Have you heard of the term “oxymoron”? Yeah, phrases such as deafening silence, same difference, pretty ugly etc etc..So, what do you think are some “design oxymoron” on this web page?
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Today, Ashim presented on Layout Techniques. This was a hugely successful presentation considering its relevance for both our learning solutions team as well as our usability team. While most of our instructional designers have good writing skills and analytical skills, most of us fumble when it comes to good visual layouts. Ashim’s session broke the myth that only visual designers can design good page layouts. You can view his presentation, which is fairly self-explanatory. I would encourage people to take 15 minutes and attempt the exercise at the end of the presentation. We had fun doing the exercise and discussing what each one had attempted!
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Nishana sent me these links today. It is a podcast of Dana Fine, a senior ID at SyberWorks.
http://www.syberworks.com/elpodcast18_transcript.htm
Do read her article below. It has some valuable tips on how to create online tests. The interview is based on her latest article
http://www.syberworks.com/articles/online_tests.htm
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Problem solving through training needs analysis – A myth
By Geeta Bose | Jul05, 2007 | Main Articles 3 Comments »Problem solving through contextual inquiry – A reality
Most solutions to organizational problems begin with a Training Needs Analysis. The phrase itself means that we begin with the premise that there is a “training need”. However, as a learning solutions provider, our duty is to first understand if at all there is a training need. For all you know, the problem could be elsewhere. Read more…
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Kern has evolved a three-step learning evaluation methodology. Unlike Kirkpatrick’s model which considers evaluation as the final step in the training development process, Kern’s evaluation model is a continuous and ongoing process. This ensures that training is continuously revised, refined, and the results of evaluation are ploughed back to make the training program more robust. Read more…
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Evaluation of Training – A Critique of Kirkpatrick’s Evaluation Model
By Geeta Bose | Apr15, 2007 | Main Articles 11 Comments »Evaluation of training means measuring the effectiveness of a training program. Evaluation helps in defining the learning outcomes more sharply, remove unnecessary training content, and ensure that the training method meets the training needs of the learners and consequently of the business. Read more…
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Well, the first thing that stands out about year 2006 is the philosophy of “Vasundhara Kutumbakam” which means the whole universe is one family, also well espoused in “The World is Flat” by Friedman. The shrinking of the world was more evident in 2006 as we saw passions rising for Learning 2.0 and web 2.0 technology, wikis, podcasts, increased blogging, webcasts, and online networking. Certainly, the world has shrunk and web-users have a plethora of options to feast on. Gone is the era of push-learning, welcome the new age pull-learning that transcends all modes of gathering information. Read more…
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Kern offers two kinds of services — usability and elearning. Often our clients inquire about this holy matrimony of usability and elearning. I think usability lends itself naturally to any elearning solution. This got us into an interesting discussion about how usability impacts learning solutions.
Geeta: How do we apply the learning from usability to our elearning projects?
Ripul: Usability is a measurable attribute where we measure the usefulness of a product. We can apply the same concepts to elearning where we measure the learning ability or “learnability” of learners. The basic premise of usability is to make something easy and useful. At times, things may be easy to use, but may not be useful for the user. So, applying the same principle to elearning, we can make things easy to access as well as more learnable for learners. Read more…
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Do you hold your users through the doors of a building to show them the way? Why should you show your learners “Click Next to proceed”?
Do you point an arrow to a doorbell to indicate: Press here to ring the bell? Why do you need to instruct your learner for every tab or a button to say: Click each tab to know more.
Do you need a guide every time you use your lift or go to a theatre?
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Who is an adult learner?
Wikipedia describes an adult learner as a person socially accepted as an adult and is in a learning process (formal education, informal learning, or corporate-sponsored learning).
Adult learners are usually concerned about the following: Read more…
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