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December 20, 2012
Building a Global Training Program: Content and Instructional Design

Building a global training program that starts with a communication module; sets learning objectives for communicating across cultures, with different functions, and in virtual teams; and offers instruction that is both interactive and flexible will enhance employees’ abilities to contribute effectively in locations near and far from headquarters.

By Jennifer Lawrence, Founder, Cambridge Corporate Training

Once a company decides to pursue a global training program and reaches shared agreement on how to define and develop the initiative, the instructional design team can take the next step: deciding what content to offer and how to design instruction to deliver it. Perhaps the most important topic for a global training program—and thus, an excellent place to begin—is communication. This article explains:

October 18, 2012
Criteria for the Ideal Instructional Design Process Model

The best model for any designer or developer is the one that works well for a particular organization—a model that consistently produces effective learning outcomes on time and on budget. Michael Allen offers his Successive Approximation Model as an alternative to the ADDIE instructional design model.

Editor’s Note: The best model for any designer or developer is the one that works well for a particular organization—a model that consistently produces effective learning outcomes on time and on budget. Here,Michael Allen outlines four necessary criteria for the ideal process model, each of which are met byhis Successive Approximation Model (SAM) as an alternative to the ADDIE instructional design model.

By Michael W. Allen

August 21, 2012
Applying Mastery Learning to Instructional Design: Part 2

In the design phase of the ADDIE model, the Table of Specifications assists in the development of learning objectives and helps answer the question, “What are learners expected to do with their knowledge?” A careful review of the Table’s contents may alert instructional designers to a topic that is too detailed or unwieldy.

By Robert Cooperman, Training Academy Program Director, Ohio Office of Budget and Management

July 10, 2012
Applying Mastery Learning to Instructional Design: Part 1

An Analysis phase that has been carefully and conscientiously undertaken can mean the difference between a successful mastery learning program and an unsuccessful program. With objectives set by the business and learning centered less on content alone and more on the design and delivery of the content, the percentage of successful learners should grow.

By Robert Cooperman, Training Academy Program Director, Ohio Office of Budget and Management

February 9, 2012
Conference Highlight: Answer-Judging: Where eLearning Platforms Fall Short

Real training requires more than binary feedback. But how can such complication be reproduced in elearning?

 

Training 2012 Conference & Expo speaker Ethan Edwards points out a tragic schism between in-person training and elearning, and offers a tool to bridge the gap.

As instructors, we all know that the best learning occurs when learners are challenged, make mistakes, get specific individualized instructional feedback, and then get the opportunity to practice.

February 6, 2012
Your New Role: Learning Content Curator (Part 1)

Imagine a time when learners actively come to a learning community we have built and nurtured, and pull exactly the learning they need at the time and place they need it. Effective delivery of such curated learning content will require new tools, strategies, and technologies that force us to think outside of the boundaries of the e-learning course and the corporate LMS and go far beyond the link-sharing tools used on the Web.

By Chris Frederick Willis

February 3, 2012
Conference Highlight: The Reframing Meeting

Help your company or clients understand that you have more to offer than simply executing their orders. Here are resources to help you prepare for a make-or-break reframing meeting.

 

In the third of three posts, Training 2012 Conference & Expo speaker Dick Handshaw talks about establishing your position as a strategic partner.

February 1, 2012
Conference Highlight: Proactive Performance Consulting

To transition from an “order taker” to a strategic partner, start acting the part today.

 

In the second of three posts, Training 2012 Conference & Expo speaker Dick Handshaw talks about establishing your position as a strategic partner.

January 30, 2012
Conference Highlight: Tired of Taking Orders? Part I

Your function is to train, but in the minds of your co-workers and employers, you may be anything from an order taker to a strategic partner. In the end, that perception determines how effectively you can do your job.

 

In the first of three posts, Training 2012 Conference & Expo speaker Dick Handshaw talks about the transition from “order taker” to “strategic partner.” Check back for posts two and three February 1st and 3rd. 

January 27, 2012
Digging Deeper: Measuring the Success of Your eLearning Program

One noteworthy conversation from a week of discussion on Training’s LinkedIn Group.

 

Thanks to Brenda Quinney (Sales Training Manager at RSA) for this thought-provoking question, and to our LinkedIn Group members for their insightful answers.

Q: How do you measure the success of your elearning program? Do you survey your learners? What questions do you ask?

 

October 7, 2011
Dawn of the Social Cyborg

Think of the Social Cyborg as a human-computer hybrid that belongs to a socially networked hive. Then think about the implications for talent development of this new species in the workforce.

By Joe Campbell, Director of Global Talent Development, Nike Retail, and William Finegan, VP, Knowledge Management Solutions, General Physics Corporation, written exclusively for Trainingmagazine

October 7, 2011
Training Today: Tech Talk, Sept/Oct 2011

Find out about the latest advances in training technology.

  • Panopto Inc.launched Panopto Focus 4.0 and Panopto Unison, the next generation of end-to-end video and multimedia capture and management Web service solutions. Both solutions provide a video and multimedia search, editing, and viewing experience from any desktop or mobile device. Panopto Focus 4.0 brings lecture capture, while Panopto Unison improves asset management by enabling users to upload existing recordings to their Panopto libraries.
September 19, 2011
Focus on Observed Errors to Make Training Efficient

Traditional instructional design tends to focus on the creation of systematic and comprehensive courses based around the knowledge subject matter experts want to convey to learners. Courses that are constructed, instead, by identifying the errors learners are making in practice, and addressing these errors with efficient, targeted training scenarios may be a more efficient approach to many training needs.

By Gregg Collins, Ph.D., Head of Instructional Design, NIIT worldwide

You can see a lot just by looking. —Yogi Berra

A man’s errors are his portals of discovery. —James Joyce

July 12, 2011
Guiding Principles of Effective Instructional Design

Learners get excited when exposed to learning experiences that go beyond teaching by telling. However, learning is a complex process that requires, for each learner, a repertoire of multiple types of instruction. The instructional designer’s role is to discover what motivates people to increase their knowledge and skills and improve their performance.

By Carol Ansorge, Senior Project Manager/Instructional Designer, Computer Generated Solutions, Inc. (CGS)

To help formulate an effective instructional strategy that addresses the changing needs of business and learners, use the following guiding principles:

March 30, 2011
Predictive Evaluation: A New Approach

This excerpt from “Predictive Evaluation,” by Dave Basarab, explains how organizations can predict (forecast) training’s value to the company, measure against those predictions, use leading indicators to ensure you are on track, and report in a business format that executives easily understand.

By Dave Basarab

Predictive Evaluation (PE) is a new approach that provides compelling training data to executives, including:

March 24, 2011
Asymmetrical Thinking for Trainers

Learning and change are two sides of the same coin. As the rate of change accelerates exponentially, so, too, does the need to learn. To help organizations cope with this unprecedented rate of change, we also need to re-examine our own approaches to ensure we are delivering the most effective and efficient interventions.

By Tony O’Driscoll

In my introductory remarks as Conference Sensei at Training 2011 in February, I suggested there has never been a better time for those of us who work in learning. Learning and change are two sides of the same coin. As the rate of change accelerates exponentially, so, too, does the need to learn. To help organizations cope with this unprecedented rate of change, we also need to re-examine our own approaches to ensure we are delivering the most effective and efficient interventions.

March 24, 2011
Soapbox: Top 10 Challenges of Blended Learning

With the expansion of the global workforce, and the continuous shifting of global economic factors, the time for blended learning has arrived. But how do we make sure we do it right? What are the hidden challenges that can create a roadblock to success before we even roll out the program?

By Jennifer Hofmann

With the expansion of the global workforce, and the continuous shifting of global economic factors, the time for blended learning has arrived. But how do we make sure we do it right? What are the hidden challenges that can create a roadblock to success before we even roll out the program?

This column addresses the strategies and solutions for anticipating and minimizing the most common challenges when designing and implementing a blended learning solution, including technical, organizational, and instructional challenges.

August 25, 2010
4 National Training Roll-Out Lessons

Any national roll-out of a training program is an anxiety-provoking experience for even the most seasoned learning professional. If the implementation fails, it is a very public failure. On the other hand, a national roll-out is a terrific opportunity to develop skills, attitudes, and behaviors across your operation that will improve performance and promote your culture.

By Karen Brill

Any national roll-out of a training program is an anxiety-provoking experience for even the most seasoned learning professional. If the implementation fails, it is a very public failure. On the other hand, a national roll-out is a terrific opportunity to develop skills, attitudes, and behaviors across your operation that will improve performance and promote your culture.

Our lessons learned from large-scale implementations, largely based on mistakes we’ve made, will benefit any organization that operates in multiple locations.

September 1, 2005
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