We have been using the power of stories in professional learning for several years now. I am going to share a case study that highlights how we effectively converted face-to-face Instructor-Led Training (ILT) to online training learning using storytorial as our learning strategy. What is really interesting is that the aimed business gain that was evading us during the ILT training was met after we made this story based online conversion. ILT to Effective Online Conversion using Storytorials In India, we still do not have adequate colleges that can provide instructional design talent. As a result, in CY’11, we had created an extensive training program on Writing Effective Storyboards (ILT based) to train new team members. Challenges The talent came from diverse backgrounds (i.e. journalism, technical writing, engineering and mass-communication). They needed to be trained ground up on the entire process, tips and best practices. We also had seasoned Instructional Designers who needed a
Students of every age are mostly fond of taking u-turns in educating themselves. They seek for shortcuts which produce excellent results in a short time period. As a trainer or a teacher, it is your r... Students of every age are mostly fond of taking u-turns in educating themselves. They seek for shortcuts which produce excellent results in a short time period. As a trainer or a teacher, it is your responsibility to make them feel comfortable and motivated towards their studies. This can only be achieved by promoting extensive knowledge in students in such a way that enables them to bulldoze boundaries of making themselves educated. Here are few major points which everyone should be aware of student psychology related to education: Learning Ability As a student, it is very difficult to understand how to progress in a specific subject. Every student tends to learn differently. It is not necessary that each and every child has the ability to get what a teacher is trying to make them l