Limestone Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Move over March — it’s time to do our learning with a little sunshine peeking through the office curtains. It’s packed with learning events and new business ideas to get you moving for spring. They’re easy to sign up for and participate in, too, so why not spend an hour learning something new? Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 9 a.m.–10

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 24, 2023

In my recent webinar for the Learning Guild , someone asked if it’s better to write in second or third person perspective for scenarios. Second person (you) Second person perspective means writing the scenario so “you” are doing the action and making the decisions. How much does it matter?

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Questions to ask SMEs Objectives Ideal path Mistakes Consequences Activity: Interview your SME or research needed information. Story concept Characters Challenge Context Consequences Activity: Write your scenario overview. Write Your Scenario. Intro What kinds of problems are a good fit for branching scenarios?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 12, 2021

My Storyline development times aren’t especially speedy, but I do tend to write branching scenarios quickly. Time to plan and write. As noted above, these are my actual examples; your time to write may be different. The actual writing took under 5 hours. The actual writing took under 5 hours. hours to write.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 31, 2020

This week, I was originally scheduled to be at the Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando. I gave an online version of my planned LSCon session a few weeks ago for the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals. What you’ll learn. In this presentation, you’ll learn. Fortunately, this was recorded.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Writing branching scenarios can be intimidating or overwhelming. Unlike a linear course, it’s not as easy to know where to start writing. Do you write the endings first? Should you write all the mistakes first? Do you start at the beginning and then flesh out each path as you write those choices?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 1, 2021

List writing, lesson planning, and content creation first. Emphasize all the points about writing over the ones about being in the classroom. In many respects, it’s more important that you created curriculum and lesson plans to meet objectives and give students opportunities to practice skills. Use active verbs.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 18, 2020

A colleague asked me, “Once you and your client have agreed on a branching scenario approach, how do you get started writing it? ” In this post, I’ll walk you through my process for analysis and preparation before writing a scenario. ” The short answer is to “begin with the end in mind.”

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2019

I love instructional design because it is a field where I’m constantly learning. Instructional design uses so many different skills—writing, graphics, UX, collaboration, project management, plus of course how people learn. Design and develop learning experiences. Interested in learning more?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 7, 2023

Here’s where you can find me this year for a livestream next week, my Learning Solutions Conference session, and upcoming free webinars. Next, you’ll examine samples to learn what makes writing sound “conversational” rather than stiff. I have several speaking engagements already booked for 2023.

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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

JUNE 21, 2022

For diversity and inclusion training to stick, it needs support, reinforcement and a firm foundation in a broader talent management strategy that includes culture, leadership and learning and development. This would take some careful writing. Writing about DEI, creating scenarios. Kellye Whitney. That applies to DEI topics too.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

After I have completed my analysis for a branching scenario , I spend time planning before I start actually writing the content. My design document includes this summary, so the client and SME approve it before I start writing. Learn more about client needs during preliminary phone call. Start Writing.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

I have given a number of presentations on scenario-based learning over the past five years, plus a few presentations on other topics. Presentations on scenario-based learning. Scenario-Based Learning (General Overview). Scenario-Based Learning: Why & How. Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 28, 2020

In a scenario for learning, the main character’s goal drives the story. This might seem counter-intuitive; we usually start writing at the beginning of a story. It’s more natural to start writing with “Once upon a time…” than “…happily every after.” Want to learn more?

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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. That means you can hear a bit of some sample conversations for how I would handle objections in my conversations with clients, stakeholders, and SMEs. How do you advocate for scenario-based learning with stakeholders?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 8, 2021

Do you start with your objectives or end with them? For assessments, do you write your assessments first or last? In particular, you can talk about how you write objectives and how you assess learning. How do you assess learning? She was a good ID, just not the right fit for that particular job.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Without planning your course, you can easily create a series of lessons that miss their target audience, fail to meet learner needs, or don’t establish a strong course objective. Are they learning for professional development or personal enjoyment? Write down three things that you would love to teach others.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 9, 2024

Top new blog posts of 2023 I would never have guessed that a post on learning objectives would be my top post for the year, but this turned out to be a surprisingly controversial topic. Should We List the Learning Objectives? Should we start elearning with a list of formal learning objectives? Probably not.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 13, 2021

In this post, I share links on instructional writing, identifying strengths, project management tools, design principles, and more. Instructional writing. How to Use Plain Language to Improve Learning Outcomes. The before and after writing example shows what a significant difference it can make. Writing robotic speech.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2023

Betty Dannewitz, host of the If You Ask Betty Podcast , is currently sharing a series of three episodes about Encanto and learning. Betty asked Destery Hildenbrand, Eamonn Powers, Jonathan Hill, and me to talk about Bruno as a metaphor for learning. What we discussed You might be wondering how Encanto and Bruno relate to learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In this post, I share links on writing better dialogue, sample projects for inspiration, and useful tools for different kinds of learning. Writing dialogue. How to Write Natural Dialogue in 11 Steps, With Examples! Tips for writing dialogue, with examples from novels. Useful tools.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn? Encourage students to analyze these errors and use them as opportunities for learning. However, even their provided example has significant problems (weak objectives, low-level multiple choice questions, a truly terrible scenario).

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2019

My portfolio only includes scenario-based learning because those are the kinds of projects I want. None of these require much specialized knowledge; you should be able to write the content yourself with a little online research. If you want a job creating soft skills training, create customer service samples. Software Training.

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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. First, you’ll learn tips for creating characters that learners can identify with and recognize from their workplace. First, you’ll learn tips for creating characters that learners can identify with and recognize from their workplace.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Read what past participants say about the course plus learn about the opportunities for practice and personalized feedback. I’m looking forward to applying what I learned to create more engaging eLearning courses. I would highly recommend this course to anyone interested in learning more about branching scenarios.

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Making Change

JANUARY 8, 2019

“Never design anything without first writing the learning objectives.” It’s a useful rule, but only when the objectives are useful. And there’s the problem — conventional learning objectives can work against us. What do I mean by “conventional learning objectives?”

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A text-based scenario that is visually clean and easy to use might get better results because you can focus more on writing realistic challenges. Sometimes, the nuances of tone of voice (or body language in video) are relevant to the learning objective. Of course, voice over makes the learning experience take longer.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2017

Align to Objectives. What are your objectives? In this example, the objective is “The learner will follow the procedure for providing reasonable accommodations.” ” The objective is application level; you need to apply this procedure. The question assesses recall; the objective requires application.

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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. I understand the desire to use a template for branching scenarios, especially when you’re first learning how to create them. However, branching scenario templates can end up wasting your time.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 19, 2021

In a previous post, How to Start Creating Conversation-Driven eLearning , I described how I use conversations between two characters (a mentor and mentee or learning character) to deliver eLearning content. In this post, I’ll explain how to write and structure these conversations for eLearning. Skepticism and Objections are Good.

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Infopro Learning

MARCH 22, 2023

Organizations can optimize their training program requirements by partnering with a Managed Learning Services (MLS) provider. What are Managed Learning Services? Managed Learning Services is a comprehensive learning and development solution to help organizations enhance their employees’ skills, knowledge, and performance.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 22, 2024

Yet, we often develop learning experiences that exclude a significant portion of our learners—those with disabilities. As I wrote into the Inclusive Learning Pledge , we don’t have to sacrifice good design for accessibility. And I’m including some links to additional information for learning more. Everyone, right?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 20, 2017

” Have you heard any of these objections? Maybe you’ve even raised some of these objections yourself. Here’s how I would respond to each of these objections. Maybe you’ll never write the “great American novel,” but that’s not what you need for creating stories for learning.

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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. Go Beyond Boring: Creating Scenario-Based Learning that Engages Participants 2/20.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 9, 2024

hour scoring writing samples with rubrics for a test company. Getting my first instructional design job But eventually, I got an interview with Career Education Corporation for an instructional designer role with American InterContinental University, working with their online learning group. I made plenty of mistakes in my job search.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 25, 2023

I reviewed data from multiple sources on pay in the learning and development field, including comparing pay for employees and freelancers. The Learning Guild’s research found that gap to be fairly consistent over multiple years (although I wonder if the gap may have widened during the pandemic). Thursday, April 13 2:30 PM ET.

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