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.)…
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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…
New Sessions for the ID and eLearning Courses Announced.
Dear Readers, I’ve announced the dates for the next sessions of the ID and eLearning courses that I conduct. Here’s a snapshot. IDST (Instructional Design for Senior Professionals & Trainers) Course: This 2-Month course is for you, if you have…
An Important Announcement coming up…Stay Tuned.
Dear Visitors, I will be making a very important announcement shortly. The Creative Agni eZine notification will carry the announcement, so if you want the news to arrive in your inbox, please click the Subscribe link in the sidebar. These…
Learning the Art of Content Creation from the Master Creator
According to the Genesis I, God first created the heaven and the earth. The earth was created formless and there was darkness all around, so God said, “Let there be light,” and then there was light. Then God named the…
Why Courses and Trainings Fail?
It isn’t uncommon for instructional designers and content developers to exist in a perpetually anxious state of mind. This happens because at any given point in time, one of their courses or training programs is either being reviewed by the…
The IDEAL: Cognitive Strategy
Cognitive Strategy Robert Gagne classified the outcomes of all learning processes into 5 types. Intellectual Skills Cognitive Strategy Verbal Information Attitude Motor Skill We’ve already discussed Intellectual Skills. Gagne included Cognitive Strategy into his list of the five types…
How to Design Effective Training Games?
Designing Training Games – The Challenges and the Rewards (Train-the-Trainer Series) Every good trainer knows that a single good training game can salvage the most boring of training programs. However, what irks a trainer most is that it’s next…
Wondering whether you should become an instructional designer?
I know that there’s a strong echo of the term “instructional design” in the job market. I also know that you’ve heard this term from a friend of a relative of yours, and you feel that you have it in…
Creative Agni’s Instructional Design Courses – Views of the Participants.
The first sessions of Creative Agni’s Instructional Design Courses (The IDST Course and the IDCD Course) have ended and the course participants have sent in their views on the courses. You can read these views on the Creative Agni Participants’…