All about Learning and Training

Caution: This is an opinion-based article. Like a fish who cannot see the entire water body it is living in, I feel I sometimes become ignorant of the larger aspect of my role in the training cycle. We sometimes are so lost in developing small pieces of deliverables that the entire purpose of the training remains unconsidered. Hence, I thought of distancing myself from what I have learned as an Instructional Designer, focusing my mind on recollecting how I learned the first complex skill in my life. I believe it's the first complex skill for everyone . Can you guess what it is? It’s our mother tongue. The language spoken in our native places. I bet nobody remembers how they learned it. Though I started learning English in the fourth standard, it was only when I was in the university, I could start speaking. So, how come I learned one language in the first three years of my life and took two decades to learn one more language. I never learned the grammar to speak my mother tong

Different educationalists have come up with their models for creating a training program, assessing the training outcome, or managing the development cycle. Some companies use them individually and some use a combination of models that suit their approach. Here I am providing a list of models used or considered in a training content development process. ADDIE Model ADDIE stands for:  A nalysis D esign D evelopment   I mplementation E valuation Usage : This is a basic model useful for product development cycle. It marks the beginning and end of a course or curriculum. Backward Design model T his model has three stages:   Desired results   Assessment Evidence   Learning Plan Usage : T his model is useful for creating learning plans and curriculum.      Dick and Carey’s Model This model has nine stages. Usage : This model is used for designing individual courses. 4C/ID-model This model has four components.  Learning Tasks   Supportive I

Objective: To highlight the key differences between Pedagogy and Andragogy Reading Duration: 2 minutes Etymologically, the two words can be read as:  Pedagogy : Paidi (child) + ago (guide) Andragogy : Andras (man) + ago (guide) Pedagogy (teaching children) is in many ways very much different from Andragogy (teaching adults). To understand the difference, we can use a simple analogy. How different is it to fill an empty container versus to replace the content of a container that is already full of different articles?  Swami Vivekanand once said, "Education is the manifestation of the divine perfection already existing in man." And Aristotle said, "Education is the process of creating a sound mind in the sound body." If I don't lean towards philosophy, Swami Vivekanand's definition seems to be more about Andragogy whereas Aristotle's definition has more to do with Pedagogy. But of course, this is my personal view.  Image courtesy:

Objective: To provide an overview of the beginning and end of a training program Reading duration: 2 minutes We have a general thinking in our society: "Education begins in the cradle and ends with death." While it cannot be denied, "training" has a different connotation altogether. Education or learning is a lifelong process whereas every piece of training is organized with one or few objectives to be accomplished.  The training we are talking about are the ones that are organized by the businesses with an aim to up-skill their workforce.  The start of the training development program is triggered by various factors. Following are some of the examples: Business is not happy with the productivity of a process. It wants to achieve higher level of productivity to make the process profitable. Business wants to up-skill the workforce with new technology or processes to stay relevant in the market. A new system or process has been introduc