Let’s talk learning design impact. No I mean out-of-this-world impact. Sal Kahn and his team are on a mission to deliver a world-class education to anyone anywhere in the world. Wait for it….for free. Kahn Academy shares 12-minute lessons on a wide variety of topics using a screen video recorder and pen-writer. Beyond the talk about social learning, LMS’s, and making learning engaging….here’s one man simply sharing lessons…and millions are using them.
What a fantastic example of the ...
Hemingway once wrote a six-word story.
He called it his best work ever.
Someone asked me today, “What do you do?”
I replied, “I get people to do X.”
Client says, “We need [target audience] to do X.”
Learning Strategist replies:
1/ What is the target audience doing now relative to X?
2/ What will it take to get target audience to do X?
3/ Who are the best people to help support/motivate target audience to do X?
4/ What do the supporters need ...
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 ...
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