I’ve been involved with an ongoing project for over a year now, and I’m currently converting three web based training, elearning courses to instructor led training courses. The courses deal mostly with soft skills and sales processes; the content was based on learner and SME input from a Needs Analysis that was conducted last year. [...]
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Converting Web Based Training to Instructor Led Training
by Breanne Grover
on 08.11.2010
in Instructional Design Tips, Uncategorized
Turning Off the Instructional Designer Consultant in My Head
by Breanne Grover
on 05.03.2010
in Instructional Design Tips, Interactive eLearning Development
I should just add turning off the instructional design consultant in my head to my list of other things I can’t seem to turn off … grammar errors, style comments from Stacy London, what I plan on eating when I get off work, and whatever song I just heard on my iTunes. Since I am [...]
Confessions of a Designer Turned Learner
by Breanne Grover
on 07.07.2009
in Instructional Design Tips, Training Industry Trends
In addition to my work at Allen, I do some technical editing on the side. I work remotely, and I only go “to the office” once a year for an annual conference. The interesting thing about my job is that I am required to take the training that applies mostly to in-office work. I am [...]
What Did You Say?
by Breanne Grover
on 02.16.2009
in Uncategorized
“Make sure the dialogue is authentic.” I am sure many instructional designers have heard such a request. It is after such a comment that I inevitably sit in front of my computer and wonder how to create truly authentic dialogue. The truth is that authenticity is subjective. One person’s authenticity will be very different than [...]
Starting a New Learning Year
by Breanne Grover
on 01.05.2009
in Instructional Design Tips
At a dinner party I attended the other night, some of my friends started to share stories about their children who are very good at imitation. One story that stood out to me was of a little girl in a department store. She went over to a rack of clothes (her size) and began looking [...]
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