Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

We’ve been given some content, and it’s not just about being good little IDs and taking what they give us and designing instruction from it. But SMEs can’t be order takers; they have to be willing to fight to understand what decisions do learners need to make that they can’t make now, and how to make those decisions.

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Making Change

JULY 31, 2017

Instructions can be short and lively. De-drone to improve your score and motivate learners. Use strong verbs instead of wimpy “is.” For example, a stakeholder could say, “Our learners all finished college. What does this chart tell us? Want to be popular? Aim for a high score. Coincidence? I think not!

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TOPYX LMS

JANUARY 12, 2017

eLearning helps adult learners keep and later use crucial training information. Microlearning happens when a learner mentally ingests a small nugget of information. This may look like watching a 5-minute instructional video on YouTube. Compared to traditional learning, microlearning may seem a little wimpy.

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Making Change

AUGUST 5, 2009

Learning objectives are wimpy. A course dedicated to supporting real-world behaviors like “kill pathogens on imported fruit&# will be more likely to have realistic simulations, such as an activity that requires learners to assess a crate of apples for possible pathogens and take the appropriate actions. Photos © iStockPhoto.

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TOPYX LMS

JANUARY 12, 2017

The reasons for this are straightforward: self-paced learning helps adult learners retain and later use crucial training information, lowers training costs, and promotes a quick adoption of products. Microlearning happens when a learner mentally ingests a small nugget of information. These are all examples of microlearning.

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 7, 2013

And clients don’t want wimpy objectives. Wimpy objectives use what are considered to be weak verbs. Condition represents the support that is provided to the learner. C (Condition) is “Given a complete copy of the manual on Instructional Systems Design.”. Who is the intended learner? What’s the program objective?”

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