Story-Based eLearning: Antidote to Boring Programs

 

Speaker:   Ray Jimenez, Ph.D., Chief Learning Architect of Vignettes for Training, Inc.

 

Recorded: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

(60 Minute Session)

 

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Session Description:

“Our lives are made up of stories” – according to Mark Zuckerburg (Facebook CEO), “that is why we provide “TIMELINE” in Facebook because we help you tell your life-stories.

From Confucius to Zuckerburg, people learn from each other by sharing experiences and stories. Nowadays, this fact becomes increasingly significant with the advent and continuous development of mobile learning, on-the-job learning support and communities of learners.

The challenge has been how to design learning points that are story-driven to help learners learn instantly.  How do we use the power of story dynamics, both telling and listening, as antidotes to boring elearning programs?

Topics to cover:

•    Gain insights from scientific research that prove how stories boost learning, retention and application
•    Understand the dynamic structure of stories
•    Design eLearning by superimposing story structures and classical rich content elearning
•    Revitalizing learning objectives, lessons, exercises and test questions with stories
•    Finding sources in the workplace for stories, anecdotes, meme, metaphors, etc.
•    Learn the step-by-step approach of converting a small lesson into story-based eLearning
•    Preview demos and examples
•    To be received in advance:PRE-WEBINAR STUDY KIT, white papers, demos and examples

About Ray Jimenez

Ray Jimenez, Ph.D., spent 15 years with Coopers & Lybrand in the areas of management consulting and implementation of learning technology solutions. Ray has worked with American Bankers Association, Neiman Marcus, the U.S. Air Force, NASA, Blue Cross, Goodwill Industries, Pixar Studios, and the California Institute of Technology.

Ray is the author of 3-Minute e-Learning, Scenario-Based Learning, and Do-It-Yourself eLearning, and Story Impacts Learning and Performance. Ray is the founder of www.trainingmagnetwork.com and www.try.storyimpacts.com. He is the Chief Learning Architect for www.VignettesLearning.com.  Webinar participants describe Ray as “fun,” “engaging,” “technically savvy,” “provocative,” “inspiring,” and “has depth in eLearning experience and innovation solutions.”