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Methods/Illustrations of Storytelling for instruction (designing trainings or eLearning content.)
His bed was set against the window. The caretaker had laughed when he said that he liked to look outside his window the first thing in the morning. “You don’t know what’s outside that window or you won’t be so sure,” the grizzly old man had said in a voice that shook with age, and with mirth. Vineet...
Sanjay decides to join an Instructional Design Course (Motivation in Action – A Short Story) Sanjay threw the cigarette stub down and stomped upon it. It was his third cigarette and he was no closer to calming down than he was an hour earlier. Though he realized that the cigarettes weren’t helping, he couldn’t stop himself from lighting another...
Never had such fury seized him in the past. He was sure that his eyes must be blood-shot for everything in front of him had taken up a reddish hue, and it was entirely that oaf Antony’s fault. How could he ever…ever think of attacking Gaius Octavius Caesar – Caesar’s rightful heir? He looked around for something that he...
Yudhishthara stood on his chariot shooting arrows that found their targets almost effortlessly, yet his thoughts were elsewhere. It isn’t the right thing to do, he told himself once again. After all, not everyone who had decided to fight on the side of the Kauravas was evil. Guru Dronacharya, who taught both Pandavas and Kauravas with equal love and...
Coffeebeans’ Dilemma – An Instructional Analysis Read “Coffeebeans’ Dilemma” here. It’s clear that Coffeebeans wants Froth to understand that she likes non-vegetarian food. Assuming that Froth isn’t feeding vegetarian food to Coffeebeans, just to spite the dog; but because she doesn’t realize that CB hates it, CB should do the following: She should lap up the non-veg food whenever...
The Flame of Life Afternoons were meant for naps. The draftsmen, the officers, the H.O.D., even the department’s dog took a nap after lunch. If an outsider came visiting at this hour, he’d find the rooms darkened and the silence eerie. Every new recruit found the practice funny, but in a few days he would fall in line. It...
Why Jason Changed? “It’s not real,” the man holding the sack over the prisoner’s head whispered to his companion who had the knife pressed to the prisoner’s throat. “I know, John,” said his companion in a steady voice, “but if it doesn’t look real, we don’t get paid.” It was difficult to read the expression of John, whose face...
Shakuntala absently rotated the ring that Dushyant had given to her with his undying promise of love. She couldn’t think of a reason why Dushyant won’t keep his promise, unless of course, he didn’t really care for her. She tried to recall every little thing that he had said while he was with her, and every little gesture that...
My previous post in the Creative Lounge section, outlined a generic process used for brainstorming. I also pointed out the disadvantages of this method, and talked about “individual brainstorming” as a corrective measure that could root out certain issues. However, individual brainstorming loses out on the “chain-reaction” that group brainstorming thrives upon. Brainwriting is a technique that has the...
Why won’t she learn, wondered Coffeebeans. I must’ve gone wrong somewhere. She sat down to think some more. Froth, the woman who had adopted her, appeared to be nice. She cared for her. She fed her the best food, and got her the best accessories, yet she failed to understand the basics. Coffeebeans had tried Classical Conditioning and then...
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