In some ways, the goals of learning experience designers aren't that different from those of journalists. When it comes to writing a news or magazine story, the journalist's goal is to inform, educate … [Read more...]
Types of Analysis for eLearning
Six Lenses for Looking at Analysis
Prior to starting a new training or eLearning project or even an idea for a project, you need the facts before you can proceed. You can usually gather the facts by conducting one or more forms of … [Read more...]
The Art Of Writing Great Voice Over Scripts
Remember all those essays and reports you wrote in school? They were written for a teacher to silently read. They were rarely read aloud. Fast forward to the world of work where you are responsible … [Read more...]
Learner Personas for Instructional Design
One thing we can learn from the field of User Experience design is how to create user personas, better known as learner personas in the world of eLearning. Personas are well-developed fictional … [Read more...]
SME Advice: How To Brain Sync With A Subject Matter Expert
Short of performing a science fiction mind-meld, how can you efficiently transfer content from the brain of a subject matter expert (SME) into a form you can use? … [Read more...]
Why Discovery Should Come Before Analysis
Most instructional design models start with analysis. During this time, the learning experience designer gathers and analyzes data and information related to one or more performance problems, such as … [Read more...]
How to Write Your Best Microcopy
Do you spend hours writing a four or five word phrase or brief instructions? Do you feel like an obsessive perfectionist? Actually, that's normal. Clear and concise microcopy is one of the most … [Read more...]
How To Use Design Thinking In Learning Experience Design
In the 21st Century, we need creative approaches to learning design that help us meet the needs of the modern workplace. Furthermore, many of us are required to be creative on demand in our daily … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Support Learning after Training
We know that one learning intervention is rarely sufficient for employees to improve performance, change behavior or retain new information. It takes varied practice, lots of review and workplace … [Read more...]
Case Study: Using a Magazine Format for eLearning
Background One requirement that hospitals in the U.S. must maintain for accreditation is to train healthcare personnel on high-risk issues. This includes topics like the type of protective equipment … [Read more...]
A Quick Guide To Attitudinal Training
If you're involved in creating a course with the explicit or subtle goal of changing an attitude, you might be wondering how to go about doing this. Also known as the affective domain of learning, … [Read more...]
Best Practices for Designing Employee Onboarding Programs
What was your experience when you started your first career job? Did you participate in a comprehensive onboarding program? Or did you have to figure out how things worked on your own? If your … [Read more...]