ELC 003: Why You Need Scenario-based eLearning
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Ruth Colvin Clark, PhD., shares her expertise on learning, instruction and using scenarios in eLearning. We discuss a range of topics, from how eLearning scenarios can accelerate expertise to the importance of using the right amount of guidance.
Topics:
- Comparing instructive and inductive approaches to learning
- Evidence that scenarios improve learning
- When scenarios have the most impact on learning
- Examples of scenario-based eLearning
- Skills that problem-based scenarios can build
- Types of guidance to provide
- Challenges with writing scenarios
Time: 20 minutes
Related Resources:
- Scenario-based eLearning by Ruth Colvin Clark
- Evidence-based Training Methods by Ruth Colvin Clark
- eLearning and the Science of Instruction by Ruth Colvin Clark
- 5 Ways to Use Graphics in eLearning Scenarios
- Alternatives to Correct and Incorrect
Thanks for your podcasts. I like it so much I posted a link to it on our blog and emailed it to our LMS administrators. I think it will be helpful for their instructional designers and help them build higher quality courses.
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Connie Malamed Reply:
February 19th, 2013 at 11:53 pm
Hi Jeff,
Thank you. I’m glad you find it helpful. Coming up is an interview with Lisa Cron, the author of Wired For Story. She gives us insight into why stories work and how to make them compelling.
Best,
Connie
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