PowerPoint triggers are a great tool to help you create eLearning courses. The ability to create personalised experiences for each learner and reduce the amount of content in slides can make it easier to consume. Triggers are also an excellent alternative to traditional animations – and they allow you to create non-linear learning pathways. ForContinue reading “Using triggers in PowerPoint”
Category Archives: Training Design
The Pros and Cons of AI Generated Training Course Content
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving, and its potential applications in training course content generation are becoming increasingly popular. This technology enables the creation of “original” materials that can be used to deliver quality learning experiences to learners. But how effective is it? Let’s take a closer look at the pros and cons of usingContinue reading “The Pros and Cons of AI Generated Training Course Content”
What’s the DIF?
The value of a DIF (Difficulty, Importance, Frequency) analysis in training design.
Some great design ideas
My top 3 highlights from #theshow learning design entries so far
Four ways to make your training more effective
What makes an effective teacher/trainer? Why do some people get the best out of their learners and others struggle? There are many factors involved – personality, experience, suitable objectives, background, subject expertise to name just a few – but at its core effective training must link to information the learner already knows or has experiencedContinue reading “Four ways to make your training more effective”
How do you design effective training?
What would you like your organisation’s training to actually achieve? If you can answer that question with specific objectives then you are already half way there. Many L&D professionals are in the business of delivering information in an engaging manner, whether that is based upon legislation, policy, process or doctrine. What they – and manyContinue reading “How do you design effective training?”
Diagnose me!
Have you noticed how similar a Doctor’s consultation can be to an L&D TNA process? What is the problem? (Symptom) Identify the cause? (Illness) How do you measure the effects? (Check-up) What improvement do you require? (Treatment) What does success look like? (Cured) What’s missing? TheContinue reading “Diagnose me!”
Training Design is a lot like booking a holiday!
Any learning related activity – a lesson, a programme or a strategy – is a bit like going on holiday. There are a few questions common to both activities: Where are you going? What’s there that you want to do? When do you want to arrive? Is it affordable? What steps do you need toContinue reading “Training Design is a lot like booking a holiday!”
Simon House Ltd 