Recognise me?
Aug 04, 2015
Recognise me?
I live here!
I live here!So do I!
So do I!Me too!
Technology helps us communicate.
Why isn't my world more like this?
You have lots to communicate!
YOU are my master
Sometimes technology makes me feel like this…
I can feel like this
Ian and Shannon from PATH at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center
Software doesn't make mistakes
It’s built with them
What are the consequences of failing?Why didn’t you test?Learning is your agenda, not I.T’s. Why should they help?
The concept is yours to understand. The nuts and bolts… They are someone else’s.
The site runs slowly
Where are you?What time is it?
What were you trying to do?
What else were you doing at the same time?
Potential reasons
Bad connection at location
Peak time trafficOnly so much it can
handleYou shouldn't do too much
at once
“yeah it’s because they
are on the VPN on the network
from home”
“we exceeded
our maximum bandwidth”
“The Citrix servers need to be upgraded
before we can…”
Where is the slowdown
“We have a 100MB
connection to the internet”
Network - the thing that links computers
Filter - only allow people to see certain stuff at workProxy cache - we save the
internet so it runs fasterFirewall - keep our
computers safe from attack
Being in control isn't always about running the show. Sometimes it’s simply asking pertinent questions.
I’m not mad at you… I just don’t get a lot of good news.
My progress didn’t save
What course was it?
Where were you?Did you get a warning
about the internet?What else were you doing
at the same time?Were you rushing through hoping it would end soon?
Potential reasons
The course has not been built correctly
The internet where they are is bad
It was left sitting for a long time
Not paying attention to the slides
SCORMClient (you) Side
Moodle Quiz
Not just a solution for bad internet
Identify knowledge gaps
Penalise learners
Global question banks
Re-assess and compare knowledge gain/loss
Adapt learning pathway based on responses/scores
The learning isn’t relevant
Why are you asking them to do it?
What is the content? Did you review the
content?What are they expected to
do with the knowledge?
Did you tell them why?
Your learners are adults. Treat them like adults
Build a case for learning
Make sure you follow up on learning
Empower managers to follow up on learning
Reward your learners in a meaningful way
Build learning pathways
Understanding your system is YOUR responsibility
Here are some buzz words
SCORM - Online learning that can work across systems
Make sure you follow up on learning
Empower managers to follow up on learning
Reward your learners in a meaningful way
Build learning pathways
SCORM - Online learning that can work across systems
Network - something that connects devices
Packet - a container, in technology it contains information
XAPI - means of sending/receiving packets of learning
data
VPN - an extension of your work network to anywhere in the world
LRS - Somewhere your learning packets go to live once created
We can ask it stuff about learners later
YOUR NEXT STEP