Recently, I was speaking with a Designer venting about the lack of reaction she received when she presented a comprehensive learning design plan to her clients. “They said they’d think about and get back to me. That’s it! I worked on this for weeks!” I asked what she did to get buy-in. She said that during the meeting she explained the design and asked if there were any questions and adjustments that needed to be made before detailed ...
If you’re like me, you’ve seen plenty of elearning orientations that are mostly page-turners or text-laden. Here’s an awesome example of an orientation that puts the viewer “inside of the experience.” Forget about telling “the how-to” or “this is what you learn” to someone. What about placing the participant INTO the story. Why tell them what they will experience…let them experience it? Note how this drips of empathy and connection without the use of text/slogans. The experience drives ...
I’ve been blown away. And because of it, I’ve fired myself again. Here’s what my new boss (me) mentioned to me today: Forget content driven by words on screen. Forget the text-based lead-ins that say: After taking this, you will learn XYZ (ok–admittedly I don’t do this. I just want to do all I can to stop this experience-killing habit.) Real change in attitude, motivation, connection….doing…requires emotional connection. Yes…story-telling and scenario-based learning works. Let’s take it steps further. Let’s give it punch, ...
Hey! Happy New Year! Woo-hoo! Thanks so much to all who visited last year! Here are the top most viewed 2010 posts:
1 Shift Happened. Got Social Learning?
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5 Social Media & Learning: Hello. We’re Way Past Fad
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