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Boost the *Learning* in eLearning with the help of analogies. This is like putting your eLearning design on steroids.
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Wow…a
Light Bulb Went On!
How to Use Analogies in eLearning
What is learning?
“Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience.”
David Kolb (1984)
Huh?
Okay. Let’s use an analogy to explain this.
Learning is like making this…
…into this.
Did you just feel a small “Aha!” moment?
(Nice analogy, huh?) That means a light bulb went on!
Knowledge is created...
Pretend these leaves are knowledge.
…through the transformation of experience.
These experiences helped create the knowledge (you know, the leaves).
Collecting sun rays Absorbing water Absorbing nutrients
Just feel another “Aha!” moment?
(sorry for the pun) Great! You must be getting brighter!
Learning is a process…
…and part of this process includes analogies.
(technically, it’s analogical reasoning)
“Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience.”
David Kolb (1984)
Does this make better sense now?
Yes, thanks! So analogies really help me learn?
Yup.
More analogies = More learning
More light bulbs go on!
Analogies link new information to your current knowledge.
(created from past experiences)
Now help your learners’ light bulbs go on by…
…using analogies!
So let’s put the ‘learning’ into eLearning!
When you design an eLearning course, it’s easy to assume each learner has a…
blank mind
THAT’S
FALSE. (Of course, you knew that.)
Which means YOU have the opportunity to use analogies because…
in eLearning
… your learners are LOADED with knowledge!
(Why not link new information to this???)
Got it! So, can I see some examples of
analogies?
Sure!
“This team consolidates
and allocates resources
to ensure the highest
value resources are
designated for the
highest value work.”
Say what?
“This team consolidates
and allocates resources
to ensure the highest
value resources are
designated for the
highest value work.”
“The Supplier Team
assigns you to tasks with
the highest value.”
First rewrite this to something simpler.
Then find an analogy. Hmm…mountains?
Your learners have some type of experience with mountains, right?
The Supplier Team assigns you to tasks with the highest value.
We bring you from this task…
…to this task.
Combine image with text to describe analogy.
Thanks…a light bulb went on!
Cool. Got another example?
Of course!
“The diversity in our
company must include
thought and experience,
within an environment where
diverse views are welcomed
and where there is a
commonality from working
together to create change.”
What?!?
“The diversity in our
company must include
thought and experience,
within an environment where
diverse views are welcomed
and where there is a
commonality from working
together to create change.”
“We welcome ALL
people in our company;
together we make
positive change.”
First, get to the point. Let’s rewrite to make it easier to read.
Then find an analogy. What about buttons?
Your learners have some type of experience with buttons, right?
Combine buttons with text to describe analogy.
We welcome ALL people in our company; together we make positive change.
Our people with diverse backgrounds...
…work together to make this.
That’s great…thanks! A light bulb went on!
Awesome. Can I see another
example?
If you insist! How about one
more?
“The 3P (Production
Preparation Process) is part of
a Lean manufacturing design
approach that includes QFD,
design reviews, and post-start
up monitoring by a cross-
functional team to Kaizen any
bugs in the new system.”
Zzzzzzzz…
“The 3P (Production
Preparation Process) is part of
a Lean manufacturing design
approach that includes QFD,
design reviews, and post-start
up monitoring by a cross-
functional team to Kaizen any
bugs in the new system.”
“The 3P (Production
Preparation Process) is a
mock up design method.”
Rewrite after you learn what 3P “really” is. Just keep it simple.
Then find an analogy. How about a house?
Your learners have some type of experience being in a house, right?
Put kitchen closest to where groceries come in.
Combine image with text to describe analogy.
Oops! This closet will get in the way of your van!
The 3P (Production Preparation Process) is a mock up design method.
Your truck with groceries.
With 3P, you see what you are going to build and how you’re going to use it!
That’s cool! A light bulb went on!
Hmm… you got me thinking more about analogies.
Thank you!
You’re welcome. Make sure you use
effective ones.
Analogies are just part of the learning process. Pick them wisely to tap into learners’ experiences.
Analogies prepare learners to solve problems. Problem solving cannot occur without analogical reasoning… because experience always intervenes.
Oh, and I have one thing to ask…
Thank you!
Coming soon….
Follow me in Slideshare.net to view
upcoming presentations on analogies and how they can be used in eLearning.
Great! Click on my email
and write to me with your
analogy ideas!
Aww…hope you contact me
next time!
By the way, isn’t a decision like what happens after you see a highway sign??
Will you contact me?
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By: Parker Grant, Learning Designer
