Comments on: Developing Learners https://blog.learnlets.com/2009/05/developing-learners/ Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Thu, 21 May 2009 01:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: sflowers https://blog.learnlets.com/2009/05/developing-learners/#comment-75170 Thu, 21 May 2009 01:21:36 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1008#comment-75170 development, but it is demonstrably the least effective and certainly the least efficient approach for most learning that’s required. A lot of the training we do is vocational. So perhaps ILT isn't the most accurate acronym. Expert Facilitated Experience (EFE) would readily describe 50% of the spent classroom time in 90% of the training my organization conducts. That would make the referenced quote easier to swallow. The good question here is - could the other 50% of the resident program be abstracted into packaged trailheads and mileposts to decompress the knowledge components and produce that slow learning? The answer is probably - yes. For us, the EFE is a necessary component when we are talking about law enforcement, boat operations, equipment maintenance, search and rescue and other stuff that an organization that mostly does active stuff with a high consequence of failure:)]]> I sorta disagree with this quote though – in some ways:

ILT may be helpful for some change management and big-picture ‘concept’ development, but it is demonstrably the least effective and certainly the least efficient approach for most learning that’s required.

A lot of the training we do is vocational. So perhaps ILT isn’t the most accurate acronym. Expert Facilitated Experience (EFE) would readily describe 50% of the spent classroom time in 90% of the training my organization conducts. That would make the referenced quote easier to swallow.

The good question here is – could the other 50% of the resident program be abstracted into packaged trailheads and mileposts to decompress the knowledge components and produce that slow learning? The answer is probably – yes.

For us, the EFE is a necessary component when we are talking about law enforcement, boat operations, equipment maintenance, search and rescue and other stuff that an organization that mostly does active stuff with a high consequence of failure:)

]]> By: steve flowers https://blog.learnlets.com/2009/05/developing-learners/#comment-75160 Wed, 20 May 2009 22:14:53 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1008#comment-75160 Thanks, Clark;) You are right on with the activities – a real world activity, including finding the right person / mentor / discussion ignitor, etc.. are fair game. Reading is also a valid activity (the lost art of reading) reading – when coupled with some reflective interactions via virtual conversations, real conversations, personal extensions, etc.. – should both be easily maintained as well as focused and strategic. All the stuff that seems simple and natural – it comes down to having a good set of strategic principles. Goal posts do wonders.

If we get our way we won’t see another conveyer belt of content broken up into bite size chunks come out of our organization… Essence of page turner.

]]> By: Clark https://blog.learnlets.com/2009/05/developing-learners/#comment-75158 Wed, 20 May 2009 20:36:40 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1008#comment-75158 Steve, your comments as always are great. I like the focus you suggest, what gives maximum value, and systematically building. This is the type of strategy I’ve been working with organizations to develop (for *their* situation). Activity is a really nice mental framework, particularly if it can include ‘finding the right person’, finding the right ‘resource’, etc. Good luck!

]]> By: steve flowers https://blog.learnlets.com/2009/05/developing-learners/#comment-75155 Wed, 20 May 2009 20:14:44 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1008#comment-75155 s time and environment * The product design must be focused on value and relevance We boiled a heap of concerns down to two pretty simple principles. We use these principles to gauge every concept, proposal, objective, activity , etc.. As a result, we are finding an amazing amount of early process refinement that is sensefully tuning the output. We are focusing on what's important (need to know and do vs. nice to know) and have been taking a building blocks approach. This approach doesn't try to push magic pills. Instead we look for winsome opportunities to do simple things that create pathways. We've changed our focus from 'page / screen' to 'activity'. It's all a work in progress, but we are projecting gains in solution responsiveness and maintenance in addition to integrating the building blocks across the organization.]]> Great stuff Clark. That’s exactly where I think we should be focused. Learning benefits from process / journey more than it does from one-off events.

This year we started reframing our goalposts and principles for design and development of eSolutions with an organizational learning goal:

* The product design and packaging must be respectful of the performer’s time and environment
* The product design must be focused on value and relevance

We boiled a heap of concerns down to two pretty simple principles. We use these principles to gauge every concept, proposal, objective, activity , etc.. As a result, we are finding an amazing amount of early process refinement that is sensefully tuning the output. We are focusing on what’s important (need to know and do vs. nice to know) and have been taking a building blocks approach. This approach doesn’t try to push magic pills. Instead we look for winsome opportunities to do simple things that create pathways.

We’ve changed our focus from ‘page / screen’ to ‘activity’. It’s all a work in progress, but we are projecting gains in solution responsiveness and maintenance in addition to integrating the building blocks across the organization.

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