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Trainers and Instructional Design 24 Feb 2012 | 01:37 am
A few months ago, I got an opportunity to interact with learning professionals from behavioral and technical domains in a reputed company. Given below are a few things I noticed: 1) All domains requi...
Storyboarding at Kern 26 Jul 2011 | 12:47 am
Recently, we had a client request us to storyboard on Microsoft Word. Whenever I hear this request, I cringe as I recollect my previous experiences of storyboard on Word. Why? Word is a 'text-centere...
Power of Learner Analysis 5 May 2011 | 11:48 pm
When I starting writing this blog, I posted 'Why I like doing what I do'. Every other juncture in my life, I continue to reflect on why I like doing what I do and surprising my list only grows longer....
A Little Professionalism Please? 16 Apr 2011 | 02:30 am
Is professionalism going extinct? The more I interact with people outside my organization, the more I realize that professionalism is becoming the thing of the past. For those of you who are professio...
Respect for Age - An overrated concept 1 Apr 2011 | 12:59 am
Have you ever come across a situation where you are not taken seriously because of your age? Have you had to throw in a line about your child to ensure that you are seen as a responsible person? Just ...
What is the 'Learning' World Coming to? 5 Mar 2011 | 06:10 am
1. Need for Control: If I got a penny every time a stakeholder told me 'Our guys will just click Next-Next-Next and complete the course,' I would be the richest person alive. The demand to lock the Ne...
Soft Skills - Don't Take it Lightly 4 Mar 2011 | 12:52 am
I have been in this field long enough to know that soft skills training does not get any respect from the client, the learner and the vendor. I seriously feel we are making a big mistake by taking thi...
Everything about ILT 17 Dec 2010 | 02:13 am
How can an ID add value to an ILT? ILT requires as much instructional design as an eLearning does. Even if PPT is the backbone of your presentation, an ID can do a lot. Make sure the course is real. ...
Designing Product Training - Challenges and Solutions 16 Dec 2010 | 01:15 am
About the project: We had to design an induction-product training for employees of a global bank. We had to share the history of the bank and share information about the products. The challenges: Th...
Which feature do I add on the learner interface? 22 Nov 2010 | 10:56 pm
I was reading this articles posted by Geeta, NO Next and Back Buttons on Learnability Matters. It was great reading and reminiscing the experience of designing the course on 'Dealing with Conflict Man...
