Winning the Microlearning War requires that we understand the three avatars of the micromearning audience and then use the 5 instructional methods to ensure its effectiveness.
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Demystifying Rapid Authoring or Rapid eLearning Development
Rapid Authoring is just what the name suggests – a method to author content rapidly. Quick Deductions: From this simple statement, we can deduce the following: If Rapid authoring means developing eLearning content rapidly or quickly, then there must be…
What makes a Real Instructional Designer?
Just read an interesting piece, A Reminder of What Makes a Real Writer by Chuck Wendig, and loved the accompanying infographic. I feel quite the same about being an instructional designer. When you find yourself wondering whether you are an…
PowerPoint Coma – Causes, Effects, Prevention, and Dilbert.
John Herrell has been there, perhaps you’ve been there too. PowerPoint Coma is a real phenomenon. It drives those afflicted into a daze that numbs their brains; it has a soporific effect so strong that you’d ditch valium; it is…
Next Session of IDCD in April + Other Matters.
ID Course Update and Other Thoughts: The Instructional Design and Content Development (IDCD) Course: The Jan session of IDCD is currently in progress. I intend to start the next session in April. If you are interested in taking the program…
IDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance & Other ID Principles – Relationships!
Previous posts in this series: IDEAL: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance – Explanation and Illustration. IDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance in On-ground and Online Trainings – Reasons & Remedy. Cognitive Dissonance & Other Instructional Design Principles: Cognitive dissonance reflects in many other ID theories…
IDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance in On-ground and Online Trainings – Reasons & Remedy.
Read the previous post “IDEAL: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance – Explanation and Illustration” here. Cognitive Dissonance in Classrooms and Other Learning Environments: According to Leon Festinger, who proposed the theory, Cognitive dissonance may arise due to two or more conflicting cognitions (thoughts.)…
IDEAL: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance – Explanation and Illustration.
Cognitive Dissonance: (Explanation, Illustration, and its Impact on Learning.) Understanding Cognitive Dissonance: I had first encountered this term when I was a student of management. The context was customer behavior, and the concept being discussed was Post-purchase Dissonance. To…
Using Instructional Storytelling Storytelling for Soft-skills, Conceptual, and Technical Trainings
The battle-lines between creativity and practicality never fade, yet some instructional designers and trainers make the effort to bring creativity into the domain of teaching and training. They use various techniques to make learning more palatable and also more effective.…
The IDEAL: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience – What they are and How they Impact Trainings?
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience (Explanation and Comparison with General and Training-Specific Illustrations.) If you are a trainer, you’ve seen them all – right there in your classroom. Accepting the existence of these behaviors, and understanding them could help you…