This document provides an overview of moving from technical writing into instructional design. It discusses leveraging existing technical writing skills and learning new skills like the ADDIE instructional design process and writing learning objectives. The ADDIE process of analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate is explained. Best practices for writing effective learning objectives using Bloom's taxonomy verbs and stating the stem, action word, and learning statement are also covered.
This training guide is aimed at equipping instructional designers, content developers, curriculum developers, learning and development teams with the necessary tools needed to effectively design and deliver engaging and intuitive learning contents.
This presentation is for those who are very new to Powerpoints and want to learn the art of making effective PPT's. Also the idea behind making a module, per say, is important and this PPT describes the parameters on which a Basic Training Module can be built. These parameters will help the new comers to get an Idea of how to prepare Training Modules
Where Do I Put the Scores? Introduction to Basic Learning Management System (...Allen Partridge
If you are just getting started in eLearning, or just starting to need to track and report the results of quizzes and learning interactions, the world of Learning Management Systems and other solutions for course deployment and tracking can seem overwhelming. Join Dr. Allen Partridge, Sr. Adobe eLearning Evangelist, for this kinder and gentler introduction to basic concepts in Learning Management.
Dr. Partridge will explain reporting standards, like SCORM, AICC, xAPI(TinCan), and more. He will explain how content can be deployed and the differences between Cloud and other services. He will walk you through the basic chain from project concept to reporting, and help you understand the value your contributions can make to your business or organization - providing a clear, authentic reporting chain that can help everyone in the company meet their personal objectives, and the objectives of the organization.
You can learn more about this eSeminar and Adobe Captivate Prime on Adobe. com
This is a relatively straightforward presentation that I put together for a certificate course in instructional design. The presentation takes students through the five steps of the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) and references the steps to a learning site that I developed at The University of Auckland (https://www.fmhshub.auckland.ac.nz/).
Business Writing Skills Training furnishes you with the accepted procedures that business people need to know so as to compose clear, fruitful, proficient business archives, containing email, updates, letters, and reports. You will take in an efficient strategy of writing that encourage writing and leads your gathering of people through the substance.
Business Writing Skills Training conveys central styles and strategies for confronting any type of writing undertaking—and associating with your gathering of people about what they truly need to know. You will take in the techniques to assess your writing style and set up objectives to improve the quality and viability of your composed material.
Business Writing Skills Training covers both theoretical and practical aspects of business writing. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own project or they can use the real-world project samples provided by our instructors. Participants will experience what they are taught via group activities and hands-on workshops.
For what reason Do You Need Business Writing Skills Training?
Through this training, you will embrace powerful writing rehearses that advantage both your expert picture and the picture of your association. You will increase numerous advantages including:
Fast basic leadership process
Completing undertakings are speedier and all the more effectively
Sharing data extensively among significant individuals
Decreasing misconception and correspondence issues
Clients feel increased in value
Rapidly orchestrate your thoughts and deliver content
Evacuate numerous tedious updates
You'll produce compact substance
Audience:
Business writing skills training is a 2-day course designed for business individuals at all levels who are interested in a fast and easy way to effective business writing.
Training Objectives:
Arrange their ideas and opinions fast to develop content
Remove multiple time-intensive revisions
Rationalize content and share what their audience expect to know
Write clear
Apply effective and appropriate writing style based on the nature of the writing and audience
Write fluently with a strong start and closure
Edit and proofread their own writing
Develop writing skills to transfer a credible message
Construct precise messages via a systematic writing process
Tailor their writing style based on their audience’s needs
Fine-tune language to enhance persuasion and influence
Improve email communication by creating clear messages
Course Outline:
Overview of Business Writing Skills
What does business writing cover?
Main benefits of business writing
How to increase business writing effectiveness
Determining key communication issues
Improving the professional image
Enhancing career choice
Business writing process elements
How to adapt to the audience?
Business Writing Skills Training
https://www.tonex.com/training-courses/business-writing-skills-training/
This training guide is aimed at equipping instructional designers, content developers, curriculum developers, learning and development teams with the necessary tools needed to effectively design and deliver engaging and intuitive learning contents.
This presentation is for those who are very new to Powerpoints and want to learn the art of making effective PPT's. Also the idea behind making a module, per say, is important and this PPT describes the parameters on which a Basic Training Module can be built. These parameters will help the new comers to get an Idea of how to prepare Training Modules
Where Do I Put the Scores? Introduction to Basic Learning Management System (...Allen Partridge
If you are just getting started in eLearning, or just starting to need to track and report the results of quizzes and learning interactions, the world of Learning Management Systems and other solutions for course deployment and tracking can seem overwhelming. Join Dr. Allen Partridge, Sr. Adobe eLearning Evangelist, for this kinder and gentler introduction to basic concepts in Learning Management.
Dr. Partridge will explain reporting standards, like SCORM, AICC, xAPI(TinCan), and more. He will explain how content can be deployed and the differences between Cloud and other services. He will walk you through the basic chain from project concept to reporting, and help you understand the value your contributions can make to your business or organization - providing a clear, authentic reporting chain that can help everyone in the company meet their personal objectives, and the objectives of the organization.
You can learn more about this eSeminar and Adobe Captivate Prime on Adobe. com
This is a relatively straightforward presentation that I put together for a certificate course in instructional design. The presentation takes students through the five steps of the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) and references the steps to a learning site that I developed at The University of Auckland (https://www.fmhshub.auckland.ac.nz/).
Business Writing Skills Training furnishes you with the accepted procedures that business people need to know so as to compose clear, fruitful, proficient business archives, containing email, updates, letters, and reports. You will take in an efficient strategy of writing that encourage writing and leads your gathering of people through the substance.
Business Writing Skills Training conveys central styles and strategies for confronting any type of writing undertaking—and associating with your gathering of people about what they truly need to know. You will take in the techniques to assess your writing style and set up objectives to improve the quality and viability of your composed material.
Business Writing Skills Training covers both theoretical and practical aspects of business writing. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own project or they can use the real-world project samples provided by our instructors. Participants will experience what they are taught via group activities and hands-on workshops.
For what reason Do You Need Business Writing Skills Training?
Through this training, you will embrace powerful writing rehearses that advantage both your expert picture and the picture of your association. You will increase numerous advantages including:
Fast basic leadership process
Completing undertakings are speedier and all the more effectively
Sharing data extensively among significant individuals
Decreasing misconception and correspondence issues
Clients feel increased in value
Rapidly orchestrate your thoughts and deliver content
Evacuate numerous tedious updates
You'll produce compact substance
Audience:
Business writing skills training is a 2-day course designed for business individuals at all levels who are interested in a fast and easy way to effective business writing.
Training Objectives:
Arrange their ideas and opinions fast to develop content
Remove multiple time-intensive revisions
Rationalize content and share what their audience expect to know
Write clear
Apply effective and appropriate writing style based on the nature of the writing and audience
Write fluently with a strong start and closure
Edit and proofread their own writing
Develop writing skills to transfer a credible message
Construct precise messages via a systematic writing process
Tailor their writing style based on their audience’s needs
Fine-tune language to enhance persuasion and influence
Improve email communication by creating clear messages
Course Outline:
Overview of Business Writing Skills
What does business writing cover?
Main benefits of business writing
How to increase business writing effectiveness
Determining key communication issues
Improving the professional image
Enhancing career choice
Business writing process elements
How to adapt to the audience?
Business Writing Skills Training
https://www.tonex.com/training-courses/business-writing-skills-training/
Due Date 1159 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 7 Points 10.docxmadlynplamondon
Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 7
Points: 100
Overview:
Congratulations on your new position, Director of Corporate Training! This is such an
exciting time for you to put your training and development knowledge to work and hit the
ground running. You have just received an email from your boss with the details of your
first project:
Good morning!
We are thrilled to have you take the lead of our corporate training program. The
first project we have for you is to create a standardized training program that you
will present to your new staff in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. Essentially,
I need you to train the Trainers. There is more information about what is required
below. Please be sure to complete the Notes section of each slide in PowerPoint
with a robust and meaningful narrative, and remember to use relevant sources of
information to support your training program design. I will need this project
completed in 7 weeks.
Thank you!
Instructions:
• Your project will include the topics listed below. Address each topic providing
evidence as to why each is important to training program design:
o Curriculum road map to show the overall training program and sequence.
o Top five (5) KSA’s of your training staff.
o Competency Model based off of those KSA’s.
o Essential considerations for choosing trainers.
o Conducting a Needs Analysis.
o Selecting and preparing a training site conducive to learning.
o Learning theories used to guide training preparations and implementation.
o Appropriate pre- and post-training activities for adult learners.
o Levels of management in support of training.
o Assessing a training program’s success.
HRM308 – Training and Development
Train-the-Trainer Program
• The presentation will present the major findings of your research through the
units. The final product should showcase the concepts you have learned
throughout the course and an understanding of how the concepts are put into
real-world applications.
• Each slide should provide succinct points of the key information that you wish to
convey.
• Include a narrative for the slides in your presentation by using the Notes section
in PowerPoint to narrate the information presented in each slide.
Requirements:
• All works should be written in proper APA format.
• Include Title and Reference slides.
• Include an Introduction and Conclusion.
• Must consist of 12-15 slides, not including the required Title and Reference
slides.
• On your title slide, include the name for the project, your name, and date.
• Use at least three (3) academic references to support your work. You may use
your textbook, resources from the units, or peer-reviewed outside resources
(Wikipedia is not considered an academic resource).
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and
again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Train-the-T.
Planning & Writing Your Rationale Essay
Rationale Essay? Are you unsure of how to begin? Of what to include?
Designing your own degree plan is difficult; writing about that plan is even harder. Thinking about your degree plan as your resume & the rationale essay as your cover letter is the approach we take in this workshop that will introduce you to the steps & strategies necessary to complete the most unique piece of writing that you will do at ESC .
Planning & Writing Your Rationale Essay
Rationale Essay? Are you unsure of how to begin and what to include?
Designing your own degree plan is difficult; writing about that plan is even harder. Thinking about your degree plan as your resume & the rationale essay as your cover letter is the approach we take in this workshop that will introduce you to the steps & strategies necessary to complete the most unique piece of writing that you will do at ESC .
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
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2. What We’ll Cover
• Skills you can leverage
• Skills you want to learn
• An overview of the instructional design
process
• Taking full advantage of your writing
skills
48. Learning Objectives
After you complete this session, you will be able to:
• Explain the difference between documentation and
training
• List the skills you have as a technical writer that can
be used in instructional design
• Outline each part of the instructional design process
• Write a learning objective
49. Recap
• Documentation and training have different goals
• You have many skills you can apply to your ID
projects
• Following the ADDIE process can help you develop
effective training
• Write effective learning objectives to help stay on
track
• Constantly refer back to your LOs when you write
your training material
Thank you for coming.
I appreciate your time. My name is Stephen Van Esch and I’ve been a technical writer for over 15 years. I developed documentation for 3D modelling software, injection moulding equipment, and high-end medical devices. During these jobs I got a chance to do a lot of training development. My interest in instructional design and training led to my recently earning a Masters degree in Education specializing in distance education. I’m currently an e-learning specialist at the Ontario Clean Water Agency where I develop e-learning for water and wastewater plant operators.
In this session, we’ll go over
The skills you, as a technical writer, bring to the instructional design table.
The skills you should look at improving.
An overview of the instructional design process, and
How you can take full advantage of your expertise in writing to create better training.
How many people here have developed training or e-learning?
Thanks for identifying yourselves. I know who I can rely on to help me with questions later.
Over the course of my career I’ve been lucky to participate on a number of training and e-learning development projects. I remember having a conversation with a technical writer over a decade ago. We were discussing training and documentation. As the conversation progressed, he said that there was no difference between training and documentation. In his words he didn’t “split that hair.”
Does anyone here feel that way?
This caught me a little bit by surprise. Because developing training and developing documentation are two entirely different beasts with entirely different goals. Far from splitting a hair, these two fields are solving different problems.
When it comes to both training and documentation we are often addressing the same thing: A gap in knowledge. As a tech writer, what are you doing to close that gap?
From my own experience, we’re aiming to get the user over the gap as fast as possible. The gap is an obstacle that’s preventing from doing their job and getting on with their lives. When you’re writing instructions, you’re taking someone by the hand and walking them through the motions they need to complete that task. This is….
Not training.
The purpose of training is to build a more or less permanent bridge over the gap. To increase the users performance in the task to the point where the task can be completed without assistance.
To change behaviour or increase performance effectively takes a strong knowledge of how adults learn. This knowledge allows instructional designers to create content and activities that lead to positive learning outcomes. But one problem is that adult learning is…
…complicated
I think we can agree that there’s a significant difference between these two fields and each require a specific set of skills to get users to their goals efficiently.
But this doesn’t mean that, as technical writers, we don’t have a strong set of skills that we can use to move effectively into this space. We do. And it’s easy for you to leverage those skills for better training and development project outcomes in your organization.
In some larger organizations you’ll have an instructional designer that focusses solely on design. They choose the learning methodologies, learning activities, evaluation criteria and other aspects of the course but don’t actually create the content. But that’s rare. In most places, the instructional designer is actually writing the content. And I can say that most instructional designers do not have the writing skills you do. You know how to communicate clearly and concisely using a variety of tools including text, graphics, and animations.
Similar to technical writers, instructional designers are not usually content experts. You have already developed good interviewing skills and have a knack for working with software developers, engineers, and scientists.
Similar to writing documentation, proper training and e-learning has a logical flow to it. You already know how to properly present a vast amount of complex information in an accessible format.
Any writers here that do this? I know it’s not always the easiest thing to make time for but things like creating personas and effectively writing for specific users will help you decide on which activities to user and how to write your course.
As you’ll see, there are some process similarities when developing documentation and developing training. Review cycles in particular are something that you already know how to manage that will be helpful when developing training.
So we now know we are pretty much god-like when it comes to instructional design.
Why are we training? Do we need to train? What skills gap are we trying to close? What performance improvement are we looking for? How best can we deliver training? Online? In-class? Both?
The generally accepted process to follow when creating training. More on this later.
You can do yourself an enormous service if you learned about how people learn. I don’t have time to talk about pedagogical approaches here but let’s just say…
There are a lot of options.
Now we can’t cover everything in the short time we have but there are two places you can quickly improve that will give your training projects an edge.
One of those is process. A robust process can help you turn out more than a bunch of slides with some content.
The other is writing effective learning objectives. Effective learning objectives will make learning goals much clearer and keep you on track when you create a course.
So let’s talk a little about process. Would anyone like to share their process for creating technical documentation?
ADDIE is the most common conceptual framework used by instructional designers. It IS NOT something that needs to be followed to the letter. It is a framework. You should adjust it to suit your training requirements. It does, however, cover off the main stages of training development and is an extremely useful guide for training projects.
ADDIE stands for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate.
Assess business goals - What performance improvement is required by the business and why? Tech writing focusses more on how do I help the user (not the business) get past this point.
Conduct a needs analysis - What’s needed to get the user past the gap?
Identify the knowledge gap - What do they need to know to perform their jobs that they don’t know now?
Audience analysis - Similar to tech writing. Used to appropriately target the content of the course.
Strategy - What learning principles and theories can we apply?
Delivery - How best can we deliver the training? E-learning? Webinars? In-class?
Structure - How should we structure the training?
Evaluation - How should we evaluate success? Note that success is measured by performance improvements in the workplace.
Develop - Create storyboard, videos, graphics, etc.
Prototype - Create the training prototype
Create - Create the materials based on the storyboard
Review - Review the prototype with stakeholders
Get it out there! Scheduling, printing, training trainers, enrolling learners, etc.
Is the training effective?
Is the training improving the performance it said it would?
As I mentioned, this is just a framework. As I primarily work on e-learning these days, I find that a few adjustments are required. A testing phase is one such adjustment that I insert between Development and Implementation. There’s no way I’m going to release an e-learning course without testing it first! My point here is that this is just a framework and you should adjust it according to your needs.
I think a properly designed process can help you move through the required stages to create a successful training project. But how to stay on track? Even a process won’t work well if you are focussing on the wrong thing. Which brings us to…
We can leverage our exceptional writing skills to write better learning objectives. These learning objectives will help keep you focussed on what you should be teaching and how you should be teaching it.
Generally, a stem gives the learner something of a timeline for when they will have learned the task as well as what could be expected.
Action words or just verbs to us expert writers are exactly that. A measurable action of what they will be able to do.
The actual outcome of the task. We’ll need to be specific here.
Bloom’s taxonomy helps us classify learning objectives. You use different words depending on what skill you’re trying to teach. Unfortunately, like much of instructional design…
It’s complicated.
So let’s simplify this.
Bloom’s taxonomy has six levels. Many educators consider these levels hierarchal (starting with remembering). The user should progress through the levels when they are learning something. Each level requires different learning objectives.
One thing to note: If you research Bloom’s Taxonomy, you may realize that some of the terms are different. This is the revised list of terms.
But we live in the real world. The corporate world in fact. Our users are not in the classroom to learn theory. They are in the classroom to master skills they can use on the job.
The levels you’ll use most frequently are Remember, Apply, and Analyze. Of course, you may use all or any levels but generally, we’re looking at performance improvement.
Remembering is all about recognizing and recalling facts. Your users may need to remember which box to fill in, which tool to use, which button to select? You’ll write your learning objectives accordingly.
Applying is all about, well, applying knowledge they have learned. Your users may need to calculate something, perform a task, or make a prediction.
Analyzing is about looking at a situation and deciding the best path forward. Your users may need to choose the appropriate tool, investigate the root cause of a problem, or explain how they came to a solution.
A correctly written learning objective will help you stay on track. Does this activity help them remember? Does it help them analyze? Does it help them Apply?
Does this technology meet the learning objectives? In many situations, applying is better suited to in-class training. But not necessarily! You could create an interactive game that helps them apply!
Are the quiz questions appropriate? Do they reflect the knowledge they actually have to know?