Follow The eLearning Coach, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/the-elearning-coach Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:03:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoA7k9lZMa5ykFe5jCclomp- How can you make animations for learning that are effective? Why do so many animations fail to yield results? Find the answers here.]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:09:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoA7k9lZMa5ykFe5jCclomp- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoBHlFmfJktlZZJTpfXVttXD This is the perfect time for a personal learning environment refresh. Use one of these models to refresh your self-directed learning strategy.]]> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 07:00:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoBHlFmfJktlZZJTpfXVttXD https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAAWGYBH74HzgSngkwrdsok

Sometimes, you may not have an appropriate tool or strategy to solve a learning design problem. If that's ever happened to you, you might benefit from the behavior change model discussed in this episode. Julie Dirksen, author of Talk to the Elephant, describes what may be a missing aspect of the instructional design process: a way to implement a systems thinking approach for changing behaviors. We discuss a behavior change model, COM-B, and walk through a scenario to demonstrate its use.

Julie is also the author of Design for How People Learn. She is a learning strategist, consultant, and instructional designer at Usable Learning, creating highly interactive learning experiences for a wide range of clients.

WE DISCUSS:

* The elephant and rider metaphor
* Why we need to address both the elephant and the rider in learning experiences
* Why instructional designers need to consider the broader system in which people are operating (systems thinking)
* Applying the COM-B model to instructional design practice (COM-B stands for Capability, Opportunity, Motivation and Behavior)
* A walk-through of a performance problem through the lens of COM-B

TIME: 32 Minutes

TRANSCRIPT: It's coming!

RESOURCES:

* Talk to the Elephant by Julie Dirksen
* Design for How People Learn by Julie Dirksen
* Usable Learning: Julie's website
* Sticky Learning: Julie's online course
* Are you getting any better? Previous podcast with Julie about improving the feedback loop for learning design

 ]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:37:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAAWGYBH74HzgSngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAbV6kQVaUU1uGkz6RCC25z If you want to create well-designed and thoughtfully planned eLearning that builds complex skills, then relying on the storyboard process is your best bet.]]> Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:15:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAbV6kQVaUU1uGkz6RCC25z https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAp6AsdoXMo0abel3Iu4GjH As learning designers, what do we do to reduce friction? Here are some ways to reduce user friction in eLearning.]]> Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:38:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAp6AsdoXMo0abel3Iu4GjH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAXls1MZsOuD_nNuMIJyU22
Do you hear a lot about learning data and analytics, but aren’t sure how to gather data, interpret it, and use it? I think this conversation with Megan Torrance will clarify things for you. In this episode, I give Megan a scenario and she walks through possible ways to collect data and use it to understand the impact of learning on an organization. Megan will show you how to make data come alive!

Megan is the author of important books in our field, including Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers and Agile for Instructional Designers. She is the Chief Energy Officer and founder of Torrance Learning, which helps organizations connect learning strategy to design, development, data, and ultimately performance.

WE DISCUSS:

* How to define data and analytics
* Why instructional designers need to know about data and analytics
* Why departments may withhold data from learning design teams
* Interesting examples of how learning data is being used
* A scenario where Megan explains how to think about and frame a performance problem using a data measurement mindset
* Types of dirty data
* Finding the best timeline for measuring data
* Pros and cons of self-reporting data
* Collecting data on marketing campaigns for learning
* Benefits of building and collaborating with your operational network
* How to  build skills in learning data and analytics

TIME: 33 minutes

RESOURCES:

* Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers by Megan Torrance.
* Torrance Learning
* xAPI Cohort
* Measurement Demystified by David Vance and Peggy Parskey
* How to Get Started with Data-Driven Learning Design: Podcast with Lori Niles-Hofmann
]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 04:35:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAXls1MZsOuD_nNuMIJyU22 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoBxJU9C2pvj4C3FFO_xyF25 Instructional design is a multidisciplinary field. Here are the necessary skills and knowledge and the areas where you can choose your path.]]> Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:16:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoBxJU9C2pvj4C3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoCauk6cpgpEBN3hDS9njgCr Learn how to avoid instructional design project failure. Robyn Defelice gives her best advice for instructional design teams.]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:00:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoCauk6cpgpEBN3hDS9njgCr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoBoyCynuw3eSOGkz6RCC25z Instructional design career opportunities are growing all over the world. Questions and answers about breaking into instructional design.]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:00:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoBoyCynuw3eSOGkz6RCC25z https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoCcJ_ofiAvCHgp41t9tiERU  



What do instructional designers need to know and understand right now. How have things improved and changed or stayed the same? This episode with Cammy Bean answers many of these questions. Cammy updated one of the most well-known books in our field and there is now a second edition, The Accidental Instructional Designer, Second Edition.

She provides a big picture view of where and how learning and development fits into an organization. We discuss industry changes over the past decade and what never seems to change.

Cammy is a senior solutions consultant at Kineo, leading sales and account management for Kineo's US portfolio of custom learning clients. She’s been in the industry for more than 25 years.

WE DISCUSS:

* The need for a new edition of The Accidental Instructional Designer
* What is an "accidental instructional designer?"
* The big picture business perspective instructional designers may not see
* Whether L&D has become more important to organizations
* Changes in the industry in the past decade
* What instructional designers need to understand about analytics
* What hangs people up about xAPI
* What has NOT changed in the past decade
* Client sophistication and a learning maturity model
* Everything you always wanted to know about clicky clicky bling bling (but were afraid to ask)

TIME: 33 Minutes

TRANSCRIPT: Getting transcribed right now. Check back tomorrow.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

* The Accidental Instructional Designer 2nd Edition by Cammy Bean
* Podcast: Learning is the New Business Strategy, conversation with Brandon Carson, author of the L&D Playbook
* Microlearning Short and Sweet by Karl Kapp and Robyn Defelice
* Podcast: How to Plan and Design Microlearning, conversation with Karl Kapp and Robyn Defelice
* Podcast: How to Get Started with Data-Driven Learning Design, conversation with Laura Niles Hofmann
* Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers by Megan Torrance
* Measurement Demystified by David Vance and Peggy Parskey
]]> Wed, 17 May 2023 21:17:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoCcJ_ofiAvCHgp41t9tiERU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoBfctF-ea4EkFLv-B9hV9S2 In the past decade, there has been much written about how well people learn from stories. Here is an inspiration list of stories you can use for eLearning, culled from film and fiction writing books and websites.]]> Thu, 04 May 2023 00:46:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoBfctF-ea4EkFLv-B9hV9S2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAYl_UHY-aL8gm0QkxGtqLL

This is the second part of a conversation with researchers Andrea Gregg, Ph.D and Ronda Reid, PMP from Penn State.  You can find the first part in Episode 77. We discuss how they used the think-aloud method to watch and understand how users perceived and interacted with a new learning management system. Their study validates the benefits of using the think-aloud method in learning  experience design. It also demonstrates the notion that designers are not the same as the users. In this episode, I speak with them both about the value of usability testing in general and the think-aloud method specifically, to improve learning design.

Andrea Gregg, PhD, is the Director of Online Pedagogy and an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering at Penn State University. Ronda Reid is an IT project manager with Penn State IT's Project Management Office (PMO).

WE DISCUSS:

* Low budget think-aloud testing
* Analyzing the data from think-aloud research
* In-person testing versus remote
* Tips for doing an effective think-aloud usability test
* User experience design in the context of learning experience design
* Tasks to test when checking the usability of typical eLearning courses

TIME: 23 minutes

TRANSCRIPT:

RESOURCES:

* Think-Aloud Observations to Improve Online Course Design: A Case Example and “How-to” Guide (Research discussed in this podcast)
* Don’t Make Me Think Revisited by Steve Krug
* Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug
* Learner and User Experience Research by Dr. Matthew Schmidt, Dr. Andrew Tawfik, Dr. Yvonne Earnshaw and Dr. Isa Jahnke
* Using the Think-Aloud Method to Test Usability of Learning Designs
]]> Sat, 29 Apr 2023 17:22:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAYl_UHY-aL8gm0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoCj4FzSGKM6cIMOI2eu70Rg It's fairly easy and quick to create a website with learning resources using a no code tool like SpreadSimple. Here's a step-by-step guide.]]> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:14:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoCj4FzSGKM6cIMOI2eu70Rg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAFfQ6WgA8b1em6srrLMsqK Free stock video clips can fill a lot of gaps in an instructional video or eLearning. Find out about the creative uses and sources for stock footage.]]> Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:51:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoAFfQ6WgA8b1em6srrLMsqK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoB-4s18hV8zY58v71dCn6bG

Andrea Gregg, Ph.D., and Ronda Reid, PMP., examined the usability of a new learning management system at Penn State. They used the think-aloud method to watch and understand how users perceived and interacted with the system. Their study validates the benefits of using the think-aloud method in learning  experience design. It also demonstrates the notion that designers are not the same as the users. In this episode, I speak with them both about the value of usability testing in general and the think-aloud method specifically, to improve learning design.

Andrea Gregg, PhD, is the Director of Online Pedagogy and an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering at Penn State University. Ronda Reid is an IT project manager with Penn State IT's Project Management Office (PMO).

WE DISCUSS:

*  Defining usability
* Usability issues in learning products
* Why there is more emphasis on usability for website design than learning design
* How a poor user experience affects learning
* How the Think-Aloud method works
* Benefits of using think-aloud to watch learners use the products you design
* Downside of the think-aloud method
* Guidance and guidelines for conducting think-aloud tests
* Low budget think-aloud testing
* Analyzing the data from think-aloud research
* In-person testing versus remote
* Tips for doing an effective think-aloud usability test
* User experience design in the context of learning experience design
* Tasks to test when checking the usability of typical eLearning courses

TIME: 27 minutes

TRANSCRIPT: Check back tomorrow. The typewriter has some keys stuck.

RESOURCES:

* Think-Aloud Observations to Improve Online Course Design: A Case Example and “How-to” Guide (Research discussed in this podcast)
* Don't Make Me Think Revisited by Steve Krug
* Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug
* Learner and User Experience Research by Dr. Matthew Schmidt, Dr. Andrew Tawfik, Dr. Yvonne Earnshaw and Dr. Isa Jahnke
* Using the Think-Aloud Method to Test Usability of Learning Designs
]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:37:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoB-4s18hV8zY58v71dCn6bG https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoA81-Y17uFaFXHnycKeoCpf When it comes to learning, less is more. Overloading learners with too much information interferes with the learning process.]]> Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:00:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoA81-Y17uFaFXHnycKeoCpf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoDXg_lqJ4fwswO5yOwvVe_2 Use the design principle of scale to provide a focal point in your layout. This shows what is most important in your message.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 19:39:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoDXg_lqJ4fwswO5yOwvVe_2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoCjufv4l7dxsWsGk81fO-bN By understanding a learner's mental models, we can improve our user interfaces, instructional interventions and overall learning experiences.]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:00:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoCjufv4l7dxsWsGk81fO-bN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Yb4tbE5HaoA8Rr4Db2m9SAX50KYzL9tX

There are many paths that help us build learning experiences that are in tune with the audience and the organization. One aspect that too many of us ignore is the rich data set that likely exists about the audience. We may do a post-event evaluation, but what if we used that data at the start, to inform our design? That’s what I’ll be discussing in this episode with Lori Niles-Hofmann.

Lori is a senior learning strategist with over 20 years’ of L&D experience. She specializes in large-scale digital learning transformation at her company NilesNolen. Her eBook, Data-Driven Learning Design (see link below) explains the data-based methodology she developed for understanding an audience’s digital body language.

WE DISCUSS:

* How data-driven design differs from traditional data analytics
* Understanding the cues of digital body language (DBL) in learning design
* Compliance training data that is informative for design
* Why our industry is slow to adopt data-driven design
* Types of data gleaned from an LMS data and data external to the LMS
* Being aware of data protection and privacy
* Three phases of Lori's data-driven learning design process
* Examples of surprising data during the Data-Driven Learning Design process
* What to do to get started in data-driven learning design
* Common mistakes to avoid
* What we can learn from how marketers analyze digital data
* Learning campaigns

TIME: 26 minutes

TRANSCRIPT: Elves are working on it right now! Check back tomorrow.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

* Data Driven Learning Design: How to Decode Learner Digital Body Language (eBook)
* xAPI Learning Cohort
* Mike Taylor: Steal from Marketing
* Bianca Baumann: Creating Learning Experiences Using a Marketing Mix
* Ashley Sinclair: How to Apply Marketing to Your L&D
* HubSpot Free Marketing Courses




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