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Why eLearning is Boring?<\/p>\n

Why is eLearning boring? One of the most common questions been asked by the learners. There could be many possibilities behind it.\u00a0Some of them are given below:<\/p>\n

UNCLEAR GOALS:<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s important to know about the goals before you say \u201cYes\u201d to any project. If you have unclear goals, your course will take another direction that might distract your learners.<\/p>\n

Following are the questions you need to ask:<\/p>\n

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  • What is the goal of this course? Or what are you getting out of this course?<\/li>\n
  • Who are the learners of this course?<\/li>\n
  • How does this make a difference from Instructor-led?<\/li>\n
  • Would you like this course technical or non-technical?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ask these questions to the stakeholders so you understand the goal of the course.<\/p>\n

    IDENTIFY LEARNERS:<\/h2>\n
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    The majority of the courses built under the assumption of an ideal learner. We somehow idealized them in our mind and started designing. This could be one of the biggest failures.<\/p>\n

    How many of you send surveys to the learners before designing the prototype?<\/p>\n

    Analyzing the content is as important as analyzing the learners.<\/p>\n

    The question is: How can we identify learner\u2019s type?<\/p>\n

    The best answer is to sit with them and understand the nature of their jobs.<\/p>\n

    DESIGN FLOW:<\/h2>\n
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    After working with some companies for a decade, I\u2019ve come to realized that there are different types of learners depending on the culture and environment of the company.<\/p>\n

    Some like:<\/p>\n

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    • Reading<\/li>\n
    • To be prompted after every 2 slides \u2013 Interactive and engaging<\/li>\n
    • To learn while playing games \u2013 Gamification<\/li>\n
    • To learn while watching and listening to the content \u2013 Storytelling or Video based<\/li>\n
    • Scenario based<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      FOR EXAMPLE:<\/h3>\n
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      • Call Center Agents:<\/strong>\u00a0listen to their calls and check out how they communicate. Storytelling and simulation-based training could be the best approach.<\/li>\n
      • Finance Employees:\u00a0<\/strong>They always deal with numbers and deal with the situations \u2013 Scenario based could be the best approach.<\/li>\n
      • \u00a0IT department:<\/strong>\u00a0Most of their work is on Applications or software \u2013 Use simulation based training.<\/li>\n
      • \u00a0Business Employees:<\/strong>\u00a0Deal with the situations \u2013 Scenario based could be the best approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        When you are designing an e-learning course, it means you are showing your instructional design skills in front of others. Understanding of the content and approach is important. As Albert Einstein said:<\/p>\n

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        BUDGET ISSUES:<\/h2>\n
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        Middle and small companies think that the authoring tools like Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate are expensive. They don\u2019t know the potential of those tools and prefer instructor-led training by using online web conferencing tools like WebEx, GoToMeeting, and Zoom. Instructor-Led training is crucial, but not all training can be delivered like this. It will not be that effective and acquire more resources. However, you need to understand their situation and instead of arguing about it, select the topics you think may work if they delivered as Asynchronous.\u00a0Design a storyboard, download the trial version of any authoring tool and show your manager. Tell him\/her, how much time and effort it will reduce if you have an authoring tool. The outcome will be extraordinary.<\/p>\n

        WRAP UP:<\/h2>\n

        eLearning is capturing lots of attention these days. Many people would like to see this as their career. There is nothing wrong with it if you know how to do it. It is just like you driving a car. You cannot be a good driver if you don\u2019t know what to do in different situations.<\/p>\n

        eLearning is somehow like that. There are multiple factors you need to consider before you start designing eLearning course. Above are some of my secret sauces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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