DevLearn 2010 Idea Catcher
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Don't build walled-gardens
Make it one big box
Remember the 5ables
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Learning anytime, anywhere, about anything
Games
If you're not having fun, you're not learning
Games get rid of learners and turn them into problem solvers
Learning
Attract first, then engage
Informal vs. Formal learning
More learning done informally
Learning style is a myth
Finding and filtering info is a new learning skill
Pull instead of Push
To PULL successfully, need to be able to find
Unless learner happens to need the info, a PUSH may be ignored
the reason we learn is to change behavior and impact the world around us
Design
Don't use Arial for screen reading - it doesn't promote reading...too easy to just skim via recognition
Use Garamond font for screen reading - serif font that is easier to read than TNR
Lead with pictures
Avoid visual clowns - they distract
One liners
What problem do you want to solve?
Think big. Start small. Move fast!
Your human network will keep you safe
we need to become exceptional at pattern recognition
we are at a major inflection (liminal) point in history
What can we do differently
Use short video to introduce lab practices, ask some lead-in questions, then do labs
Create guided discussion list for instructors to use
How can we help / teach our instructors to teach our courses more effectively
Communicate directly with instructors
CDs, CMs sit in on classes
To allow time for instructors to discuss labs (pre, post), need to reduce the amount of information covered
we only have 24 hours, to do more, we need to cut more
don't create recorded TTTs for all courses
reduce the amount of notes
fewer slides
allow CDs to attend (in-person, or remotely) the FGT - at CM's discretion
Design courses as LVCs
chunking content
add multi-media, learn Camtasia so can create recorded demos, Use video to introduce lesson, quiz questions as knowledge checks, recorded / scripted voice-over lectures, animations
what's different between designing courses for LVC-delivery, versus for ILT-delivery
Become WebEx delivery experts
Provide lab debrief video or discussion questions or alternate methods for completing some of the practices
How can we help CDs learn
give them enough time
set them up for success (know the team member's capabilities)
set reasonable, achievable checkpoints and key milestones
remind them that they need to understand how they learn to then determine the best plan for picking up new technology
where do we spend time when developing ILTs
learning the product well enough to add value
designing and creating labs
may be better to create labs first
