Bloom’s Taxonomy doesn’t work and the Adult Learning Principles need to be revised… – Sloth Bewildered Moral of this Debacle: Effective trainings and courses are the outcome of a judicious use of Instructional Design principles. The ID Principles…
The IDEAL: Inert Knowledge or Inert Ideas
Inert Knowledge Inert Knowledge comprises Ideas and Concepts that are transferred to a learner in absence of a prior schema that the new information can connect with. Thus, the new knowledge remains isolated with little chance of being applied by…
ID Fiction – Octavian’s Fury – A Short Story
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…
The IDEAL: Fuzzies – Why is Goal Analysis Necessary?
Coffeebeans has been harassing me to present her opinion at the beginning of this post, so let us get her out of our way and then begin 🙂 In his book, “Goal Analysis” Dr. Robert F. Mager introduces the enigmatic…
An Enigma called the eLearning Project Manager
Previous Posts in this series: The Anatomy of an eLearning Course The Creators of an eLearning Course What is the role of a Project Manager in an eLearning Company? If you are an instructional designer, a graphic designer, or a…
ID Fiction – A story from Mahabharat retold – Ashwathama Hatah – Nara va Kunjarah?
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…
Sloth explains why he loves fuzzies.
A fuzzy isn’t irredeemably evil. It has its own redeeming features. Right, Sloth?
The Creators of an eLearning Course
In my previous post “The Anatomy of eLearning“, we discussed the elements of an eLearning course. It isn’t difficult to arrive at a conclusion that one person can’t create all the elements. In the last two decades, I haven’t come…
ID Fiction: An Instructional Analysis – Coffeebeans’ Dilemma
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…