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Helpful ideas. Squeaky value.
Splitting training into e-learning modules and peer coaching sounds simple, until you get into the details. Here's how I designed the blended training program's note-taking journal, review questions, and peer coach process that bridge the two, plus a self-assessment checklist you can turn into a real training record.
Most e-learning courses end when the learner clicks submit. But what happens to the learning after that? A learning journal extends your course into the real work environment and gives learners a guide for the weeks ahead.
A course ends the moment learners click finish, but the job doesn't wait. A learning journal bridges that gap, turning one-time training into something learners can lean on long after the course is over.
Most e-learning falls flat because it presents information and hopes something sticks. Scenario-based learning works because it gives learners a reason to need the content. Here's how to build one that works.
Two kinds of courses, two different goals A compliance course tells employees what the rules are. A performance-based course gets them doing something they couldn’t do before. Those two types of courses call for completely different design approaches. When information…
Learners don't want a long course. They want the point, fast. Here's how to cut the bloat, ditch the distracting links, and build only what the situation actually calls for.
The most common e-learning courses follow a simple pattern: present information, click next. That's not learning. Three design shifts move courses away from click-and-forget content toward experiences where learners actually have to think.
Locked course navigation is one of the most common requests in e-learning. But measuring screen time isn't the same as measuring learning. There's a better approach: shift from measuring exposure to measuring understanding.
Learners don't remember everything you put in a course. They remember what their brains had room to process. Here's a quick look at cognitive load and three ways to design around it.
Kids jump right in and figure things out. Adults hold back, afraid to get it wrong. Here's how to design e-learning that gets adult learners past that hesitation and actually engaged.
Learners can spot a bad course fast: no relevance, no point, no polish. Here are three habits that guarantee yours misses the mark, and what to do instead.
Making content interactive isn't the same as teaching people to make good decisions. Here's why so many e-learning courses stop short of the real work, and what it actually takes to build decision-making practice into your training.
Skip the click-and-read information dump. Turn your content into a case study and build an e-learning course people actually remember.
You can't force anyone to learn. But you can design a course that gives learners a real reason to try. Here's how to build motivation into your course from the start — before they ever click next.
You can build a technically solid course and still miss the mark completely. It happens when you design based on what you think learners need instead of what they actually face. Here are eight things to watch for before you start building.
