How is instructional design related to elearning, training, and technical writing? This oft-repeated question requires a detailed answer. Whether you are a technical writer, an elearning content developer, or a trainer; you need to understand how the knowledge and application…
Category: Corporate Training
Training related posts.
Damocles to Dionysus – How Instructional Design helps the Trainers?
Most trainers have excellent…almost magnetic personalities. They look confident, they speak well, and they have the ability to lead their training groups into great learning experiences. These competencies however are behavioral and have been developed through years of practice. As…
The IDEAL: The ARCS Model for Learner Motivation by John Keller
The ARCS Model for Learner Motivation Coffeebeans is clamoring for our attention. She’s got something to say about Perceptual Arousal, which is one of the techniques to gain the learner’s attention. We are listening, Ms. Coffeebeans! John Keller’s ARCS model…
The Mysterious Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Previous Posts in this series: The Anatomy of an eLearning Course The Creators of an eLearning Course An Enigma called the eLearning Project Manager What is the Role of a Subject Matter Expert in the Process of eLearning Development? In…
Training Success and Meeting the Objectives!
Training Evaluation is a mystery yet unresolved. What is it that defines training effectiveness? How practical is the Kirkpatrick Model of Training Evaluation? or… does it all boil down to this? Conclusion: A training is successful when all your objectives…
Flash Fiction – Obedience Nightmares and Roleplay Realities
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…
The Anatomy of an eLearning Course
In the previous posts on this topic, we discussed the advantages that eLearning offers to organizations and the challenges that they face while implementing elearning. We are now ready to drill deeper into eLearning and understand what it constitutes, because…
Froth Experiments with Learner Motivation.
Froth and her cat meet Sloth for lunch. So though Froth’s program managed the first three parameters of the ARCS Model of Learner Motivation, it failed to Satisfy the learners…or so thinks Britney, the cat.
The IDEAL – Topic: Active Learning
Active Learning Active learning refers to the methods that engage or involve learner in the learning – thus, moving from the plain old lecture-based sessions to more interactive and collaborative ones. (Charles C. Bonwell and James A. Eison, 1991). Thus…
e-learning for Corporate Skill-building – The Challenges
In the previous post “e-learning for Corporate Skill-building – The Possibilities”, we discussed the advantages of using e-learning in organizations. However, the corporate implementation of e-learning presents the management with certain challenges. Let us look at some of these challenges…