Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Fortunately, performance support systems have received more attention in recent years, thanks to a broader trend toward informal learning strategies. Build performance support into every blended learning effort. Dr. Allison Rossett describes the value of performance support in her article Ode to Performance Support. MORE >>

There are also some advantages for creating multiple choice exams: - they are relatively simple to put together (if done incorrectly:-) ) , - they provide immediate feedback, - they can be randomized to prevent plagiarism and cheating. Wikis, podcasts, interactive voice threads, e-portfolios, games and simulations, performance and product-based learning ,and many others have the potential to build more interactivity, engagement, collaboration, and autonomy; and they can be much more enjoyable to our learners. Evaluate learner performances with scoring tools such as rubrics. MORE >>

We have been placed into a box that can be a real challenge to get out of, especially when it comes to moving into more of a performance consulting type of role. So…what is Performance Consulting, anyway? Here is an illustration to help clarify the concept of performance consulting. Training clients can tend to do the same thing – they jump to the solution (“training”) without investigating the various other factors that might be impacting the expected performance. The BEM provides six categories for investigating all of the factors impacting performance. MORE >>

About a dozen years ago, learning and development professionals thought performance support was bigger than Tom Hanks , Meryl Streep , and The Beatles all rolled into one. Conferences about performance support were filled to capacity. Electronic performance support support systems (EPSS) were the rage. Performance support was so hot that some gurus and pundits predicted that courses were on their deathbeds. better strategy is simply to provide individuals with the information they need at the precise moment that they need to perform a task. MORE >>

Calling the product “learning” instead of “training” or “instruction” does not make it performance-centred. This posting is a reminder of how to tell the difference between training that is focused on content, and training that is focused on learners and their performance. When used at all, tests are a basis for grading; that is to rank each learner by comparison with the performance of others. In performance-centred instruction: Objectives emerge from analysis of real world needs and describe intended results. MORE >>