Bad experiences can lead to good practices
Everyone has bad experiences in their jobs. Turning those bad experiences into good practices makes you more marketable, dependable, and consistent. Here are a few ways my bad experiences have helped me.
Consistency in instructional design – using heuristics to increase learning
Consistency in training is necessary for learners to know what is expected of them. Building these relationships rely on something called heuristics.
Survivorship bias in training
Businesses and stakeholders measure the best performers to develop training, but this means they are only studying the survivors, introducing bias into their research.
The anyone-ness of training
Can anyone develop training for anyone for any situation? I say yes, with certain caveats and expectations. I am a pro-anyone-ness advocate.
Philosophers of training
Businesses want critical thinkers. Businesses want their strategic plans executed. Instructional designers are the critical thinkers that help companies execute their strategic goals.