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Received a very thought provoking question the other day in email and thought the concept was too good not to share, plus I’d like to get some feedback to see if I am on track. The paraphrased question:“Are there any estimation guidelines for determining the amount of client time required on an eLearning project. For […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Story telling and instructional design have a lot in common and perhaps they are not thought of as having any overlap but they do. In e-learning we have instructional strategies, in a story we have a plot. In e-learning we have objectives, in a story we have a morale or an underlying theme or symbolism […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →Too often learning and development professionals (and practically everyone else) treats learning as an event. The assumption is that a person attends one class or takes one online course and SHAZAM, they instantly know everything they need to know about a topic, software application, new corporate policy or product. This is a lie. But we […]
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Leave a Comment (9) →Here is a snippet of a discussion I overheard between a manager of instructional design and her supervisor. Customer: So what are you doing about getting this curriculum on-line? I want 100% on-line. Developer: This is a radical change and we need to think about the audiences’ needs to see if this is the best […]
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Leave a Comment (5) →An alumni of our program in Instructional Technology recently sent me this rant and I just had to post it…. I believe the alumni (let’s call her J) is refering to the following post in her rant:We Need a Degree in Instructional Design I recently stumbled upon an exchange on your blog where you were […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Here is a video that shows the clever lengths students and others will go to cheat on an exam or test. As educators, we need to be aware of these methods so we can foil them. Or if we are in a big meeting with a client, we just might want to use this method […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Whenever I tackle a new instructional design project one of the first things I do is look through my files for old instructional design projects. Where is that audience analysis checklist I developed? In what folder is that chart I use to explain concepts to new designers? Where is my template for creating and teaching […]
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Leave a Comment (8) →Last year (seems like a long time ago), I was named one of 2007’s Most Influential Training professionals by TrainingIndustry Inc. which was nice but, in no way compares to the honor of being “named”, The Iron Chef of ID by Robyn and Brandy at Dishing Design: Making Great Recipes for Learning. The site is […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The problem:Many middle school students in the United States decide, during middle school, that they don’t want a career in manufacturing. Yes, they decide that early (as many studies show.) Then, years later companies who manufacture products in the US (yes, there are many) have trouble finding qualified college graduates because career choices made in […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →It doesn’t always make sense to teach people. Sometimes it is better to automate the process and eliminate the need for training. Training is time consuming, expensive and not always effective. In fact, many software training programs, classes and manuals are necessary because the designers of the software did not take the time to think […]
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