ID Reflections

JULY 4, 2010

Thinking that "jazz" can make up for sound instructional strategies and design 5. Failing to carry out UAT because "implementation is not our problem; it's up to the organization to do what they want with the course" 4.

Adoption 137

Adoption Adopt Course PPT 137

ID Reflections

MARCH 22, 2010

You hear the sound of rejoicing around you but you are disconnected from it all. Do you know what I mean? It's a bit like the race is over, you are down on your knees on the tracks, you have won the gold but you are too tired to appreciate its worth! And then the project execution starts.

Templates 110

Templates Sound Project Free 110

ID Reflections

MAY 16, 2010

Sounds stupid to say the least!! Sounds idealistic? One reason could be ( probably is) that creativity and innovation seem heretical, unmanageable and un-measurable, a manager's nightmare. It is easy to ask someone to write x lines of code in 8 hours. How do you ask someone to be creative to x degree??? in 8 hours.

Innovation 158

Innovation Outsource Social Media Collaboration 158

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

Have a sound grasp of theories: Linked to the previous point>> this puts a lot of pressure on learning professionals to constantly "innovate" and be the creator of sound instructional design. Today, everyone can easily gain expertise with access to information and the tools available to share and disseminate.

Skills 100

Skills Social Networks Big Question Theory 100

ID Reflections

JUNE 13, 2009

As dichotomous as that sounds, I couldn't get rid of the niggling voice that said, "Yes." I shooed him away, got myself a cup of coffee and got back to the Needs Analysis questionnaire I was creating for a project, the deadline pressing down on me. But something he had said nagged me, set me thinking.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Twitter Beginner Social Network 100

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

Thinking that "jazz" can make up for sound instructional strategies and design 5. Failing to carry out UAT because "implementation is not our problem; it's up to the organization to do what they want with the course" 4.

Adoption 100

Adoption Adopt Program PPT 100

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Keep it Conversational : Apparently, while we all like to sound erudite and believe that obfuscating points make them more interesting, it is not true. While I theoretically knew all this, I had not gotten around to being this disciplined. Coming from some of the most respected bloggers and writers, it was a hard-hitting message for me.

Write Blog 100

Write Blog Social Media Music Slideshare 100

ID Reflections

MAY 30, 2013

After preliminary introductions, he informed me that he had dropped out of school after the 10th standard because he didn''t feel like he was learning much (sounds familiar?) My name is Umesh" he said in his broken, highly south-Indian accented Hindi. and that it was boring (read not relevant to his life).

Leadership 139

Leadership Skills Job Predictions 139

ID Reflections

JULY 12, 2009

The technical aspect is related to the LMS and searchabilty and tracking; however, without a sound design in the creation, the searchability will only remain a function and not serve the purpose it is designed to serve. To aid designing of content in this manner (i.e.,

SCORM 100

SCORM Instructional Design Learning Objects Instructional 100

ID Reflections

MARCH 11, 2014

All of these may sound a bit far-fetched at the moment, and there are likely to be plenty of raised eyebrows and skeptical hmms. Learners can be free to chart out their own path through the modules. I will discuss the design aspect of corporate MOOCs as I see them in greater detail in the next post. And I am an idealist—I admit that upfront.

Diversity Training 219

Diversity Training Micro-Learning Blended Learning Forum 219

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We stood quietly listening to the jungle sounds--a music offered for free if one cares to listen. It was still impenetrably dark outside, the trees loomed like huge black shadows, weirdly shaped, mysterious. The moonlight glinted down casting strange, hallucinatory shapes on the ground, tricking my eyes.

Camera 132

Camera Voice Guide Music 132

ID Reflections

JULY 28, 2009

User Adoption = ROI + improved efficiency + greater productivity Therefore, it is time we put our foot down and claim the time it will take us to deliver effective training programs based on sound instructional designs. The client has to be a partner in this and provide organizational support post implementation to drive adoption.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Authoring Tools Program Rapid eLearning 100

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Yes, that sounded exactly as if I had screamed at you. An error pointed out in private takes on the connotation of someone genuinely trying to help you overcome your shortcomings. The moment you make it public, it becomes a case of finger pointing and intentionally trying to demean another. Rule #3: DO NOT USE ALL CAPS!

Trust 100

Trust Communication Exercise Culture 100

ID Reflections

JUNE 13, 2011

Around 3 in the night, I woke up to flashes of blinding lightning and an incessant sound of thunder. Later we saw a huge Tusker heading into the forest, pausing now and then to shower himself with sand. It was an impressive sight. That night was an experience I will not forget soon. Rain was falling in sheets.it was an awe-inspiring sight.

Sun 123

Sun KM Flash Guide 123

ID Reflections

APRIL 10, 2015

These statements are of course easier to write down and sound pretty good on paper. It means redefining success criteria. It means being in alignment with one’s goals and purpose. It means walking the talk – all the time.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Integrate Off-shore 100

ID Reflections

JULY 17, 2009

a) We sat down b) We discussed possible solutions that would be cheap enough for the client c) We discussed solutions that would, most importantly, fulfill the needs mentioned above d) We discussed solutions that would impact the learners e) Most importantly, the solution should result in an ROI from the business perspective (point 4 above) f) It should (..)

Project 100

Project Learning Objects Analysis Cognitive 100

ID Reflections

MAY 18, 2011

This always reminded me of one of my childhood favorites, “When the sun shines in the morning and the night is on the run, it’s a new day, it’s a new day, and I will fly up to the sun…” The sound of the forest waking up is indescribable. It’s a symphony of bird calls, interspersed with the calls of animals waking up to the dawn.

Sun 123

Sun Scanning Photo PENS 123

ID Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2016

I agree that’s a string of nouns and adjectives and sounds like I have thrown together a set of buzz words. We have to think agile, instant, accessible, contextual, micro-sized, real time… We need to uberize organizational learning. But it’s not.

Organizational Learning 100

Organizational Learning Course Scanning Community 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2014

A typical requirement statement could sound like this: “We want short capsules of learning or learning nuggets that will run on all devices. ~Wikipedia With the rise of social and informal learning, and ubiquitous mobile devices (tablets, phablets, smartphones and everything in between), micro-learning as a concept and practice has taken off.

Micro-Learning 222

Micro-Learning Informal Roles Wikipedia 222

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

At the cost of sounding egoistic I have realized that like most experienced knowledge workers, I don’t appreciate being informed, I have to be involved. The excerpt above shows that it is not enough to expect collaboration without setting in place a mechanism that enables it.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Knowledge Worker Network Leadership 100

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Putting in place a learning ecosystem where individuals engage as self-managed learners require constant vigilance, robust design thinking, application of sound community management principles and a strong change management focus. Nor are they one-time activities. Some of the core tasks are illustrated in the diagram below.

Instructional Design 229

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 229

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

And as weird as it sounds, I am finding it difficult to write Watson with a lower case "w"). "You don''t program Watson; you work with Watson". Here is a fascinating video on what Watson can do. Watson incidentally won on Jeopardy against former winners Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings.

Change 227

Change Diversity Training Cloud Computing IBM 227