Course design
Creating great training is an art
Another dancing analogy.
It's not a compliance exercise. It's a design problem.
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I used to perform as a dancer.
Teaching a course I've never taught before
Today I’m teaching a course I’ve never taught before.
Silos kill alignment in course design
I was brought in to help revise a training program I had originally developed.
Course alignment and the peanut butter and jam sandwich
In 2012, I completed the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program at Vancouver Community College (VCC).
When alignment is missing and you're not in charge
In the past year, I had two experiences that stayed with me.
If people walk out believing they're trained, you're responsible
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If people walk out believing they’re trained, you’re responsible for that belief.
Common sense isn't always common, and that's not a bad thing
At Haland Learning, we’ve had the privilege of working with a post secondary institution for several years, delivering a range of safety and practical training programs.
This one page took 5+ hours: behind the scenes of course building
Stories from behind the scenes when building courses: I’m neck deep in a complete rebuild of our fall protection training.
Teach it, fix what doesn't work, repeat until awesomeness
We’re eyeballs deep in getting our new fall protection course ready-to-go.
Which topics should we cover in each module?
Something as inane as… “which topics should we cover in each module?”
Distilling 45 pages of regulatory wording into a single page
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It takes us (Haland Learning) a LONG time to create simple learning activities.
It takes effort to make it simple
“Anyone can make something complicated. It takes effort to make it simple.”
What goes into making training materials so clean
Them "Who makes all this (training materials)?" Me "Me. I get graphic design help with images, and layout for printing, but I design every part of our courses."
If it doesn't add value, we get rid of it
We’re giving our Fall Protection course (Version 3.3) it’s first test run today.
Ladder safety can be made simple: designing a ladder selection lesson
Designing a ladder selection lesson. There's a LOT of content (this is related to yesterdays' post).
Designing learning from six perspectives, learner to competitor
My passion scares the shit out of me.
I don't care how it looks, I care how it is
Sometimes learning design can devolve into an exercise in looking good.
Why workplace learning can be so hard (and so rewarding) to design
Why workplace learning can be so hard (and SO rewarding) to design and deliver.
Course material should not remain static
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Some of the things occurring with our existing Fall Protection User course:
Preparing for an interactive class isn't glamorous, but it's worth it
Preparing for an interactive class isn't sexy. Yet, it's worth the effort.
Why training sucks: alignment and the learner's why
Have you ever taken a training class and had a hard time staying awake?