Archive for category adult education
Comparision of Instructional Design Models Slideshow
Posted by Robert Bacal in Training Tools & Techniques, adult education, instructional design on March 8, 2010
If you are looking for a fairly good overview of the major approaches to Instructional Design, check out this slideshow on the topic. It includes a nice chart referencing, classroom, product and systems approaches to the design of instruction. Ideal for teachers, designers and trainers, since any person involved in helping others learn should understand [...]
Why I Cannot Abide Social Learning “Experts” And Why You Should Beware
Posted by Robert Bacal in Robert's Editorials, Training & Technology, Training Wisdom or Training Foolishness, adult education on March 2, 2010
Not a single day goes by without some fool of a social media/social learning “expert” blogging, tweeting or otherwise writing to promote the use of social media tools in classrooms. Every day I see articles (actually, blogs mostly since they require no editorial review) telling us how Twitter is a great tool for creating engagement [...]
Elearning, Distance Education, Not Equivalent to Full Time Study
Posted by Robert Bacal in For Learners, Mouthing Off, adult education on March 1, 2010
Even though almost everybody can understand that:
a conversation on the phone is not the same as a conversation face to face
watching a sport on television is not the same as being there in person
watching people have sex is not the same as actually having it
many people believe that e-learning is the same as learning in [...]
Featured Training Tool: Training Needs Assessment Step-By-Step Helpcard
Posted by Robert Bacal in Advice For Trainers, Learning Theory To Practice, Training Tools & Techniques, adult education on February 19, 2010
Training Needs Assessment Step-By-Step Helpcard guides you through conducting a training needs assessment, and it’s all on two sides of an 8.5 x11 inch “card”. Meant for busy people who haven’t time to read books on the subject and need to get the job done NOW. Also an economical job aid to keep with you.
Instructional Strategies (Summaries Great For Stimulating Your Thinking)
Posted by Robert Bacal in Icebreakers-Free, Training For Trainers, Training Tools & Techniques, adult education on February 19, 2010
Most trainers and educators are somewhat limited in terms of the training and instructional approaches or methods they use. That’s understandable given the huge realm of possibilities for helping others learn. Here’s a list of instructional strategies that can be used in your instructional design and training delivery. Above all a great list for helping [...]
#lrnchat – Meeting of Dunces or Rich Learning Resource? Or Both? Oct. 8th Report
Posted by Robert Bacal in Robert's Editorials, Training & Technology, adult education on October 14, 2009
lrnchat is a twitter based system to chatting which has been trumpeted by at least some of its users and hosts, as being a prime example of how Twitter, and social network platforms can be rich in learning.
Periodically we’ll check in and take a look at the chat, and highlight some of the features, so [...]
What Do Intellectually Impoverished Educators/Trainers Do To Make A Living? Why They Make Up New Fancy Sounding Terms
Posted by Robert Bacal in Robert's Editorials, adult education on October 11, 2009
Traditionally educators and trainers have not been leaders in intellectual pursuits. For example, tradionally SAT scores for those entering faculties of education have been the lowest among all university attendees. Why? That’s a complex question for another time, but it is clear that many people who are becoming “experts” in education and training have little [...]
Preventing Conflict – Such A Simple Idea That’s Ignored
Posted by Robert Bacal in Content Tools For Trainers and Learners, Featured, For Learners, Thought Jolts, adult education, human resources on October 8, 2009
It’s been a decade since I wrote Conflict Prevention In The Workplace – Using Cooperative Communication. Who would believe that still, when it comes to conflict, the old standards of conflict management and conflict resolution still dominate the conflict field, while the idea of preventing unnecessary conflict in the first place is almost never mentioned.
It’s [...]
Training/Learning Related Whitepapers for Trainers/HR Professionals
Posted by Robert Bacal in FREE!, Training & Technology, adult education on September 21, 2009
I came across these three white papers for those in the training industry about online learning and training. I haven’t seen them since they are available only to those in the USA, so interested in comments about quality, accuracy, etc. I shrunk the links so they would work in email.
How to Market Training: Four [...]
Definitional Problems Damage the E-Learning/Social Learning Field
Posted by Robert Bacal in Mouthing Off, Robert's Editorials, Thought Jolts, Training & Technology, Training Tools & Techniques, adult education on September 9, 2009
If you are at all involved in the delivery of training via the use of technologies, you have probably seen, heard, or used the terms e-learning or social learning*. They have become common currency in the discussion of training and learning undertaken in non face-to-face training and education contexts.
Unlike the term “distance learning” which is [...]
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