Integrated Learnings

MAY 18, 2011

It is really fun to watch all the latest smartphones, tablets and other devices try to out-do each other with new technologies to provide convenience to consumers and businesses alike. You can read more about this in my post on how technology supports learning. The possibilities for learning are endless, given the right environment.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Apparently, the lessons did not provide the cues necessary to help learners distinguish what they ought to jot down versus content they could easily look up later when needed. So how can we provide this guidance to learners? Below are some ideas for providing this type of support in eLearning. Expectations.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 2, 2011

Realistic scenarios that relate to your lesson’s subject are a good method, as are realistic games that support your learning objectives. Guided practice using online support information (such as a robust help lookup tool) can also help to provide enhanced practice time for learners. Why is play/practice time so important?

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 24, 2010

A handful of instructional design models 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. Provide learning guidance. Provide feedback. How do you truly engage learning?

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 28, 2012

This provides an excellent opportunity to consult and partner with those types of clients to look at all of these environmental and motivational factors. The BEM provides six categories for investigating all of the factors impacting performance. Gilberts Behavior Engineering Model. Do they want to do the tasks of the role they are in?

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 30, 2012

When you use the Interactive PDF option, the learner can select “Full Screen” as an option, which provides the document with a complete web page look and feel. I like to create a menu of links to each section within the document that appears on each page, so that the learner can click the links to jump to each section.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

gaining attention , storytelling , providing practice opportunities, etc.). The findings of the article mentioned earlier led to a recommendation to support employee engagement efforts through a communication plan. Several posts on this blog offer advice for engaging learners through compelling eLearning design (e.g.,

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Integrated Learnings

APRIL 3, 2013

Performance Support Systems. Electronic performance support systems provide just-in-time knowledge to learners who either don't have the time for other learning options. An online classroom offers many of the same benefits as face-to-face learning but it can be done remotely for a geographically dispersed group.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 15, 2010

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.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Apple's recent refusal to support Flash is the latest of many headaches web developers have had to endure as the web has matured but standards have been slow to respond. Apple is stopping support for Flash on the premise that HTML5 can solve all the development challenges that previously could only be solved through Flash.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Like any skilled craftsman, a skilled e-learning developer will be a master at picking the right tool for the job to save time and provide the best possible user experience when given a client's set of requirements for a project. Does Articulate support graphics in feedback? The Development Tool Matters, in this case Articulate.

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Integrated Learnings

JUNE 21, 2011

If you have ever designed online support documents that are used for quick online reinforcement learning, you know that not only do the documents need to contain the right information, but they must also be usable online. What does it mean for an online support document to be usable online? By Donna Bryant. Search engine? Scan pages?

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 26, 2011

We want to create learning environments where we can get people to be responsible for the whole learning experience by social interaction and support in learning new skills. Provide tools such as flash cards or provocative questions to challenge one another. We all learn from and rely on each other for our learning.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 25, 2009

The course should have simply provided a brief introduction and a link to where to find more information on the company's intranet if necessary. This is where Bob Mosher and Conrad Gottfredson’s great research on their Performance Support Blog comes in. And so upon further investigation, the truth of the matter finally came out.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 26, 2011

5) Provide Learning Guidance. 6) Elicit Performance + (7) Provide Feedback. If you’ve acquainted learners with on-the-job resources, ensured that they’ll immediately apply new skills on the job, and confirmed that they will receive support and coaching from their managers, you’re probably in good shape. 8) Assess Performance.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 5, 2012

An instructional designer may prescribe job aids or electronic performance support systems to those with limited time for formal learning. The Call of Duty franchise has provided a simple moment of learning that every player is exposed to. Leverage mistakes as teachable moments. With so little time, how do you learn in Black Ops 2?

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 3, 2011

We should provide hints that help the learner figure out the correct answer and/or understand why the selected answer is incorrect. Just as the right kind of involvement from parents can affect kids’ sports performance, the right support from managers can improve learner performance on the job. Please try again.”.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

In some cases, a quiz might be the next best type of level 2 assessment if the resources available to you don't support a more robust skill assessment. The context provided by a scenario helps to care for this. A quiz can be a useful tool for taking a pulse check during training.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 11, 2010

Is the organization prepared to provide technical support for eLearning? Do learners have the technology needed to access eLearning? Does the organization have a system in place to administer and track eLearning (e.g., a learning management system)? Think of issues like this as the bathing suit.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2009

An eLearning lesson could introduce the basic mechanics of writing style and formatting, while a facilitator-led method might be more appropriate for eliciting performance and providing detailed feedback. I should point out that the organization this work was done for had the resources necessary to support eLearning.

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

There are a few things I would like to point out in support of using a backchannel for learning events. Twitter does not provide the same type of reinforcement, so it left me wondering if they even got read. First of all, it is a good way to capture points of a presentation that stand out to you.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Video, when used properly, can be a very effective tool in supporting the learning process, whether as a part of an eLearning course or as standalone videos delivered via mobile devices. As such, video should be short enough to be one of the supporting pieces of the overall course.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 13, 2011

The SCORM standard provides a run-time Application Programming Interface, or API, for making your content work with an LMS. The LMS provides the SCORM compatible API. For example, if you LMS supports SCORM version 1.2, that means it provides the SCORM 1.2 Running SCORM on an LMS. If you create a SCORM 1.2

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Integrated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The integration is better than ever supporting PowerPoint 2007 and 2010. Adobe provides several themes out of the box. Primarily this is added support for the iPad. These can provide for a more interactive knowledge transfer to learners. Let's get into the meat of it. PowerPoint Capabilities. Introducing Themes.

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 26, 2012

An initial course (taught by an instructor or via eLearning) might introduce some problem-solving principles, perhaps teach learners how to use available job aids or other performance support tools, and then provide practice opportunities with basic and intermediate scenarios.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 7, 2013

This gap leaves well designed e-learning without the support of informative graphics and other multimedia. Learning through discovery is not provided. Instead, stock graphics or poorly produced video ends up being used. Interactivity that engages the learner is left out.

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