Transitioning from Teaching to Instructional Design
Last week I gave a webinar through UCI on transitioning from teaching to instructional design.
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Combining Branching Scenarios with Other Approaches
When you think of branching scenarios, do you think of self-paced elearning, maybe of an entire course with nothing but a complex branching scenario? While a lengthy branching scenario can be effective on its own, that isn’t the only way to use this approach. Combining branching scenarios with other training approaches lets you use branching scenarios for the activities where they matter most, while using other methods where they are effective.
When To Use Branching Scenarios
When should you use a branching scenario rather than other learning strategies? There are no
Should We Create Courses or Just Performance Support?
Should we create courses? Some argue that while people do need to learn, they can do it all on the job with performance support and coaching. I argue that formal training sometimes is the best, most efficient choice.
Do People Need to Learn, or Can They Look It All Up?
I have been part of several discussions recently that questioned the value of creating courses
Feedback in Branching Scenarios: What Works for Novices, Experts, and Everyone
When we provide feedback in branching scenarios, we have several questions to consider. Should we
What I Learned at LSCon18
Now that it’s been a few weeks since the Learning Solutions 2018 Conference, I’m reflecting on what I learned.
Better Feedback for Scenario-Based eLearning Presentation
If you weren’t able to attend my session at the Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando,
Better Feedback for Scenario-Based eLearning Session Trailer
I’m presenting at the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference again this year on “Better Feedback
Avoid This Pitfall in Conversational Writing for eLearning
We often talk about conversational writing for elearning. A conversational tone flows better in voice