Why Courses and Trainings Fail?
It isn’t uncommon for instructional designers and content developers to exist in a perpetually anxious state of mind. This happens because at any given point in time, one of their courses or training...
View ArticleThe IDEAL: Verbal Information
Verbal Information / Verbal Skills Robert Gagne classified the outcomes of all learning processes into 5 types. Intellectual Skills Cognitive Strategy Verbal Information Attitude Motor Skill We’ve...
View ArticleDreams and Nightmares – A Short Story about Success, Pride, and Fear
Dreams and Nightmares – A Short Story about Success, Pride, and Fear The sound of the footsteps echoed in the silence of the night. As Lisa hurriedly made her way across the society compound to...
View ArticleLearning the Art of Content Creation from the Master Creator
According to the Genesis I, God first created the heaven and the earth. The earth was created formless and there was darkness all around, so God said, “Let there be light,” and then there was light....
View ArticleThe IDEAL: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience – What they are and How they...
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience (Explanation and Comparison with General and Training-Specific Illustrations.) If you are a trainer, you’ve seen them all – right there in your classroom....
View ArticleUsing Instructional Storytelling Storytelling for Soft-skills, Conceptual,...
The battle-lines between creativity and practicality never fade, yet some instructional designers and trainers make the effort to bring creativity into the domain of teaching and training. They use...
View ArticleIDEAL: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance – Explanation and Illustration.
Cognitive Dissonance: (Explanation, Illustration, and its Impact on Learning.) Understanding Cognitive Dissonance: I had first encountered this term when I was a student of management. The context...
View ArticleIDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance in On-ground and Online Trainings – Reasons &...
Read the previous post “IDEAL: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance – Explanation and Illustration” here. Cognitive Dissonance in Classrooms and Other Learning Environments: According to Leon Festinger,...
View ArticleIDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance & Other ID Principles – Relationships!
Previous posts in this series: IDEAL: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance – Explanation and Illustration. IDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance in On-ground and Online Trainings – Reasons & Remedy. Cognitive...
View ArticleNext Session of IDCD in April + Other Matters.
ID Course Update and Other Thoughts: The Instructional Design and Content Development (IDCD) Course: The Jan session of IDCD is currently in progress. I intend to start the next session in April. If...
View ArticlePowerPoint Coma – Causes, Effects, Prevention, and Dilbert.
John Herrell has been there, perhaps you’ve been there too. PowerPoint Coma is a real phenomenon. It drives those afflicted into a daze that numbs their brains; it has a soporific effect so strong that...
View ArticleWhat makes a Real Instructional Designer?
Just read an interesting piece, A Reminder of What Makes a Real Writer by Chuck Wendig, and loved the accompanying infographic. I feel quite the same about being an instructional designer. When you...
View ArticleDemystifying Rapid Authoring or Rapid eLearning Development
Rapid Authoring is just what the name suggests – a method to author content rapidly. Quick Deductions: From this simple statement, we can deduce the following: If Rapid authoring means developing...
View ArticleWinning the Microlearning War – My Article on LinkedIn
“5 Instructional Weapons to Win the Microlearning War,” is an article I’ve written on LinkedIn. If you are flummoxed by the idea of tiny learning nuggets being effective, you must head over to this...
View ArticleWhy Soft Skills Training is Different? Krathwohl’s Taxonomy Explains.
Rational thought that requires that we process facts and information using logical thinking belongs in the cognitive realm. Most trainings require that we impart a cogntive/psychomotor skill to the...
View ArticleMeet Shafali @ the Instructional Design Junction Club on Clubhouse.
If you want to meet me for a realtime live audio chat, I invite you to join the Instructional Design Junction Club on the Clubhouse app. I have a weekly room where we discuss instructional design and...
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