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: Train-the-Trainer (TTT)
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…
Creative Agni News Bulletin: Instructional Design Workshop on 5th Feb and More.
Dear Readers, Here’s a quick update. I had repeated the IDP-ST Workshop –the Instructional Design Primer for Senior-professionals and Trainers (IDP-ST) on 5th February. This workshop found participants among trainers, senior instructional designers, training managers, and project managers, and was…
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…
Creative Agni News Bulletin – ID Workshops, Trainings, and the Rest.
Dear Visitors and Readers, On January 29th, I organized a Free workshop called the Instructional Design Primer for Senior-professionals and Trainers (IDP-ST). This workshop was attended by trainers, training managers, and consultants from IBM, Mckinsey, Educomp, FCS, Wipro, and HSBC.…
Sloth misses the Point – There should be Method in Application.
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: 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…
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…
Sloth & Froth Comics – Teamwork Training and Decision-making.
Sloth is found on the bank of a river – bound and unconscious… Morale of the Story: Every once in a while, you’ll bump into an audience that is smarter than you are.
e-learning for Corporate Skill-building – The Possibilities
We all know that in the long run e-learning is less expensive. It is less expensive because of the following reasons: Multiple Roll-Outs No Distribution Costs Reduced Trainer Time Reduced Trainee Time Standardization of Quality I accept it, you accept…