Step 1 – Define your learning outcomes. Or “I need them to learn my policies and procedures in our business.”. How to define your learning objectives. Defining our learning objectives is as simple as asking the following two questions: Why do your learners need this course? Look past the what they need to learn and think deeply about why they need to learn it). Step 2 – Define WHO the learning is for. Bring in Social Learning. MORE

Best of eLearning Learning. Performance Learning Productivity , May 28, 2010 Instructional design is not only seen as a core competency for learning and development/training specialists, but it’s a huge industry, too. Most learning vendors tout their ‘expertise in instructional design’ as a key reason as to why we should engage them to produce learning content. learning is a mix of formal and informal , not one or the other. Why does lesson size matter? MORE

Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles - eLearning Technology , March 24, 2010. 10 Ways To Learn In 2010 - The eLearning Coach , January 3, 2010. Social Learning Strategies Checklist - Social Enterprise Blog , January 11, 2010. Four roles for social media in workplace learning - Clive on Learning , September 28, 2010. Performance Learning Productivity , May 28, 2010. Taxonomy of Learning Theories - E-Learning Provocateur , January 12, 2010. MORE

Faculty and training managers have the best interests and intentions in mind to develop learning programs for their learners. With the widespread use of platform independent eLearning, instructors scramble to convert their existing courses’ content into online learning material. Unfortunately, most trainers and faculty believe that the deployment of powerpoint and pdf notes on a learning management system equals the development of eLearning content. MORE

Step 1 – Define your learning outcomes. Or “I need them to learn my policies and procedures in our business.”. How to define your learning objectives. Defining our learning objectives is as simple as asking the following two questions: Why do your learners need this course? Look past the what they need to learn and think deeply about why they need to learn it). Step 2 – Define WHO the learning is for. Bring in Social Learning. MORE

Faculty and training managers have the best interests and intentions in mind to develop learning programs for their learners. With the widespread use of platform independent eLearning, instructors scramble to convert their existing courses’ content into online learning material. Unfortunately, most trainers and faculty believe that the deployment of powerpoint and pdf notes on a learning management system equals the development of eLearning content. MORE

Step 1 – Define your learning outcomes. Or “I need them to learn my policies and procedures in our business.”. How to define your learning objectives. Defining our learning objectives is as simple as asking the following two questions: Why do your learners need this course? Look past the what they need to learn and think deeply about why they need to learn it). Step 2 – Define WHO the learning is for. MORE

Stretch learning over time. If you’ve typically offered training in, say, a full-day or multi-day workshop, break up the agenda into smaller lessons. Tip: Limit required learning time to no more than two hours per week. As you design the online program, be sure that learning activities are authentic and allow participants to connect what they’re learning to the real world. Value: Deeper learning comes from doing rather than simply consuming information. MORE

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. In the December 10, 2007 edition of The eLearning Guilds Learning Solutions magazine, Reuben Tozman (President and founder of edCetra Training ) gets into this topic in The Next Generation of Instructional Designers. Overall, I thought this article was a good read, although I found the title a little misleading. And I promise to go back and read your original article again!) MORE

Step 1 – Define your learning outcomes. Or “I need them to learn my policies and procedures in our business.”. How to define your learning objectives. Defining our learning objectives is as simple as asking the following two questions: Why do your learners need this course? Look past the what they need to learn and think deeply about why they need to learn it). Step 2 – Define WHO the learning is for. Bring in Social Learning. MORE