Well it was very interesting to hear what some Instructional Designers had to say about their experiences in learning and training. The most interesting thing I read was in the blog from Corporate Elearning BlogSpot (http://elearndev.blogspot.com/) where a discussion is taking place that only 14% of employees’ value corporate training as being essential to their learning. This leads me to believe that trainers will be better served if they go outside of their establishments to train other employees. There was a blog entry from “Jane Hart” (Learning in the Social Workplace Blog - http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/) and what she said makes perfect sense to me. From the survey that showed that 14% of employees didn’t value corporate training she concluded that we can’t assume that we know how people like to learn in the workplace or how people should learn. Learning should address more than just classes that may be deemed mandatory for employment or to sustain or gain a higher position in any organization. As stated in the blog companies continue to pay for trainings that employees really don’t care to take but must to keep their jobs and there are companies that will provide the service whether it is really necessary or not.
In addition to the conversations regarding employee’s eagerness for trainings the fact that instructional designers need to have a good working relationship with their IT department was addressed. As instructional designers we will need to rely on our IT department to make sure our software not only works properly for trainings but also that the content looks appealing to the learner. This incorporates what has been discussed in our previous assignment when we were asked to explain what kind of learners we are. Another source for delivering information through training to employees is through YouTube. This is an unconventional way of learning that will be productive when thinking outside the box for training. Jane Hart also had a blog (http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2012/04/20/is-it-time-for-a-byol-bring-your-own-learning-strategy-in-your-organization-byol/) that I thought was very interesting called “Is it time for a BYOL (Bring Your Own Learning) strategy in your organization?” In this blog it talks about how learning in the workplace needs to be more engaging to capture people’s interest. However she felt that it is too late for this type of action. It is evident that organizations are using their own strategies to solve their problems and sometimes it takes an outsider to bring ideas from within an organization to light. I really enjoyed reading her blogs and you will too.
My last blog reading came from our additional resources. In this particular blog (http://en.wordpress.com/tag/instructional-design/) several different discussions can be found on IDT and online instruction. Although this was my last view at an IDT blog it gives me direction for my future postings in my own blog. It gives me a different idea of how my next blogs will be organized and designed. I thought this was a well designed blog with information that I could see and decide easily what I wanted to further inquire about.
Blogging has been a true learning experience for me but I feel that I can learn a lot from visiting other blogs to help me better understand the learning/teaching process through a different source. I have really enjoyed this journey to a land that I have never gone to before. All three blogs will be beneficial in being a productive Instructional Designer.
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