We get in the weeds with Chris Daniel, Senior LMS Strategist at Eastern Kentucky University. Chris co-founded EKU's instructional design master's program and is field faculty for the University of Kentucky.

We talk about:

1. Cognitive Load Theory and the importance of learning efficiency
2. Using NASA's Task Load Index to measure learning efficiency
3. Starting with Catherine Sleezer's Needs Assessment prior to building training
4. Tips for engaging learners to drive learning completions
5. What AI can do now and where it could help in the future

You can reach Chris at chris.daniel@eku.edu or chris.daniel@gmail.com

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Topics

(00:00) Introduction to Chris Daniel

(00:58) How to measure learning efficiency using Cognitive Load Theory

(03:15) Are narrative simulations more effective than text and image?

(07:57) Why learning efficiency matters

(10:45) Practical advice for measuring learning efficiency

(13:20) Can Kirkpatrick Level 1 be used to evaluate effectiveness?

(18:45) The role of Instructional Designers and challenges they face

(21:30) Sleezer's Needs Analysis explained

(25:40) How do we actually get people to do the training?

(29:05) How AI is speeding up University faculty

(32:04) Chris' vision for the future of AI agents

(37:15) Kentucky vs Australia

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References

Learning From Media: Arguments, Analysis, and Evidence | Richard E. Clark

Cognitive Load Measurement as a Means to Advance Cognitive Load Theory | Fred Paas

A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment | Catherine M. Sleezer, Darlene F. Russ-Eft, Kavita Gupta

Map It: The hands-on guide to strategic training design | Cathy Moore

Instructional Illusions | Paul A. Kirschner

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