Not sure how to go about designing your e-learning course? In his book Principles of Instructional Design, Robert Gagne and his co-authors lay out a set of guidelines to ensure your learners ...
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Thanks for the post!
All of this just simply makes sense.
What would someone need to do if a client dictates to the IMI development and doesn't want to follow these obvious tips for success?
All of this just simply makes sense.
What would someone need to do if a client dictates to the IMI development and doesn't want to follow these obvious tips for success?
Those tips are in fact a process. And unfortunately, clients don't buy processes, they buy products... If you want to persuade a client, ask him if he wants his trainees to get hooked on from the very beginning (event 1), know exactly what they have to perform (event 2), and so on....
He'll probably say "yes I do" at each and every questions. You can then assure him that your course will produce everything you've just said. If he wants that product, you will follow a number of steps that sometimes need his inputs...
That way, you're speaking the language of your client and never had to explain an ID process. This presentation can be repeated, adjust or simply posted on your web site as one of your core business values.
He'll probably say "yes I do" at each and every questions. You can then assure him that your course will produce everything you've just said. If he wants that product, you will follow a number of steps that sometimes need his inputs...
That way, you're speaking the language of your client and never had to explain an ID process. This presentation can be repeated, adjust or simply posted on your web site as one of your core business values.
- I like the idea of presenting the 9 events to clients in a way that speaks to them. Great tip, Daniel!