Media outlets frequently analyze the implications of our aging workforce and remind us that a growing proportion is in their fifties and beyond. This article examines what instructional designers should do to accommodate this growing population from an eLearning perspective, based on the principles of learning theory and learning styles research.
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eLearning and an Aging Workforce
Posted in Instructional Design / Workplace Learning / Training, Recently Published, tagged eLearning, Health, Learning, Learning Psychology, Learning Styles, Research, Technology, Training on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Systems Training: Choose Your Own Adventure
Posted in Instructional Design / Workplace Learning / Training, Recently Published, tagged eLearning, Learning Psychology, Technology, Training on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Learners have varying levels of computer savvy, and this article suggests that eLearning accommodate that by offering multiple types of systems training for learners to choose from.
E-Learning Research Published in The Journal of Effective Teaching
Posted in Boise Area, Instructional Design / Workplace Learning / Training, Recently Published, tagged Academic Article, eLearning, Engineering Education, Learning, Research, Technology on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Spoiler: The study found that supplemental e-learning activities improved the academic performance of engineering students.
I was an e-learning developer for the Materials Science & Engineering program at Boise State University for a couple of years. My position was funded by a National Science Foundation grant. The grant funded a study to determine whether supplementing an introductory engineering class with e-learning activities would help students learn.
Good news – it did!
Audio in E-Learning…What is Your Vote?
Posted in Instructional Design / Workplace Learning / Training, Recently Published, tagged eLearning, Technology, Training on February 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In my current position, audio narration in e-learning is not the norm. So while it’s certainly an option, it requires thought and justification.
But as a general rule, is it better to include audio narration or not?
That’s what my latest post for the Integrated Learnings: eLearning blog is about. The article is called Audio in eLearning…What is Your Vote?, and it explores the pros and cons of audio in e-learning.
Practical Tips for Using Online Learning Technologies
Posted in Instructional Design / Workplace Learning / Training, Recently Published, tagged eLearning, Inspiration, Online Learning, Technology on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The article provides tips on how to use an online course from a basic technical perspective. To write it, I reflected on the online courses I’ve taken through various organizations and made a list of the features that most of them shared. Besides moving forward and back, what navigational options were available? What tricks have I employed to move through a course more quickly? And as usual, I collected ideas from training peers as well.
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