Have you defined what learning means to you? If not, here's how you can include this major piece of the instructional design puzzle to your course. Point 1: Define what learning means to you and your course Point 2: Carry your definition of learning throughout your course Point 3: Find a way for participants to measure achievement in your course How do you define learning? If you're focused on designing the best PowerPoint slides for your course, please stop -- and instead th

Point 1: Known Knowns Point 2: Known Unknowns Point 3: Unknown Unknowns What are Known Knowns? Known Knowns refers to what your learners already understand about a subject. For instance, in a sales strategies course, assume that all the learners come to the course with the ability to describe the product line in a 3-minute pitch (Known Known). The learners will use this ability to give a 3-minute pitch as the starting point to add to their knowledge. Why do you need Known Kno