This course example makes it easier for learners to spot sexual harassment in the workplace by focusing how bad behavior manifests in a clueless manager.
Thank you, Peter!
Yes - and designing and building it engaged me, too! I couldn't bear the idea of designing another deathly boring compliance course. :)
Thanks, Jannet!
Good observation! I think the disconnect between what you're seeing and what you're hearing is part of what keeps learners tuned into this one. :)
I love this. It's still serious without bringing out the cliched big bad predator, I really enjoyed looking at this. Jackie, do you record in a studio? The narration is great, so professional. What microphone do you use?
Thanks so much, Madeleine!
Yes, I was determined not to demonize the offender. Who could relate to that?? I just wanted him to be a well-meaning yet clueless guy.
The only studio I use is my home office; though a lovely soundproof booth would be rather fabulous. As it is I settle for a noise gate and pause a lot as I wait for the dog/lawnmower/motorcycle/plane to keep moving.
I've always recorded with an Audio-Technica AT2020 desktop USB mic. I love it, but it picks up eeeeeeverything. I recently started playing with a Yeti (popular among e-learning folk) and appreciate that I can control the direction a bit more. Like away from the computer's fan. :)
Cheers Jackie and I've met a few clueless people in my time (men and women) so was nodding my head all the way through the module! I use a Yeti too after struggling with a headset when I first started recording. Love my Yeti :)
I was watching it thinking... wait.. I know someone like this... and then as it got further along... I was wondering... did he apologise... did he feel really bad and stop talking to everyone.. whats happening with Arlo?? I need to know these things lol... so in short, Yes I think we need a backstory :D
As always, Jackie, you are an inspiration. I just had a project land on my desk this morning about ethics training and guess where the first place was that I came? You got it - Jackie's Sexual Harassment training. I will be passing this link along to the client with some ideas on how we can make it work for their target audience.
Thank you so much for all you do for the e-Learning community. I have used more of your ideas in my e-Learning than probably all the other contributors combined. Except for maybe Tom Kuhlmann.
Well crikey, that makes my day Richard! :-D
It's great to hear you're a fan of the community (and Tom's work) as much as I am. Without the ELH challenges and what I've learned here in general I'd never have had so much to share with fellow heroes like you.
I'm so happy to hear you've been able to use what I've shared. Thank you so much for letting me know, and best of luck with your new ethics training project!
Hello Jackie , great job. I was engaged the whole entire time. My only concern is when you are dealing with legislation/compliance training you may be looking at pages and pages worth of information that must get transferred to learner. Will it always be feasible to take the approach you have taken if it now means creating a scenario for every piece of legistlation? Who do work around that and still it make it fun and engaging?
I believe the characters can be found in Adobe Presenter. You can get a free trial by accessing this link: https://www.adobe.com/products/presenter/download-trial/try.html.
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