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A Rapid e-Learning Primer for Technical CommunicatorsPresenter: Cheryl Lockett Zubak
Copyright 2008, Work Write, Inc. – page 1
Cheri Lockett ZubakWork Write, Inc.
A Rapid E-learning Primer for Technical Communicators
Who am I?
• Call me Cheri• President of Work Write, Inc.
(suburban Philadelphia)• More than 25 years as a user assistance
consultant and educator
A Rapid e-Learning Primer for Technical CommunicatorsPresenter: Cheryl Lockett Zubak
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What will we cover?
• What is rapid e-learning?• Lots of demos (view & deconstruct)• Rapid e-learning tools• Rapid e-learning skills
What is rapid e-learning?- Definition- Why is it important?
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What is rapid e-learning?
“The ability to produce, deliver, and quantify quality interactivematerial to learners in a timely
and cost effective manner”
Bradley MersereauContest winner, Articulate.com
Rapid e-learning is not an onlinebook, whose purpose is reference
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Talking, observing others, trial-and-error, and simply working with other people
Informal LearningPfeiffer, 2006
Informal learning is key
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Risk takersComputer expertsGreat multitaskersSocialTeam playersLoyalVisual and auditor learnersTrial and error learnersUnderstand the importance of failure on the road to success
Got Game - Pfeiffer, 2004Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for
Learning – Pfeiffer, 2007
Coming soon: The gamer generation
Other influences
• Skills development for traditional CBT• Time to market• Working with SMEs to co-author
courseware• Web 2.0
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What does rapid e-learning look like?- Example: Demo- Example: Branched
Scenario- Example: Video instruction
First, a personal story
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Demos and simulations
• Demos – a recording of exactly what is happening on the screen
• Simulation – allows the learner to interact with a simulated product, perform certain procedures or tasks and get feedback
Demos and simulations
http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
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Branched scenario
• A story (scenario) sets up the problem or issue
• The learner makes choices and provided feedback based on those choices
Branched scenario
http://www.articulate.com/community/showcase.php
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Video instruction
• Just what it sounds like!• An expert (shown or just voice)
informs, teaches, or entertains on a subject
• In the software world, often includes demos
Video instruction
http://www.ehow.com/video_2970_tie-tie.html
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How is rapid e-learning created?- Processes- Tools
Tools you know already
• Powerpoint (yes, really!)• HTML (any web editor)
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http://mashable.com/2007/05/14/video-howtos/Center for Digital Storytelling: http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html
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A Few Good Books
Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint®2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire, by Cliff Atkinson (Microsoft Press, 2007)
e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning, by Ruth Colvin Clark (Pfeiffer, 2004)
Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning: Tools and Techniques for Transferring Know-How from Boomers to Gamers, by Karl Kapp (Pfeiffer, 2007)
Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever, by John Beck (Pfeiffer, 2004)
Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and Performance, by Jay Cross (Pfeiffer, 2006)