Using Voice to Maximize Learning
How you say something can be as important as what you say. This is true for face-to-face instructors, but it is critical in the virtual environment.
Interviewing for a New Position
Often at this time of the year, we reflect on change and the possibilities of looking for a new job. There are many reasons why we consider other positions, but once we have decided to do so, then our preparation begins, and step one is getting ready for the interview.
Learning Strategy Road Map
Overview The two most frequently asked questions by new clients are, “Can you helps us improve/update/increase …” and “Should we be investing in that new …” Our response is always the same, “Do you have a strategy or road map that you are currently following?” A recent Brandon-Hall study found that aligning the learning strategy […]
Forces of Change Impacting Learning and Development
Earlier this week, FKA President, Michael Nolan, presented Becoming a High-Performance Learning Organization at I4PL 2017 conference and trade show in Toronto. Here is an excerpt from his presentation on the six main forces of change impacting Learning and Development today.
Maximizing the Impact of On the Job Training
Not too long ago we were asked the following question: Q: “What can trainers do to make on the job training effective?” We thought other people might be interested in the response Michael Nolan, President of FKA, provided.
Teachers or Learning Experiences that made a Difference
With all the hurricanes, wildfires and political uncertainties we have been experiencing I thought we could all benefit by reflecting on teachers who made a difference in our lives and then remembering that what we do is important! Three colleagues on the FKA team wanted to share their memorable learning experiences:
Using Your “Lessons Learned” to Design More Efficiently
With the constant pressure to do more for less…and FASTER!, learning professionals are always on the look-out for tips from experienced professionals. This blog describes how FKA’s design and development team takes full advantage of decades of experience over hundreds of projects.
Assessing the Design of a Learning Program: Part 2
In part 1 of this blog we identified how we define an “effective design” and introduced our Learning Evaluation form and discussed how it can be used with the designers’ clients to confirm they have a clear understanding of their clients’ expectations for their learning programs.
Assessing the Design of a Learning Program: Part 1
As an instructional designer why would you want to assess the design of a learning program? It could be as straightforward as wanting to know if you have done a good job on the program design you just completed. It could be more complex. For example, you might want to identify which of the existing […]
Maximizing Learning Transfer
It is a fact that organizations are spending billions of dollars annually on their learning and development (L&D) activities. Paired with this fact, is the belief that no more 20% of this investment results in the transfer of the new skills and knowledge back to the job. Current research in neuroscience (Neuroscience Part 1: What […]
Getting Certified with FKA
FKA is the recognized leader in Trainer Certification. We have helped over 80,000 learning and performance professionals attain meaningful certification in their industry. You can earn these premier credentials in several ways.
Adult Learning Principles: Incorporating them into the Virtual Classroom
Part 2 of a Two-Part Series – The Virtual Classroom In the first blog of this series we talked about incorporating adult learning principles in the traditional classroom. This second blog focuses on how to adapt these principles for the virtual classroom.
Adult Learning Principles: Incorporating them into the Traditional Classroom
Part 1 of a 2-Part Series Adult Learning Principles are the actions and conditions that support, enhance and promote learning for adults. FKA has identified ten adult learning principles specific to instructors/facilitators that ensure learning happens. In this blog we will focus on how to incorporate adult learning principles in the traditional classroom.
Using Scenario-Based Questions to Tell Them a Story
Using scenario-based questions (SBQs) to draw learners in and deepen their learning.
Using Distance Coaching to Develop Untethered Workers
In 2014, Bersin by Deloitte published their infographic, Meet the Modern Learner. In it, they reported that companies are finding it harder to reach and develop their “untethered” workers. This is a significant problem because at the time 30% of full-time employees did most of their work remotely.
Four Stages of Learning and Retention Factors
Effective facilitators and instructional designers, support the stages of learning by helping learners appreciate where they are in the model and then guide them through the subsequent stages. Let’s quickly review the Four Stages of Learning and then identify some retention factors that increase the probability of moving information into the long-term memory, through those […]
How to Grab and Hold a Learners’ Attention!
For learners to learn, they must pay attention. It is our job as instructional designers and facilitators to ensure learners will be motivated to focus on the content throughout the lesson. This article talks about how to grab and hold learners’ attention!
Putting the Systematic Learning Process to Work
As a leader in workplace learning and performance, FKA has developed a simple formula to guide design and delivery of learning programs that maximizes learning. Regardless of whether learning happens in a classroom, online, or in the workplace, effective learning uses the Systematic Learning Process.
Scoping a Learning Solution – Art or Science? Part 5
Scoping a Learning Solution Part 5 – Project Plan This is the fifth and final part of our blog, Scoping a Learning Solution – Art or Science?. If you haven’t read the earlier parts, please do so: Part 1 – Estimating Duration Part 2 – Selecting Instructional Strategies Part 3 – Assigning Development Ratios Part 4 […]
Scoping a Learning Solution – Art or Science? Part 4
Part 4 – Media Requirements & Evaluation Plan This is the fourth part of our blog ‘Scoping a Learning Solution – Art or Science?’ If you have not read the previous posts, please do so: Part 1 – Estimating Duration Part 2 – Selecting Instructional Strategies Part 3 – Assigning Development Ratios
Scoping a Learning Solution – Art or Science? Part 3
Part 3 – Assigning Development Ratios* *Development Ratios also include the effort required for all the Design activities. This is the third part of our blog, Scoping a Learning Solution – Art or Science? If you have not read the previous posts, please do so: