Let’s say your boss comes and asks you to convert a two-hour instructor-led training (ILT) session into an e-learning course. And since it’s already been instructionally designed, all you nee...
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One of the issues that often arises in the transition from ILT to elearning is that thorough instructional design and development for elearning are left out of the picture. Often this results in a very poorly constructed elearning, known in my experience as "page turners." Page turners confound the learner and are likely to leave a bad taste in the mouth and to give elearning a bad name. Sadly they often deny the learner many of the benefits of great elearning:
1. the context in which the knowledge or skill is used
2. the application of knowledge or skill to on-the-job situations
3. question and answer that reinforces learning
4. chunked lessons that help ensure focus on the key elements for job performance
. . . and so on.
1. the context in which the knowledge or skill is used
2. the application of knowledge or skill to on-the-job situations
3. question and answer that reinforces learning
4. chunked lessons that help ensure focus on the key elements for job performance
. . . and so on.