Comments on: Learning Experience Design Strategy

By: Phyllis Fisher

Phyllis Fisher — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:21:36 +0000

Lately I have learned and do realize that as an adult teacher I have to bend a little. When designing a lesson I must realize my students have lessons to teach me as well. In regards to their environment this will allow me to design my strategic lessons accordingly.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:41:55 +0000

Hi
I agree with your posting. Content is important but if the student does not understand the context of it the transferences of the knowledge is lost . Thus I think it is important to know how your students learn so that a instructor can design the context of the material around it

By: Clark

Clark — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:20:10 +0000

Larry, yes, it’s a subset of ‘experience design’ (altho if you listen to Pine and Gilmore, the ‘transformative experience’ will be the next economy, and that *is* ‘learning experience design’ (at it’s ultimate).

And Allison, glad if it resonates, and it’s clear you see that you can’t design learning in isolation. Content is king, but context rules! (Sort of like ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’, I guess ‘context eats content for breakfast’ ;).

By: Allison Anderson

Allison Anderson — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:59:09 +0000

Clark;
The first time I saw you describe yourself as a Learning Experience Designer on #lrnchat, I had a HUGE “Aha!” moment. I finally understood what it is that I’m trying to do, where my design skills have shifted and how they intersect with my focus on the rather vague topic of “learning innovation.” I’m not comfortable designing smaller, discreet units of knowledge (aka: courseware, whether large or small) – I need to see the learning continuum and understand the overall experience of the many different types of learners we have at my company. I think what you are talking about here is the critical next Big Thing. Really, it should always have been “the thing,” but we seem only now to be starting to pay attention to it. Without seeing the broader picture – how that unit of knowledge fits into their day, their prior learning, the skills they need to perform their job – how can we hope to have any impact at all?

Anyway, I could ramble on. The short version is: this really resonates with me. :-)

By: Larry Irons

Larry Irons — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:34:09 +0000

Hi Clark,

I think your description makes a lot of sense to those who understand that often context rather than content per se is the object of design. I categorize the specialty as experience design, which addresses the challenges in translating strategic business goals, and the complex needs of people, into exceptional experiences for those who provide products and services, and those who consume them, whether the latter are customers, users, learners, or just plain people.