Wearing an eLearning Hat

Every era comes with its challenges. In today’s era, coping with the ever-changing technology and choosing rightly from the available options are challenges we face every day. A simple example can be - buying a new mobile phone from the pool of available options and using the phone that you bought to its maximum efficiency. Here, the advantage is, with the right guidance, we can turn this challenge of plenty into a privilege. But the irony is, the problem of plenty also applies to the available guidance. With the increased number of services and products, we also have a large pool of learning material. Many times, we struggle to find the appropriate learning modalities that will help us do our job right.  The purpose of this article is to help you ask the right questions and, in turn, identify the most suitable learning modalities that cater to your needs. Ask the right questions Available Options   As you ask the above questions, analyze the available options, and the value t...

Why do you need an instructional designer or an eLearning specialist when you already have a subject matter expert in the company? And most critically, when your subject matter expert is interested in teaching. Well, to answer the above question, why don't we start by answering the most fundamental question. When do you realize the need for the training? The answer is when there is someone who wants to learn what you already know or when you proactively want to teach someone what you already know. Okay. Now, it looks like that ' someone ' is driving the process. Then, why don't we involve someone which by now, you have understood is your learner in the process from the beginning? Onboard so far? Good. Now, who is your learner? That is a great question to ask. The learner is anyone who has a blank slate and is interested in learning what you have to offer - may it be a product, or a concept, or a set of rules.  What difference does it make when you involve the learner...