Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

I said in my last post that Kirkpatrick’s four levels were all about the training itself rather than how the training affects organizations. It still measures course, content, instructor, and relevancy to the job. He suggests evaluation checks throughout the training?skill It was an opportunity I couldn’t miss.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. Why are they in this training session? So how do you keep it real?

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Subject Matter Matter s – These surveys do a good job of accounting for varying levels of course complexity. However, there they don’t include much discussion about the learning subject matter itself. A course on thermodynamics will clearly take significantly longer than one on basic office procedures.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 22, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? by Paul on March 23, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Opening weekend of March Madness is over. Yes, it hurts just typing it.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. It has been around for all of my 15+ years as an instructional designer and training developer, and goes back much further than that. I hope you’ll share yours with us as well.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 1, 2011

Another similar (though paid less) group of thousands are the training developers whose jobs are to help others use the software once it’s working. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. More about me here.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

This position is well-articulated in this post by Jay Cross at his Informal Learning Blog. We thought we could train them to do their jobs. In the coming years, successful learning professionals will not be those that focus on traditional training methods. Now, work is more like improv theater.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Just as water will always find its own level by the path of least resistance, individual learners, working in collaboration and unhampered by the precepts of authority, tend to do an excellent job of finding and sharing what they need to know efficiently and effectively, even if they don’t necessarily know what they are looking for to begin with.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Subject Matter Matter s – These surveys do a good job of accounting for varying levels of course complexity. However, there they don’t include much discussion about the learning subject matter itself. A course on thermodynamics will clearly take significantly longer than one on basic office procedures.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

And the same applies to eLearning design for corporate training. An instructional strategy is an action plan or a method to help people learn. It defines the approach to achieve learning objectives using various learning devices, techniques, resources, and various learning theories. Gamification.

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Association eLearning

MAY 10, 2017

Our profession does not guarantee that we know how to make a lesson stick so that it is applied on the job. In short, we are not instructional designers. Just because we think a course would be more visually interesting if more images were used on slides, doesn’t mean there is sufficient cause to add them.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2021

This is the Personalization Principle for multimedia learning theory (Mayer, 2009). The job or role of the less experienced character should be similar to your learners. In their jobs, who do they learn from? Figure out who would explain this information if it happened as part of on-the-job training.

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Trivantis

OCTOBER 30, 2014

When you’re designing e-Learning for adults, you want to make the whole learning experience fit their needs. The Adult Learning Theory—also known as andragogy—is perfect for this. According to Knowles, andragogy has 4 basic assumptions to it: Adults appreciate self-directed learning. Like this post?

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Association eLearning

APRIL 13, 2016

employers were having a difficult time filling jobs, and the survey ranked “Skilled Trade worker” as the toughest job to fill. According to the 2014 Accenture Manufacturing Skills and Training study, – 50% of manufacturers were planning to increase their staff by at least 5%. There is no need for unskilled labor.

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Roundtable Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Andragogy is a learning theory that describes qualities adults prefer in their learning experiences. Instructional designers use these qualities as strategies to develop training programs that resonate with adult learners and drive sustained behavior change. . You may be asking yourself, “How do adults learn best?”.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 26, 2025

From learning to read as a child to developing professional knowledge in your career, the human experience is undoubtedly continuous learning. Cognitive Learning Theory (CLT) explains how the brain processes, retains and applies new information. What is Cognitive Learning Theory? In 2024:$6.05 billion 25.5%

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

I think my most important takeaway is that no job is as easy or straightforward as it appears to the casual, outside observer. Even entry level and so-called “menial” jobs have best practices, safety regulations, etc. These things are easy to miss, or forget, if you’ve never done the jobs in question.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Some certifications would go a long way toward getting me to my goal of getting the job and being able to eventually become a foreman, but you only offer the courses I need occasionally, and I’m not sure if I can grow at company X without them. I got a job once I graduated, but lacked the applied knowledge to be great in my field.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Ruth Clark’s book Scenario-Based e-Learning: Evidence Based Guidelines for Online Workforce Learning explains how scenario-based elearning helps people learn new skills faster. Scenario-based training better reflects real-life decision making. Kevin Dwyer, The Benefits of Scenario Based Training.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

After a primary learning event (like a webinar or classroom training) sending learners brief, systematic “boosts” about the topic will improve their ability to recall what they learned. Professional” training should be useful, engaging, and thought provoking. It’s the learners’ training. Let them be involved in it.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

An instructional design framework used to design effective learning. A term to describe adult learning theory. A learning theory developed by B.F Skinner based on the practice of positively reinforcing or rewarding the learner when they perform or achieve the desired learning outcome. Compliance Training.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 21, 2025

As organizations transition from traditional training approaches to new learner-centric strategies, they discover clever tactics to promote performance, productiveness and employee satisfaction. A new trend that forms the crux of this evolution is Learning Experience Design (LXD).

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Association eLearning

MAY 11, 2016

If you’re new to eLearning or online training, it can seem like you’re wading through alphabet soup with all the various anagrams and terminology used in this industry. eLearning -Also referred to as internet-based learning, web-based learning, and online learning is any training or education delivered via computer.

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eFront

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

If there is one thing that holds true for developing eLearning training materials, it’s planning, planning and planning. Think of a training course a result of relentless hard work and dedication. In fact, it’s not uncommon to spend 40 hours to develop a course to yield only 2 hours of training time. But it’s true.

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Association eLearning

JUNE 9, 2016

ADDIE- The ADDIE model is a process used by instructional designers and training developers offering guidelines for creating effective training. In the first phase, analysis, the problem is defined, the learning goals are established, and the learners preexisting skills are identified. You asked for seconds.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 7, 2023

However, a recent job posting for an instructional designer that caught my attention read something on the lines of: Has the ability to create instructional materials that follow sound instructional design principles and learning theories. Has experience working with and administering a range of Learning Management Systems.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 3, 2023

No – by “hacker” I mean the type of person who gets the job done, come hell or high water. Then an article by Eikris Biala caught my eye: What’s more important than learning theory? Nor do I mean the heroes who disrupt the education of children.

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Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

The concept is more than just a buzzword and is now increasingly used by forward-thinking organizations to foster collaborative learning and its application in the flow of work to drive organizational performance and the effectiveness of L&D activities. What is social learning? This is Bandura’s social learning theory.

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

In order to create truly effective courses, there is much to learn about the best practices in instructional design, learning theory, and other areas like gamification. However, not all people who create elearning are formally trained instructional designers.

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Association eLearning

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Here are some of the advantages of microlearning: Great for quick, on-the-job reference. It’s easier for learners to set aside a few minutes for learning each day than it is to set aside a few hours. If you’d like to read more about training, learning, and instructional design check out the rest of this author’s blogs.

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Matrix

APRIL 22, 2021

In a series of articles, I will take a closer look at three modern adult learning theories that are not only relevant but highly applicable. This is important in the current context, as learning specialists deal with the challenge of building materials fast. The relevance of adult learning theories.

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LearnDash

MAY 17, 2012

Most of us in this field know that Instructional Design is here to stay, but occasionally there are people who pop-up claiming that “this training fluff” is just a fad – that it doesn’t do the company any good – that it is a waste of dollars, so on and so forth.

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Webanywhere

JANUARY 6, 2025

Whether you’ve been training corporate employees for years or are new to the space, you want to ensure your teaching is as engaging and impactful as possible. The answer lies in understanding how adult students learn. Enter Adult Learning Theory (otherwise known as andragogy) highlights how adults learn differently from children.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Here at LearnUpon, we’re all about helping businesses better understand eLearning so they can get better results from their training. Learners who suffer from sensory, intellectual or technological difficulties will need assistive technology to successfully access and complete their training courses. Active Learning.

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ProProfs

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Although, the situation is quite embarrassing but this proves an important point that we humans many times prefer to learn unfamiliar tasks based on ‘observation’. This leads us to the theory by psychologist Albert Bandura known as the ‘Social Cognitive Theory’. What is Social Cognitive Theory? Observational Learning.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 23, 2016

If the question is part of a learning activity, however, the feedback can explain why the answer is right or wrong. Consider whether it’s appropriate for learners to have access to job aids or other resources. Feel free to have learners respond to provided scenarios, storylines, or reference images.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 9, 2010

And the echo chamber has been giving learning styles a beating. The theory. VAK is perhaps the most popular model of learning styles used in the corporate sector today: V stands for “Visual&#. These people learn best by seeing. After all, I have a day job! Not because I enjoy antagonism – I don’t.

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