The second session I'm looking back on is Cathy Moore's session on scenarios. What have I learned? Two equations:
'Let's add a scenario to make it more engaging' = FAIL!
'Let's base it on a scenario to make it more effective' = GETS IT!
Designing a learning experience that has the potential to change attitudes doesn't have to be hard, which Cathy has been tirelessly working to get into the heads of anybody with the wisdom to listen. For too long the field of e-learning has been dominated by foolish attempts to make a 'death by PowerPoint' course seem a little more palatable, not to mention unavoidable with the advent of 'smart' LMSs that can make sure we've looked at every single slide. Because that proves people have learned, right?
No more!
Powerful scenarios don't have to be expensive or difficult to produce, just get your hands on the tools and dare to experiment. Ever since I attended Cathy's session at LT11, I've been looking for an opportunity to put this into practice, and I've now got the freedom to explore this in my latest project. Using the Action Mapping approach with SMEs meant that relevant scenarios came to light naturally, and I was able to work them up into a prototype that I'm currently developing into a finished learning intervention. My only niggle is I may have to wait a while to put it into practice - can anyone offer me a course in patience please?!
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