Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 8, 2024

My interview (unsurprisingly) focused on scenarios. This is Scenario-Based Learning 101, serving primarily as an introduction to the topic for people who are just getting started with scenarios. Part 1: Defining and differentiating scenario-based learning The interview is split into two parts.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 4, 2023

I have given a number of presentations on scenario-based learning over the past few years. Livestream Branching Scenario Build If the video isn’t embedded above, try watching the livestream recording on YouTube. Ever wished you could peek over my shoulder while I create a branching scenario?

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

.” We spoke about instructional design, engagement, scenario-based learning, and authoring tools. Interview questions How did your journey into the instructional design sector begin? In your opinion, how can you increase learning impact through scenario-based learning?

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Russell Sweep recently interviewed me for the L&D Hot Seat podcast for a conversation on scenario-based learning. We also did a bit of role playing about how to advocate for using scenarios in training. When should you change the details in your scenarios versus using actual stories?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 12, 2021

How do you estimate the required time to create branching scenarios? It’s tricky to estimate, even for me, because branching scenarios can vary widely in complexity. Overall, the best way to estimate your time to create branching scenarios is to actually do it and track your time. Larger branching scenario project.

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Ninja Tropic

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

These tailored learning experiences cater to the unique needs of individuals and organizations, offering a personalized and effective approach to knowledge acquisition and skill development. How Can New Hire Time to Productivity Be Tracked? Why Track New Hires Time to Productivity? How Long Until Employees Are Fully Productive?

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Most of the time, our discussions related to scenario-based learning. Scenarios and storytelling. Tools for Drafting and Building Branching Scenarios. Tools for Drafting and Building Branching Scenarios Podcast. Scenario-Based Learning Q&A with Devlin Peck.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 21, 2022

In the pilot of my Build Your Branching Scenario course, several participants picked DEI topics as the focus for their branching scenarios. However, DEI topics pose some particular challenges for training, especially for branching scenarios. DEI in Branching Scenarios. DEI training is hard to do well. Kellye Whitney.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 29, 2021

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with JW Marshall on the Voices of E-learning podcast. One of the themes of our conversation was how emotionally engaging content can improve learning outcomes. Trends in learning. Stories can help learners see the relevance of training and why it’s important.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2021

How I Built a Chat Simulation in 2 Hours : See how I built a simple chat simulation in a few hours using Twine and the Trialogue story format to create a forced choice chat simulation. Tools for Building Branching Scenarios : When would you use Twine, Storyline, Rise, or other tools for building branching scenarios?

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 15, 2023

I recently had the pleasure of speaking about scenario-based learning with Ross Garner and Gemma Towersey on the Mind Tools L&D Podcast. We discussed how scenario-based learning takes learners beyond a short-term memory check, instead challenging them to respond to real-life situations.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 3, 2021

When would you use Twine instead of Storyline or other tools for building branching scenarios? An attendee at one of my recent presentations asked me why I’d bother creating something in Twine rather than just storyboarding directly in Storyline, especially if I was using character images. Strengths of different tools.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

Prompting tips for working with AI What We Learned from a Year of Building with LLMs (Part I) A detailed article with lessons learned about working with LLMs like ChatGPT. For example, how could we split a single complex task into multiple simpler tasks? Have small prompts that do one thing, and only one thing, well.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If you’re not active in L&D Twitter, you might have missed the big debate recently about whether and how research is relevant to the work of instructional designers and corporate training professionals. Specifically, this is the personalization principle from Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning. Development.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Instructional designers and training managers sometimes ask me, “How do I train SMEs to write better branching scenarios?” I believe SMEs shouldn’t write branching scenarios. I genuinely don’t think it’s a subject matter expert’s job to write a full branching scenario. Probably not.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 26, 2022

Learning Solutions 2022 was the first in-person event I have attended since the beginning of the pandemic, and it felt good to reconnect with people I’ve met before and to make new connections. Fast Tracking Your Branching Scenario. Overall, I was happy with how it went, even though I only had 3 participants (plus a volunteer).

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

When someone mentions scenario-based learning, do you automatically think of complex branching scenarios? While that’s one way to implement scenarios (and a very effective one!), Do you know how to add chapter numbers and how to exclude the first page from the count?). Mini-Scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 17, 2020

In this presentation, I discussed why scenario-based learning engages participants. I gave examples of how to “hook” learners to draw them into a story right from the beginning. Why didn’t Christopher’s session go well? Why should we consider using scenarios? He’s so excited.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 22, 2023

One of the most common mistakes I see in scenario-based learning is using feedback to tell learners what was right or wrong instead of showing them. Example scenario with “telling” feedback Take the following example of a branching scenario to practice counseling someone on dietary choices.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 19, 2024

Chatbots Chatbots for learning – Part 1 Natalie Laderas-Kilkenny explains how chatbots can be used to support learning, describing a recent award-winning project where she built a chatbot coach and virtual tutor. Here are four ways chatbots optimize learning. They: Offer an opportunity to practice without judgement.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 9, 2019

The links and resources in this post include learning science, patterns and tips for branching scenarios, visual design principles, and some free resources. Learning Science. While I’m skeptical of most claims about neuroscience research directly informing learning design, this tries to avoid that. tags: branching.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Over the past few years, I’ve gotten several questions about nonbinary pronouns and gender diversity in scenarios. Sometimes, people ask about using “gender neutral” characters in scenarios like in this question. This is based on a real question I received, but I edited it slightly to protect the sender.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 20, 2024

But I don’t use templates for branching scenarios, especially not for writing the scenarios and mapping out the branching structure. In fact, I don’t even create a traditional storyboard in Word or PowerPoint to draft my branching scenarios. However, I don’t recommend using templates for drafting scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Research and practice Reflecting on Research and Practice How do we put research into practice in L&D? Clark Quinn reflects on the work of the LDA (Learning Development Accelerator) to improve the field of L&D with approaches informed by science and research. – White Canvas How long does it take to build a website?

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2020

What are the benefits of scenario-based learning? Here’s a selection of quotes on why scenarios are effective. 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.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 29, 2018

In my last post, I shared some thoughts about why people need to actually learn and remember things, rather than assuming we can always look them up. This post continues that discussion with the question of whether we should create courses or whether informal learning and performance support are sufficient.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2024

Instead of basing it on a generated image, this uses face swapping. You can also set up different poses based on a source image. Accessibility Apple’s New AI-Based Accessibility Features Are Pretty Wild AI may be able to make technology more accessible to more people.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Ask the learner to solve something based on the story. I don’t explicitly think of it this way for writing scenarios for learning, but I do think this concept could be applied to storytelling in training. . Visual Design Basics for eLearning Development | How-To Workshop – YouTube. Rance Greene.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

2/5/20: ID Certificates and Master’s Degrees 2/20/20: Go Beyond Boring: Creating Scenario-Based Learning that Engages Participants 3/31/20: Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design Early April (Dates TBA): Freelancing Lessons Learned. Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design 3/31.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 11, 2021

I find it’s helpful for my own learning if I pull one or two key points out of those notes to help me remember the sessions. Week 1 of the Learning Solutions Digital Experience (LSDX 2021) has been a lot about new tools, so this post includes links to some of these new tools and resources. Adaptive learning is a means to an end.

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Infopro Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A learning curve evaluates the influence of training on employee performance. Although commonly used in a colloquial sense to refer to the difficulty of learning new skills, the term learning curve has a deeper significance. Most individuals have a steep incline to learn something new, which flattens as they learn the topic.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Traditional eLearning programs are based on scripted courses, lengthy modules, and tests that do not reflect how retail employees actually learn. However, when it comes to educating their employees, they employ antiquated learning paradigms. It’s time to reconsider retail eLearning.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 18, 2023

Last week was the Learning Solutions Conference 2023. I enjoyed catching up with folks I have seen at past events, meeting new people, and learning from the sessions. One of the ways I have learned to get more out of the conference is to both take notes during the sessions and then to review those notes after I get home.

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Infopro Learning

APRIL 16, 2021

They look to your sales teams to provide key insights into how an offering will help them personally. How do you develop product knowledge for your sales reps, directly impacting the quality of service they provide? Many effective product training programs for sales teams use life-like examples or scenario-based learning.

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Infopro Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This is one of the many reasons why improving customer service is a high priority for many modern organizations. They need to know how your offerings can help customers with their pain points. Infopro Learning assisted this organization first by measuring the existing knowledge gaps of their sales team. Solution Highlights.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Why eLearning Matters for Telecom & IT The traditional way of training cannot suffice with specifics involved in Telecom and IT challenges. Here are some advantages of eLearning: Flexibility: Minimize disruption in day-to-day operation and learn at your own pace.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This post includes links on AI image and video tools and tips, pricing elearning and ILT development, and how to grab the attention of learners. He built a quick course in Rise with tips on how he generates the images plus how he edits them afterwards. How much should you pay for a learning solution?

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