Martins Engaging Everyone In E Learning

Engaging Everyone in eLearning eLearning Showcase August 19, 2009 Presenter: Judy Martins Mid American Regional Training INStitute

Learning is Not Compulsory … neither is survival! W. Edward Deming

The 3 Es of eLearning
Electronic
Why use elearning?
Evaluation
How do we know if they learned?
Engagement
Who likes using elearning?
Who learns from elearning?
What is the Reward?
W I I F M!

Right Handed / Left Brained eLearning
Left Brained elearning
Linear
Verbal
Mathematical
‘ Reading
And ‘Riting’
And ‘Rithmatic
Logical
Step-by-Step
Original eLearning
Computer Based Training
Death by Power Point
Verbal Diarrhea
Few, if any, graphics
“ Butt in the seat”
“ if they took the elearning, they know the material”
BORING
Adults will not learn unless new material relates to what they already know .

Left Handed / Right Brained eLearning
Creative
FUN!
Color
Graphics
Pictures
Questions & Answers
Interaction with Others
The more we can get adults to figure it out themselves, the more they will learn.
Adults Learn by DOING!

The New Kids on the Block Millennials
16 – 20 Somethings
58% Manage a profile on a social network
62% Watch You Tube
Send 20 Texts per day
What does this mean?
GTG - BOS
Technosavy
Multi-taskers
Instant Everything
Want the bottom line answers

How do we Engage Millennials in elearning?
Create a FUN environment
Use the State of the Art Technology
Blog – to talk to others who took the class
Twitter – to get real time feedback
Facebook – for simulations using the material
Wiki – build new applications for the learning
Ask them to be the pilot audience as we create the eLearning

4 Basic TEAM Personality Styles
Big Picture
Detail / Methodical
Speaker / Seller
Doer / Finisher

Big Picture
Provides Vision
Defines Goals
Innovative
Juggles ideas
Tosses out ideas
Rebels when challenged

Detail / Methodical
Likes Facts
Likes Figures
Is Step-by-Step
Organizes the team and ideas
Prioritizes
Likes the opportunity to explain

Speaker / Seller
Sells ideas
Builds Consensus
Likes Group Dynamics & Group Activities
Avoids conflict
Slows progress by selling/telling

Doer / Finisher
Results Driven
Establishes Direction
Fast Paced
Likes Shortcuts
Works Well Independently
Seems Impatient

Which Style….?
Designs eLearning?
Dislikes eLearning the most?
Too fast paced to enjoy eLearning?
Likes overview and is bored by eLearning?
Likes eLearning best?
50 - 75% of the 4 personality styles
Do not learn easily from eLearning
Dislike eLearning
Need to be Engaged

How Do You Learn Best?
You just got a new DVD player What do you do?

Howard Gardner’s – 1983 Study 8 Learning Intelligences
Musical / Rhythmic
Bodily – Kinesthetic (Doing)
Logical – Mathematical
Linguistic (Verbal)
Visual / Spatial / Graphic
Interpersonal (Social Interaction learning)
Intrapersonal (Knowledge of Self)
Naturalistic

Example of Naturalistic Learning
Better?
Better?

What Techniques Can Be Used to Engage Each Personality Style?
10 Minute Brainstorming Activity
Split into 4 groups
Take assigned personality style
Discuss ways that you could Engage that personality style in eLearning
1 person writes your ideas on the flip chart in Bullet Points
Choose 1 person to give your group’s feedback to us

What eLearning Engagement Techniques Did Your Group Discuss?

All Styles Need Engaging Exercises
Color
Graphics & Pictures
Job Aids to Print after Post Test
Exercises Using the Learning
Webinars
Questions and Answers
Blogs / Wikis / Twitter
Social Networking - Facebook
Interaction with Others

Good Work!
Give Yourself a Hand !

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