Learner Motivation Explained: USE AN LMS TO MOTIVATE YOUR LEARNERS TO UPSKILL
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LEARNER MOTIVATION EXPLAINEDHOW TO USE AN LMS TO MOTIVATE YOUR LEARNERS TO UPSKILL
That’s me, Allen Partridge. I’m an educator, a game & simulation developer, and a learning addict. I live in Oregon, and love to hike in the mountains that surround my home at the southern edge of the Williamette Valley.
Our Perspective…
I bought this huge library oftraining content for my learners.
They don’t ever use it. I thinkthey must just be lazy.
Their Perspective…
Like I need 400 Lessons on how to usePowerPoint
You mean those irritating annual torturesessions, where I ignore the reading andguess the questions until I get it right?
You do know that I have an actual jobto do here, right?
We hear learners asking …
• Why should I prioritize this?• Is this a waste of my time?• How will this benefit me?• Will this impact my annual review?• Will this help me do my job better?• Will this enhance my career?• Is this more important than other tasks?• Who will know that I’ve done this?
We all have choices
What motivates you to do one thingversus another?
What kinds of things de-motivate you?
Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Motivators
Do It for a reward
I want to do it, so I will
Do it or you’re fired
I don’t see any reason
to do it
External Internal
Positive
Negative
The only option to create long term sustainablemotivation is this one.
To learn more about what motivates 21st Century employees, have a look at Daniel Pink’s inspiringTed Talk about motivation.
So what can I do to aid intrinsic motivation?
• Autonomy• Desire to be self-directed
• Mastery• Urge to get better at things• Think about playing a game
• Why do you want to level up?• Why do you improve your skills?
• Purpose• Desire to make a contribution
Interesting application by Steve Smith
In an article for HR Zone, Steve Smith extends thisparadigm to Maslow’s Hierarchy
Notably, the motivators that Smith Identifies, alignwith those that Pink identifies related to intrinsicmotivation.
The sense of belonging, confidence in self anddesire for self actualization (purpose) are hugeintrinsic motivations
HR Zone Article from Steve Smith, April 17, 2014
So how can you start to do some of this?
Remove barriers to successEase of Use & Mobile AccessClear communication of expectations & purposeLess stick, more carrot
Provide optionsEnable self-selection of skill based course contentProvide abundant options – relevant to various needsProvide multiple course delivery optionsGive appropriate timelines
Provide opportunities for belonging Through participationThrough gamificationThrough feedback
Provide opportunities to shineCelebrate MasteryAcknowledge Positive Progress
Purpose
Mastery
Establish a learning culture
Gamification
Certifications
Course effectiveness index
Smooth content integration
Understanding Gamification
• The Carrot & The Stick• Incentivize positive behaviors like …• Quickly responding to calls for action• Self-initiated training• Upskilling• Working quickly
• Align to working groups• Enable or disable based on your requirements and
preferences
Partridge, Allen R. What’s a Stick without a Carrot? Gamification in Learning Management, eLearning Industry, April 2016
LIVE DEMOIncentivize Learning with Gamification. Motivate Learners to Work Independently and Stay on Task
Wait! Huh? What is a skill?
• A skill is a specific learned activity.• Trainers often use competencies &
skills to organize the types of training created and assigned to learners
• By aligning your learning to skills, you will be able to easily show the people with the money, how awesome your training is.
Align your courses to skills
Show me how, show me now
• Step 1• Get a free Adobe Captivate
Prime account• Step 2• Login and create your first
skill• Click Skills on the Admin
Panel left hand menu• Choose the Add button
from the upper right corner
Show me how, show me now
• Step 3• Add the name and description of
the new skill in the dialog• Step 4
• Add as many levels of the skill as you like.
• These are like beginner, intermediate and advanced
• Designate how many credits should be earned to master the skill level
• Click save to save the skill• Run around your office
screaming – “I’m the bomb-diggity!”
LIVE DEMOEasily Add Custom Skills to Your Learning Management System
Combine scheduling & content
Any format content incl. interactive
PDF, PPTs, DOCx, SCORM, AICC
Build courses – align to skills
Just load all of your content into the LMS
Show me how, show me now
• Step 1• Get a free Adobe Captivate
Prime account
Organizing your content in the LMS
Reusable modules
Version control
Searchable tags
Module CourseLearning Program
Show me how, show me now
Now let’s create a module• Step 2• Change to the Author panel
by clicking the little profile image – upper right
• Step 3• Now you’re an author. Click
‘Create Modules’ – it’s that big button, right there in the middle of the screen
Show me how, show me now
Now let’s create a module• Step 4
• Oh great, a form. Boo!• Don’t worry, it doesn’t
require much to fill out, and everything has a purpose, I promise.
• Step 5• Add the Title at minimum.
And be sure to add some kind of content. You could even add meta tags for search
Show me how, show me now
Now let’s make a course• Step 6• Once you feel ready, click
that save button in the upper right hand corner.
• Step 7• Check out the fruits of your
labor in the ‘Module Library’ • You can click on the link to
revisit the module, update it, or to change the way it’s scored
Show me how, show me now
Now let’s make a course• Step 8• Click the ‘Getting Started’ link
on the left menu• Now click ‘Create Courses’• Give it a name, etc. • Click ‘Add Modules’ under the
Content section• Choose Any type of module,
and add as many as you like• Repeat as desired, until
you’re happy with your course.
Show me how, show me now
Now let’s make a course• Step 9• Save when complete, and
Prime will take you to a settings page, where you will associate your course with one or more skills• You can also add more
meta tags and can still edit all aspects of the course• Once you are totally sure
you love it, click publish
A place to put my training online
• With Adobe Captivate Prime • Host your eLearning, docs, pdfs, videos & PowerPoints online• Blend instruction with Virtual Conferences and F2F Training• Easily access to test scores and tracking data
• Simply put, you can just publish to Prime from • Adobe Captivate• Adobe Presenter • Adobe Presenter Video Express
• OR Publish any SCORM, AICC or xAPI content• Like Storyline or Lectora
LIVE DEMOEasily Add Modules and Create Courses and Job Aids, Let Captivate Prime do the Heavy Lifting
Seamlessly switch b/w devices
Learning on the go
Offline access
Auto sync on reconnect
Mobile learning and offline tracking
Find out how learners did
• Shows more detail• what was the question• how did they answer• individual points / question
By Course – For Authors / Instructors
• Course Enrollments, Starts, Completions, etc.• Skill Assignments, Status, completions• Certification Stats• Learning Program Stats
Overall Results – For Admins / Managers
Powerful report builder
Real time dashboards
300+ customizable reports
Scheduling and sharing of reports
Manager reports
Show me how, show me now
• Step 1• On the Admin panel, select
reports• You can add reports using
the add button – upper right• Reports can be based on
the most common templates – or custom built• You can adjust what data to
show on x or y or secondary axes.
Show me how, show me now
• Step 2• Choose a template –
customize the name, and experiment with using different filters to create reports that meet your needs.• You can also adjust the time
span, or reporting interval.• Click save to keep the
report in your active dashboard
Show me how, show me now
• Step 3• The new report will appear in
your active dashboard• You can have and share as
many dashboards as you like• You can also subscribe for
email updates of reports.• Step 4
• You’ll also find a link to course reports on this page• Click it and select any course
to get a detailed report on individual course results
LIVE DEMOCreate Custom Reports and Dashboards to Monitor and Evaluate Learner Progress
