e Learning/Bl e nded Professional Development and Training Process Planning and Development Presented by: Cheryl Capozzoli

Motivation to Learn Personal and Professional Drive – Financial Gain – rudimentary tasks – Employment advancements Motivation for Advanced Skills – Autonomy - the desire to direct our own lives – Mastery - the desire to continually improve at something that matters – Purpose - the desire to do things in service of something larger than ourselves – (D. Pink, 2005)

Rationale for e Learning Why? – Expenses and costs analysis – Self directed autonomous - Learner centered – Increased personalized and authentic learning – Just-in-Time – DIY Options

Content and Experiences What? – Training Needs – Content is essential – SME!!! – Personalization - meet the organizational and learner needs – Learning through senses – sight/hearing – Levels of Interactivity – Media - visuals, audio, print … – Identify performance tasks and learning outcomes

Time Management When and Where? – Timetable for project – Training goal deadlines – Timely - Ongoing – Cohort based – Annual required trainings - HR Mandated – Job embedded – Online software (LMS) – Hardware/Software specific – Mobile/Site based/On Campus

e Learning Management Systems How? Roles of Learner – Passive vs. Active? – synchronous/asynchronous – Web Based – Learning Management Systems(LMS) – Webinars – Video Conference – Live Chats/Forums – Face-to-Face – Blended Options – Simulations

Perceptions of e Learning Workers perceive e-learning flexible and efficient methodology to develop the employees’ skills and knowledge More affordable, and ubiquitous Drive down the cost of reproduction and dissemination of materials, Emphasis focuses on quality of the content and learning experience that students receive.

ISD Model for e Learning Instructional Systems Design (ADDIE) Model – Analysis – Organizational needs assessment – Design – Personalization, SME – Develop – When, where, and how – Implement – Instructor or self directed… – Evaluate – Monitor effectiveness and ROI

Tool Decisions PPT – Add-in Tools – Articulate, Adobe Presenter, iSpring Suite Techsmith – Camtasia Studio

eLearning Resources eLearning Developers Journal eLearning Guild ISD Framework Learning Solutions Magazine Learning Solutions Conference Free eLearning Authoring Tools

Learning Management Systems FOSS Moodle Openelms Udutu Youtube Channel Vyew Google Apps/Hangouts OLI – Carnegie Mellon Univ. OLI Second Life Virtual World ForFee GoToTraining Articulate Docebo Woople TechSmith Adobe Learning Suite Knowledge Guru

Social Media in Training Delivery Harnessing Social media for professional learning and purposeful engagement. – Facebook – Twitter – Linkedin – Google+ – Blogs – Wikis

Recommendations from the Field Online learning environments should attend to emotional connections that can be made in a variety of useful ways… – Promoting a social advocacy agenda in a class, – Intentionally introducing opportunities for learners to share the happy moments in their academic growth, – Having instructors share stories of times they were moved emotionally by their subject areas, or – Inviting guest instructors who are well known or controversial. – Discussion topics are deliberate conversations and prescribed topics, it appears to be important to leave room for or even invite casual, personal, and learner directed conversations. –