Category: Learning Bursts
Join me for a free webinar on
August 8th 2-3 PM ET
. In this complimentary webinar, you’ll meet training and evaluation expert Dave Basarab, inventor of the unique Learning Burst training method, which gives participants the opportunity to learn in short bursts anywhere at any time.
Each Learning Burst covers one topic in a “mini-course” that consists of an 8 to 10-minute audio cast and a PDF workbook that includes relevant simulations, quizzes, interactive exercises, and case studies.
To date, thousands of employees from Fortune 500 companies have been taking Learning Bursts as a replacement – or supplement – to traditional classroom training. Participate in this webinar to find out why your company should leverage this cutting-edge training approach, as well.
In this session, participants will learn:
- Determine courses that are candidates for the Learning Burst method.
- Conduct a Learning Burst needs assessment.
- Elements in the instructional design unique to the Learning Burst method.
- How to create a Learning Burst audio segment.
- The elements in a Learning Burst workbook.
- How to successfully launch a Learning Burst course.
Title: Learning Bursts: A Different Way to Deliver Training
Date: Thursday, August 8, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
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- In today’s fast-paced business environment, is it difficult for your employees to find time for training?
- Do your employees do training on their own schedule (when they want it vs. when the training department offers it)?
- Do you need to reduce travel and other related training expenses while still providing the same quality experiences as “traditional” classroom training?
- Would you like your employees to learn a significant amount – without spending significant time getting trained?
- Would you like a training approach that’s memorable, engaging, effective and fun?
Then you need the innovative Learning Burst training approach.
ASTD Learning and Development Blog - April 16, 2012 – “Learning Bursts and Business Acumen Training: A Case Study”. Ran my article on how Powers Resourse Center successfully used the Learning Burst training methodology with one of their clients. Click here to read the article.
Many thanks to Dr. Phil Young and Tara Powers for their inventive approach to using Learning Bursts.
If you would like to learning more about the Learning Burst training method, you can watch my webinar on demand Introducing Learning Bursts: A Different Way to Deliver Training .
Today I was honored to provide a guest post on
Allison Rossett’s blog
. The topic:
What is a Learning Burst?
Check it out and please share with your colleagues.
Introducing Learning Bursts: A Different Way to Deliver Training
APRIL 5, 2012 2:00PM-3:00PM EDT
Please join me for the first of my webinar series Making the Most of Corporate Training Dollars .
Chief Learning Officer Executive Briefings ran my article on the Learning Burst methodology. The article is titled “Learning Bursts”: A Different Way to Deliver Training . In it I describe the Learning Burst method and how companies are using it in their corporate curriculum.
Chief Learning Officer Newsletter published an article on my Learning Burst approach in their March 14, 2012 issue titled Short is Sweet in Learning . In it I discuss the concept of learning bursts and the benefits of the approach. The writer uses the term microlearning which is a nice way of describing the approach. I especially like the way he wove in analogy to a box of chocolates.
Case studies are descriptions of a real life experience, related to the content in Learning Burst training , which are used to make points, raise issues or otherwise enhance the participants’ understanding and learning experience. The account usually follows a realistic scenario, such as a management or technical problem, from start to finish. Because they provide practical examples of problems and solutions, challenges and strategies, they support more theoretical material and often make the “lesson” more memorable and believable for the class.
A Learning Burst is made up of 2 components: the audio cast and the accompanying workbook. The workbook completes the learning burst content and adds to the topics taught in the audio segment.
Last week I shared the first two steps to create training using the Learning Burst method. Here are the next two steps.
Step 3: Develop the design document for a Learning Burst course.
The instructional design document provides detailed instructions on how to build the Learning Burst course, but it doesn’t contain any actual course content; it’s similar to an architect’s blueprint or a software engineer’s design document. The instructional design document will perform the following tasks: