Provide learners with new, relevant experience to use as a foundation for learning new knowledge.

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 14, 2013

Thus, I can understand why experienced supervisors may not feel eager to embrace the behaviors taught in training, especially if the organization hasn’t communicated a compelling reason for them to do so. Many of the approaches out there seem like common sense.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 6, 2013

Or, you might pose questions that ask learners how the lesson’s content supports the organization’s values (if there is a clear set of values the organization actively promotes). The questions might challenge participants to make connections between the lesson’s content and related content from earlier in training.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 14, 2010

Many organizations use web 2.0 For organizations that haven't embraced that technology yet, there are also low-tech ways to do this - click here to read a previous post on this blog that offers a few low-tech suggestions. Classroom training allows peers to learn from one another. eLearning can do this too.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 30, 2011

How are you using social media with training in your organization? Remember to make sure the tool is easy to access and use; you may want to include some instructions within your formal training. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , specializing in rapid eLearning design and development projects.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 25, 2012

Plus, I hadn’t realized just how problematic organizing reviewer feedback was prior to using ReviewLink’s comment system. After a couple weeks of use, both as a developer and reviewer, my personal experience with ReviewLink has been beyond satisfactory.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

If you are not familiar with eLearning Learning , Tony Karrer ( eLearning Technology ) started it as " a community collecting and organizing the best information on the web about eLearning." But no more than now, when we've been invited to join the eLearning Learning community.

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