E-learning is kind of a big deal—and it’s getting more popular every day. Roughly 80 percent of organizations use some form of online training and 30 percent of all corporate training is e-le...
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Hi Rob! Glad you liked the article. I'm curious as to why you think people are more likely to watch videos than take an interactive course. In any case, I believe that you're adopting the right approach: using both interactivity and videos is a great way to keep your learners on their toes!
Perception of time, mostly. I know if we want formal training, interactive online training is preferred, but if I'm going out to learn, say, a new program, I'll watch short videos over a longer, involved interactive course (which has a lot to do with my learning style; not sure about other people, but I prefer to best guess stuff and look for quick answers. Which makes it odd for me to be an ID, but go figure).
- Hmm ok I see what you mean. I actually think it's quite common for IDs to be autodidacts. I like to think it's part of what makes us so good at our jobs - we know how to learn and therefore know how to teach others!