In this week's blog entry I sought out to find resources relating to brain processing and instructional design. Below I have cited the two resources which I selected.
The first one, Make Your Video Tell a Story, explains how to use stories to relay information when using video presentations. This resource explains that by using stories to present information it helps the brain to process it much more naturally and efficiently than logically structured information. It gives a list of five basic elements that you should include to tell a story. I plan to use video in my instructional design and I feel that this is very useful information because it will help me to present the information in my video in the most efficient manner. In class this week we learned that in order to be effective in our instructional design we need to present information that can be easily processed, retained and recalled by the brain.
The second resource, Emotional learning, talks about what are known as whole-brain strategies. Whole-brain strategies are those that appeal to both the left and right brain hemispheres of the brain. This resource also talks about the importance of stories along with drama. This resource explains how if you are able to appeal to both sides of the brain it will create better memories. If you can create better memories when presenting the information in your instructional design it will be much easier for you audience to retain and recall the information at a later date and time. This resource will be useful in better understanding the brain and the best way to present information for the brain to process it.
Sneed, Laurel C.. (1992, September). Make Your Video Tell a Story. Training, 29(9), 58. Retrieved November 15, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 827569).
Madden, D.. (2008, April). Emotional learning. E.learning Age,20-21. Retrieved November 15, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 1473052201).
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Instructional Design Resources
I found these three resources for Instructional Design Information that I will be using. Hopefully you will find the information useful also.
The first one is Making Change - Ideas for lively Elearning by Cathy Moore. In this blog Cathy has posts designed to give information on creating and designing Elearning. She provides information on different ways to make your Elearning projects interesting and informative. She focuses how to design based on the needs of the learners and also gives information on different techniques. She also includes case scenarios. I find this blog to be very informational because Elearning is something I am considering getting into and I would like to learn more about how it works. You are able to browse the blog by categories.
The next one is Learning in Bits by Allison Moreland. This is a blog which was designed by an experienced Instructional Designer who started the blog when she went back to school to pursue her Masters in Instructional Design just as we are. I like this one because I feel like as a student herself she will have information that I may be able to relate to and possibly contribute to. By being able to interact and contribute to this blog I will learn new things. It also has a link to another blog on Adobe Captivate which is a part of the software we will be using in our degree program here at Walden University. Since I am not familiar with the software I think that this will also be very helpful to me.
Lastly, I chose Train! Facilitate! Present!, which is a blog newsletter by Guila Muir. Guila is a trainer for trainers. Her job is to teach trainers how to become better. This blog is designed to help Instructional Design experts be better at presenting, training and facilitating. I chose this blog because I want to make sure that I not only learn how to do Instructional Design during this degree but I also want to be good at presenting it. I have took part in many training programs that while they were informative they were also very boring. I want to be exciting and informational. I want to learn strategies that will make me a great Instructional Designer not only because of the information I present but also because of how I presented it. There are different topics discussed in each newsletter with different relevance to a different way to become better.
The first one is Making Change - Ideas for lively Elearning by Cathy Moore. In this blog Cathy has posts designed to give information on creating and designing Elearning. She provides information on different ways to make your Elearning projects interesting and informative. She focuses how to design based on the needs of the learners and also gives information on different techniques. She also includes case scenarios. I find this blog to be very informational because Elearning is something I am considering getting into and I would like to learn more about how it works. You are able to browse the blog by categories.
The next one is Learning in Bits by Allison Moreland. This is a blog which was designed by an experienced Instructional Designer who started the blog when she went back to school to pursue her Masters in Instructional Design just as we are. I like this one because I feel like as a student herself she will have information that I may be able to relate to and possibly contribute to. By being able to interact and contribute to this blog I will learn new things. It also has a link to another blog on Adobe Captivate which is a part of the software we will be using in our degree program here at Walden University. Since I am not familiar with the software I think that this will also be very helpful to me.
Lastly, I chose Train! Facilitate! Present!, which is a blog newsletter by Guila Muir. Guila is a trainer for trainers. Her job is to teach trainers how to become better. This blog is designed to help Instructional Design experts be better at presenting, training and facilitating. I chose this blog because I want to make sure that I not only learn how to do Instructional Design during this degree but I also want to be good at presenting it. I have took part in many training programs that while they were informative they were also very boring. I want to be exciting and informational. I want to learn strategies that will make me a great Instructional Designer not only because of the information I present but also because of how I presented it. There are different topics discussed in each newsletter with different relevance to a different way to become better.
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