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1) 10 Instructional Design Tips for e-Learning Development
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
In many ways, good instructional design is just common sense, combined with decades of observation about what works and what doesn't when teaching adult learners. Here are 10 basic tips to sharpen your own training programs:
1. Know your audience. Understand what they bring to the table, and what they need from each course. Determine your audience's education level, entry knowledge, and their goals in taking the course. This will help you identify their performance gap--between what they al...
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2) Designing Interfaces for Exchanging Data with Learning Management System Implementations
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
When a company purchases and implements a learning management system (LMS), they often need an interface to connect it to other systems used by the organization such as SAP, PeopleSoft, and others. Interfaces from one system to another are created so data can be updated, imported, or exported depending upon the individual business case. This article is a primer on HRIS (Human Resources Information System) and Active Directory using LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Interfaces, whic...
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3) Can a learning management system (LMS) software provider offer a 21 CFR Part 11 FDA compliant "solution"?
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
The answer is 'no'. It is not possible for any vendor to offer a turnkey 21 CFR "Part 11 compliant system." Any vendor who makes such a claim is incorrect. Part 11 requires that both procedural controls (i.e. notification, training, SOPs, administration), and administrative controls are put in place by the user, in addition to the technical controls that the vendor can offer. At best, the vendor can offer an application containing the technical requirements of a compliant system.
Title 21 CFR...
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4) Use Case Scenarios for Classes, Courses, and Groups in Learning Management Systems (LMSs)
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
Classes, courses, and groups may be used in many different ways to organize, manage, and track your training depending upon the internal organization and design of your Learning Management System (LMS). In some systems, creating an online class may be separate from a course. It all really depends on how the Learning Management System treats each of these distinctions. For example, a course may contain the content of an online-learning module that could include one or more lessons and possibly (...
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5) 10 Tips for Using Flash in e-Learning
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
In our last article, we looked at using graphics in e-Learning. Now, we'll examine another important tool for creating successful course interactions - Adobe Flash™. Flash is a vector-based animation and interactivity program that allows you to create everything from simple animations to complex interactive applications. With its built-in programming language - ActionScript - Flash is fully scriptable and can communicate with several backend database languages. Since the first Flash product app...
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6) Courses, Learning Events, Competencies, and Job Roles
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
At SyberWorks, we are often asked, "What is the difference between Courses, Learning Events, Competencies, and Job Roles?" It's a great question!
A Course is basically testable and scoreable learning content that can be delivered to students either online (such as, through a Learning Management System) or offline (often in a physical classroom). Courses usually have a passing status (at least), and often a specific final grade. Online Courses can be tested and graded automatically, while st...
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7) 10 Tips for Using Graphics in e-Learning
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
I think we would all agree that e-Learning courses benefit from graphics, even if the topic you are presenting is dry. Nobody likes to read large amounts of text on-screen. Using graphics to break up text gives the eye something to rest on before continuing to read. Below are some tips for using graphics in e-Learning development, so without any further adieu, let's get started.
1. Graphic Size
Sure, you may want to make your course more inviting by adding graphics, but don't go overboard...
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8) Four Basic Flash Learning Activities For e-Learning Development (4)
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
This final article in the series will examine the 'Fill in the Blank with Math' learning activity and provide some variations, so that you can see how this activity may be used in different learning scenarios. As with the prior examples, we will provide a link to a working sample for your viewing.
Let's get started.
4. Fill in the Blank with Math Description:
This learning activity consists of a paragraph where the student fills in the blanks. The student in this case will be enteri...
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9) Four Basic Flash Learning Activities For e-Learning Development (3)
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
In our first article, we looked at developing a 'circle answer conditional' learning activity and discussed some variations relating to various types of scenarios. In that example, the learning activity is "conditional" because the user has a choice of answers and the learning activity will respond a certain way, depending upon the answer that the student selects. In our second article, we covered the 'drag and drop, many to one correspondence' learning activity with some variations to illustra...
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10) Four Basic Flash Learning Activities For e-Learning Development (2)
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
In our first article, we looked at developing a 'circle answer conditional' learning activity and discussed some variations relating to various types of scenarios. In this example, the learning activity is "conditional" because the user has a choice of answers and the learning activity will respond a certain way, depending upon the answer that the student selects.
Today, we will examine the 'drag and drop, many to one correspondence' learning activity and provide some variations, so you can...
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11) Four Basic Flash Learning Activities For e-Learning Development (1)
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
Flash is a powerful tool that can be used to develop many different types of learning activities, within the context on an online training course. In this series, we will look at the use and construction of four basic learning activities to get you started with your online training content development.
Any number of learning activities can be developed using Flash, with varying levels of difficulty and sophistication. The selection of these four learning activities is by no means exhaustive...
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12) How does podcasting fit into a company's training programs?
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Software
Now that the buzz surrounding podcasting has subsided some, what is the place of podcasting in today's learning arsenal? It's a very good question. By now, most learning professionals have heard of podcasts in one way or another. They may have learned about them from buying their children's' iPods. Or they themselves may have been among the small minority of early experimenters who have used them in their courses and training. Or perhaps somewhere in between.
Apple really did a great job co...
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13) Competency Management and Training Plans in Learning Management Systems (LMSs)
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Software
What are competencies? What is competency management?
Competencies are personal capabilities that are demonstrated through measurable knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes, which can contribute to enhanced employee performance and, ultimately, to the individual's and organization's success. In a learning management system, competency management is the system's ability to connect various competencies/skill sets, job roles, and learning events, to build employee training plans...
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14) Learning Management System (LMS) Hierarchies
Author:
Al Lemieux
Category:
Computers
What is a hierarchy? Why use one?
Many businesses use different departments, organizations, locations, or other structures to distribute and organize their personnel. And when fitting their users into a learning management system, they'll want to use corresponding hierarchy information, to allow the system to manage how it distributes reports and other training information. For example, a franchised business may use a location-based hierarchy, with one section for corporate-owned stores and...
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