All in Online Learning
In October, I had the opportunity to present at the annual conference for the Association for Talent Development's Puget Sound chapter. My presentation, "Designing Better Online Learning Experiences," focused on sharing best practices for learning design.
So you’re considering moving your face-to-face learning content online. Congratulations! Teaching online can be a great way to reach new audiences and take advantage of the opportunities created by the latest learning technology. Unless you’ve got lots of experience with online learning, you’re likely feeling a little overwhelmed and unsure where to start. Don’t worry! Much of what you know about good learning design applies to both face-to-face and online learning experiences. But there is one common mistake many newbies make when first starting out, and it’s crucial that you avoid it.
MOOCs and online courses have the potential to scale and democratize learning in unprecedented ways. But, MOOC platforms are often designed in a way that perpetuates ineffective models of teaching and learning. How might we create our own solutions to the problems we face in creating meaningful online learning? Download this free toolkit makes it easy.
As a consultant who helps organizations develop meaningful online learning experiences, I find that there’s a lot of resistance towards moving programs that have worked in face-to-face environments into an online-only delivery platform. I hear “you just can’t do X online” multiple times a week. While I reject that any of this is true, I do acknowledge that there is something different about teaching online. It’s a simple difference, but it’s one that has big implications for online learning designers.
