Instructional Design Quizzes and Interactions #277: Challenge | Recap
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I have an idea for this--tell me if you think this meets the spirit of the challenge. I'm going to create something for new clients who are recently thrust into learning/training for their departments because of Covid-19. I'm thinking of doing a learning design principles quick-guide in Rise to use next week. I've spent the last 3 weeks getting calls like this--tell me if this sounds familiar.
Client: I hear from Joe you do e-learning. He was really happy with your work. He got promoted.
Me: Yes, that's right. Great to hear that about Joe.
Client: I'm in Field Sales and I was just asked to convert our 4-week instructor-led leadership development program into e-learning.
Me: 4 weeks? Like 20 days? 160 hours of instruction? Into e-learning.
Client: Yes, it's a very important program. I went through it 2 years ago. It was great. But it needs to be online now.
Me: OK, let's set up some time to talk about your needs. I'll walk you through some instructional design principles, how I approach projects like this, and how we can scope it out together.
Client: I know my needs. I need a detailed plan by Thursday and we need to kick it off June 1st.
(Long pause)
Me: I think you need to call someone else, because I have three other clients with "needs" like yours.
(Long pause)
Client: Ok, we'll do it your way. Send me a calendar invite. I'm open tomorrow from 9:30 to 10.
Client: I hear from Joe you do e-learning. He was really happy with your work. He got promoted.
Me: Yes, that's right. Great to hear that about Joe.
Client: I'm in Field Sales and I was just asked to convert our 4-week instructor-led leadership development program into e-learning.
Me: 4 weeks? Like 20 days? 160 hours of instruction? Into e-learning.
Client: Yes, it's a very important program. I went through it 2 years ago. It was great. But it needs to be online now.
Me: OK, let's set up some time to talk about your needs. I'll walk you through some instructional design principles, how I approach projects like this, and how we can scope it out together.
Client: I know my needs. I need a detailed plan by Thursday and we need to kick it off June 1st.
(Long pause)
Me: I think you need to call someone else, because I have three other clients with "needs" like yours.
(Long pause)
Client: Ok, we'll do it your way. Send me a calendar invite. I'm open tomorrow from 9:30 to 10.
I think it's really difficult for new course designers to say "no" to prospects. When you're starting out you want to please and accommodate everyone. Maybe it's not even possible to say "no" until you've been taken for a few rides. Good for you, Jodi. Projects that begin hastily usually are often the ones that never end.
- Boy you said it! I have one like that right now that I started in February--it should have been completed by mid-March. It's a 10 minute course and the revisions on the content are never-ending. I just turned over my 14th version/draft because our client is rethinking each slide, one by one. I'm not the project lead on this one so I just keep processing the changes. I hope it ends soon because I want to make sure I have time to do Challenge #278, with some cats in it. :)