3 Tricks for Working with SMEs on Branching Scenarios
Use these three tricks for working with SMEs to make creating branching scenarios easier.
Instructional Design
A Range of Options for Scenarios and Storytelling
In addition to complex branching scenarios, you have a range of options for scenarios for learning, such as examples, and mini-scenarios.
Don’t Restart Scenario-Based Learning, Go Back
When learners make mistakes in a branching scenario, do you restart the scenario from the beginning, or just go back partway?
How Long Should We Let Learners Go Down the Wrong Path?
In a branching scenario, how long should we let learners go down the wrong path? What’s the balance between realism and efficiency?
Emotionally Engaging Content: Podcast Interview
Listen to my interview with JW Marshall on scenario-based learning and how emotionally engaging content creates better learning outcomes.
Managing the Complexity of Branching Scenarios
Strategies for managing the complexity of branching scenarios by using Twine, planning, and using and better branching structures
Teacher to Instructional Designer Interview Questions
If you’re a teacher transitioning your career, what can you expect for instructional designer interview questions?
Adapting Resumes from Teaching to Instructional Design
Principles and examples for adapting resumes from teaching to instructional design so hiring managers clearly see the relevant skills
8 Kinds of Training Where Scenario-Based Learning Works
Ruth Clark identifies 8 domains where scenario-based learning works, tied to strategic decision-making rather than simple procedures.
How I Built a Chat Simulation in 2 Hours
See how I built a simple chat simulation in a few hours. I used Twine and the Trialogue story format to create a forced choice chat.