Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We discussed scenario-based learning, strategies to integrate AI, and the effectiveness of scenarios for teaching complex skills. Key points from the podcast Scenario-based learning and branching scenarios can be effective in teaching complex skills that require critical thinking and decision-making.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 30, 2023

A number of job seekers and transitioning teachers have asked about professional organizations to help people gain skills and network. The Guild conferences have a good mix of sessions for people who are new to the field and for those who are more experienced and looking to grow their skills.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 10, 2021

Problem-centred: Learning is promoted when learners acquire knowledge and skill in the context of real-world problems or tasks. Activation: Learning is promoted when learners recall or apply existing knowledge and skill as a foundation for new skills. Selected quotes from the summary of Merrill’s First Principles.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 8, 2023

This post includes links on character images and other illustrations, AI image editing tools and tips, Twine, scenario examples and tools, and instructional design skills. I share these links periodically here on my blog. These characters might work in some scenarios, but they don’t have facial expressions. .”

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 19, 2024

Promote mastery and retention of knowledge and skills. Hadiya Nuriddin AI literacy and prompts AI Literacy: Implications for L&D – Paradox Learning Stella Lee explores tactics L&D professionals can use to support workplaces in learning the skills to use AI effectively. Here are four ways chatbots optimize learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This feedback works in the Lifesaver training because timing really is a critical part of the skill being taught. Time as feedback could work for other skills too, like manufacturing, making sandwiches in a chain restaurant, or safety training. When Time is Counterproductive. Do Timers Improve Motivation? What do you think?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 26, 2024

For some complex skills, we’re training people to make tradeoffs between different factors. Do you create training for a skill involving these kinds of tradeoffs? Sometimes, branching scenarios need to do more than model possible interactions in a conversation. Let me know what you think and what revisions you’d recommend.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This meta analysis didn’t find a significant advantage, at least in training for clinical and patient care skills. That doesn’t mean some other skills wouldn’t benefit from high-fidelity simulations, but it does support the idea that the lower cost simulations can still provide positive results.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Generalists have a broad set of skills. Specialists have deep skills in one or two areas, but tend to have a weaker base of other related skills. Larger teams are more likely to hire specialists who focus on a particular skill or part of the process. You also have a couple of deeper skills, maybe at different depths.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 24, 2021

Instead of needing many hours on the job to get experience with all the necessary skills or types of problems, scenario-based learning can help people get focused practice. They can learn new skills and develop expertise more efficiently. Accelerate expertise: Research has shown that using scenarios helps people become experts faster.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The Interleaving Effect: Mixing It Up Boosts Learning Scientific American article on how variable practice is more effective for learning than learning one skill at a time (blocked learning).

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 4, 2023

The good news is that it’s a skill like anything else, and you can get better with practice. Oliver is a new hire who is overly confident in his skills. When I teach people how to write branching scenarios, writing dialogue is one of the places people get stuck. She wants him to respect her expertise.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Telling stories is a skill like anything else. You need specific skills for creating relevant stories to meet learning goals. This is a skill like anything else. With practice, feedback, and the right strategies, you can improve your story writing skills. That said, no one is born a master storyteller.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 25, 2021

When asked which top three skills the respondents look for when hiring instructional designers, they selected: eLearning development (74.3%) Communication skills (65.3%) Ability to apply ID theory and science (61.4%) Devlin Peck. Storytelling and a branching scenario example.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 13, 2021

Chris Lema shares questions to reflect on your skills to identify your special strengths. This isn’t about instructional design, but it seems relevant to our field where there’s a wide range of skills under the general umbrella. Disguising info dumps as conversations. Identifying strengths.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 30, 2020

Developing competence requires practicing a skill. But even when we provide opportunities to practice skills in our training, do we really provide enough practice for people to feel confident? .” A lot of the training we do really only provides “awareness”: just sharing information.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2022

Are there any skills gained during your time as a teacher that helped you venture into LD? What types of projects are your favorite and why? What do you dislike most about your profession? How do you view the difference between Learning Experience Design and Instructional Design? What advice do you have for building a portfolio?

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

If you want a job creating soft skills training, create customer service samples. ” This is less about the skills and more about the desire; it’s about figuring out if you’d be happy working as an instructional designer. Target your desired audience. If you love software training, create that kind of samples.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Adapting Resumes from Teaching to Instructional Design : Principles and examples for adapting resumes from teaching to instructional design so hiring managers clearly see the relevant skills. Most Valuable Post (MVP) Awards.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Some job roles require working with text, so practicing important skills means having big blocks of text on the screen. In that case, you need to practice that skill. This is a practice activity for one step in a real-world skill. Regulations example. Connect regulations to people.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 22, 2023

That moment right after a failure, just before they make another attempt, is key to understanding and improving decision-making skills. It’s also helpful to provide direct instructional feedback after the learner fails a scenario, before they restart it to try again. They need something more direct and explicit.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2018

Comparing lists of instructional design competencies to your current skills is one way to determine what you already know and where you need to focus on improving. A portfolio is a critical tool for showing prospective employers and clients your skills. ATD Competency Model ibstpi Instructional Design Competencies. Portfolios.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Any objectives with verbs like “understand,” “know,” or “learn” should be removed or revised to focus on skills and performance. I often use scenarios for assessment because they provide opportunities to assess realistic decision-making skills. Practice activities often break down part of a skill.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 8, 2021

How would your skills transfer from teaching to instructional design? Your skills do transfer, which they probably know or they wouldn’t have set up an interview. For assessments, do you write your assessments first or last?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 6, 2023

Branching scenario prototype in 90 minutes Ready to level up your branching scenario skills? Level up your branching scenario skills and unlock time-saving techniques. Additional resources Check out my complete library of links or my previous bookmarks posts. Upcoming events Wednesday, June 14, 12 PM ET.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Ruth Clark’s book Scenario-Based e-Learning: Evidence Based Guidelines for Online Workforce Learning explains how scenario-based elearning helps people learn new skills faster. Learners can build critical thinking skills. Accelerated expertise. She explains that scenarios can “accelerate expertise.”

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

What resources can you recommend to help trainers further develop this skill? Tools and resources. Do you have/recommend a certain scenario template you use when designing your scenarios? Any particular tool of choice to develop branching courses?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 22, 2022

If participants can’t immediately see the connection between their training and their jobs, they won’t be motivated to complete training or to apply new skills to their jobs. Elearning can also be shallow and too focused on remembering content, without opportunities to practice new skills.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

If your examples demonstrate specific tools or skills, mention that in your description. It’s designed for people who have the instructional design skills already but need to learn how to grow a business. Short snippets or even screenshots or video walkthroughs are fine.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 7, 2020

In this post, I share links on spaced learning, marketing, networking, free tools and images, and L&D skills. L&D skills. The LPI Capability Map – Learning and Performance Institute Free self assessment on skills and competencies in learning and development. I share these links periodically here on my blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

You can use scenarios to practice relevant decision-making skills in situations similar to real life. Decision-making scenarios increase engagement, improve skill transfer, and accelerate expertise. Scenario-based learning can affect emotions to make participants care about the content and keep them engaged.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

However, behavioral engagement alone, especially at that superficial level, isn’t enough to develop new skills. If we want people to learn skills that require deep thought, then we need to cognitively engage them at a deeper level. A participant might show behavioral engagement by clicking next through elearning.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 28, 2020

We started with blogging as a way to “show your work” and reflect on your practice.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 26, 2020

You start with a solid foundation of skills and an understanding of how to write for different audiences. How to Write About Unfamiliar Subjects: Four Tips for New Topics | ProEdit While this is about writing, this relates to instructional design as well. You do research and work with a SME. Confirm details during the project.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Sometimes it’s a bad fit for their goals, my skills, or the types of projects I want to do. I’m often booked several months in advance, so I generally can’t work with clients who need someone to start immediately. I refer those projects to others when possible.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 11, 2022

I’ll give you everything you need to create a functional branching scenario, even without any development skills. You don’t need any technical expertise to get started in Twine , the free tool we will use in this course. What if I’m a developer?

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

This feedback works in the Lifesaver training because timing really is a critical part of the skill being taught. Time can work for other skills too, like manufacturing, making sandwiches in a chain restaurant, or safety training. She’s teaching communication skills to nutrition counselors, using a simulated conversation.

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