Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Over the past few years, I spend part of December going back through my blog to recap a bit of what some of the key things I’ve learned over the course of the year. A lot of it is thinking through where my thinking has changed over the course of the year. And every year I use this as a Big Question – see: Learning 2010.

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I mean there’s an entire career based on helping people through change and of course, change management is an integral part of training. Of course, the DAP won’t eliminate the need entirely for custom eLearning or performance support but it can shoulder most of the training weight.

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Performance Learning Productivity

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Effective Metrics for Learning and Development I wonder what Shaw would think if he saw the way learning and development is predominantly measured in organisations today. Attending a course or completing an eLearning module tells us little apart from the fact that some activity occurred. Of course they did – bucketsful of it.

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CourseArc

MARCH 1, 2017

Designing online courses is a multifaceted endeavor — and all those different facets are often the job of the same person: you. As instructional designers create eLearning courses, they must perform a variety of jobs to deliver the final product, including (but not limited to): Project Management. Course Design.

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Performance Learning Productivity

AUGUST 27, 2015

It is published here under the Creative Commons: Attribution – Non-Commercial – Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 For instance coaching, mentoring and courses work best when they support on-the-job development [2]. It also moves us from ‘know-what’ learning towards more effective ‘know-how’ learning.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Clark was right of course. Good, effective teachers are intuitive, empathetic and responsive to the needs of their students. They get to know their charges well, finding creative ways to help them to learn optimally, engaging them with methods and activities designed to draw out the best performances. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 4, 2018

We all need inspiration, and many would argue that we perform better as educators when we have passion. Further inspiration about education came this week from a tweet by Jimmy Casas below: It's true of course. Effective pedagogy not only has impact, it's contagious. I develop it and apply it to my own professional context.

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ATD Learning Technologies

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

An LMS is a learning management system used to launch and track e-learning courses. Learners can log into the system to find and register for available or assigned courses; administrators can assign courses and run reports on completion and quiz results. MOOC is an acronym for massive open online course. What is a MOOC?

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Coursy

AUGUST 26, 2022

Organizations that now lock into enterprise-level systems will be able to do an excellent job of delivering courses. They won't, however, be positioning themselves well for informal learning, performance support, or knowledge management. Learning is by nature multi-faceted and chaotic.

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Mindflash

JUNE 6, 2012

A new-hire safety training course, in his account, is transformed by having students group up and head out into the plant on a “quest” to question workers on the ground about their own experiences on the job (and stories). What could be more effective than that? Focus on Real Work. Start Today.

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Mindflash

MAY 1, 2012

By understanding how an employee spends his day, the educator can identify whether their performance is a result of being well-matched to their job, or whether they may requires further skills training. And lastly, asking this kind of question can help identify whether the learner has real interest in improving their performance.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 24, 2014

This is not new of course. For centuries, innovative teachers have been trying to find other more effective methods of pedagogy that can take the place of lecturing and instruction. It can be in the form of a video, or presentation, or role play, or even a blues song (be creative). The age old seminar is a great flipping method.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 28, 2013

It is of course possible in traditional classrooms to create opportunities for learning to be driven by learners, where collaborative and cooperative learning can be facilitated, and where students can move around the room as they investigate and experiment, create and discuss. Think for example of theatre that is performed ''in the round''.

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Mindflash

JANUARY 18, 2012

I used to teach an introductory-level course for an online MBA program. What is popular, effective, and attention-getting? Are performance expectations established and managed? Image used under Creative Commons by Flickr user RambergMediaImages. Where are they moving to, or from? How do people buy?

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eFront

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We have some interesting facts that reinforce the notion of eLearning solutions as effective knowledge management tools. . The top reason is that the rapid eLearning development process bypasses the many nuances and scientific methods performed by instructional designers. Cover areas such as plagiarism and Creative Commons.

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Mindflash

APRIL 5, 2012

Khan Academy , which has made this form of learning popular (and effective) in public education; and TED videos, which are wildly popular among those looking for short, inspirational bursts of learning. Here are a few key takeaways: When a full class or course isn’t necessary. For Managers: How to run an effective meeting.

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Mindflash

MAY 24, 2012

In many organizations, the value of effective training and performance support programs is not well understood. We need to get away from the widget-based metrics of the past and focus on the impact and value our efforts have on critical business performance. Image used under Creative Commons by Flickr user dno1967b.

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Mindflash

APRIL 27, 2012

From open courses to the online Khan Academy to a whole army of volunteer YouTube tutors, learning online at home is easier than ever. ” But being effective in this new environment will require a change in mindset. Image used under Creative Commons by Flickr user wgreller. No so, Hart assures nervous trainers.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 13, 2015

The Pygmalion effect , as it''s known can be beneficial. If teachers ascribe great expectations onto their students, those students tend to perform better as a result. The reverse (or the Golem effect ) can also occur. When teachers see students as time wasters, and expect less from them, those students tend to under perform.

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Mindflash

MAY 30, 2012

If trainers don’t truly understand how a business works, what it expects out of its training department, or what it ultimately wants its employees to be able to do, they simply can’t be effective. Effectiveness is about producing more with what you already have. If you have to choose, be more effective.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 18, 2014

Deductive reasoning methods can therefore also be applied to good effect in just about any lesson on any subject. And of course, the most difficult problem of them all - do all children develop through these stages at the same time and in the same way? Students could be encouraged to ask ''what if?'' Unported License.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2009

Sunday, August 23, 2009 Kineo Webinar: Compliance Training Case Study Kineo will be holding a free webinar on developing cost-effective compliance training on Thursday, August 27, 2009. Rapid E-learning provides an alternative to develop compliance training cost-effectively and quickly. Join Kineo and Mary K. Schottmiller J.D,

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 1, 2010

Today I want to share some free or inexpensive ways to work with the audio in your elearning courses. I’m surprised that organizations will invest hundreds of dollars in software, pay someone thousands of dollars to build courses, and then only let them buy a cheap microphone for $20. Creative Commons Audio.

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Mindflash

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Designing m-learning courses is pretty unfamiliar to most trainers. Designers will need to think more in terms of performance support and micro-learning, rather than long courses. For example, are there ways we can take use the GPS, camera, video, phone communication and motion sensors to make learning more effective?

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Mindflash

APRIL 2, 2012

Remember please that effective sales training is not picking one subject for this year’s sales kickoff meeting and then another subject for next year’s. Large, global enterprises have few choices for one-stop shopping when it comes finding the right sales performance improvement partner. Dave Stein is CEO of the ES Research Group.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 30, 2011

Goffman saw social interaction as a drama performance, in which the actor's behaviour was framed by front stage and back stage roles, scripts, props and costumes. One of the most important, but often ignored features of Goffman's Dramaturgical Model is the presence of an audience, to which the actor consciously (or unconsciously) performs.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Branon Learning Management System App Stores Bob Little Apps, Not Courses Inge de Waard Augmented reality moves towards augmented learning with easy tools: Wikitude , Layar , ARToolKit. Course Redesign We will see increasing efforts at redesigning courses to incorporate both online and face-to-face teaching 2. Learning apps.

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Mindflash

MAY 15, 2012

Even though it seems futile, this is one of the most common types of feedback we use in e-learning courses to respond to user actions and answers. If possible, allow for more interactivity so learners can try out the simulated software a bit to better understand how to perform a task. or “Incorrect.” That’s real world feedback.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Effective design using PPT as a tool. Better than Bullet Points Develop a treatment Apply Richard Mayer’s SOI model Choose graphics with soul, interactions with meaning, and animations that teach Taking an existing classroom course – think about TRANSFORMING it, not converting it. Session hosted by Training Magazine.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 16, 2017

I did a four week TEFL course in Chiang Mai and landed the most wonderful job in a Thai government school on a mini English program. My own daughter and her friends were in that class and of course you just want to give them the best. I had no idea what I wanted to do for a living until my mid twenties. 5) How can we improve education?

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 23, 2009

9% Hit us Hard 47% Hurt a little 41% Not much effect 3% Helped us MYTHS the Business Side Has about Learning Client asked him to develop a course for business side. Training alone produces improvements in on-the-job performance. We need a course on this" when it might really be a management issue).

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 19, 2011

Some go all the way through secondary school, still unable to effectively express themselves in writing. This is completely unacceptable of course. He performs poorly again, doesn't want to do any homework or put any effort in, and struggles to catch up. This causes the child's self-esteem to suffer a blow. He becomes a truant.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 18, 2014

Deductive reasoning methods can therefore also be applied to good effect in just about any lesson on any subject. And of course, the most difficult problem of them all - do all children develop through these stages at the same time and in the same way? Students could be encouraged to ask 'what if?' Unported License.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

this clearly effects how we should all be designing and building courses now. I particularly liked this approach he describes for a software training course. At any time during the course, the learner could click “Ask a Question&# and it would allow them to type in a question that would be saved in their question list.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2008

" This adage works for me most of the time as Im designing eLearning courses. Of course good is very subjective. Not usually, of course, but I tried. Ive also tried to argue with clients about what makes effective learning. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th. Perfect is unobtainable.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Hit Us Hard 31% Hurt A Little 33% Not Much Effect 33% Helped Us 3% (Is "it hasnt hurt us yet, but Im nervous" an answer?) Identifying training opportunities (drive performance by improving knowledge/skills). Business managers need to be part of solution in order to ensure that training sticks and that performance does improve.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 9, 2009

(responses in parens below) Hit us Hard (18%) Hurt a Little (50%) Not much effect (32?) Instructional Objectives for Learner: Table of contents objectives (these are the things were going to teach you) Performance Objectives (this is what youll do.) If objectives worded general, they have very little effect. Answer yes or no.

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