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A Message for Instructional Designers - Learning Styles Are Important
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Article Overview: I recently had a casual conversation with a guy responsible for checking aircraft engines for cracks in the metal casings. A pretty critical job you might think-particularly if, like me, you fly a lot on business. I was interested in the quality tool and systems he uses in his job “Six Sigma? SPC? ISO 9000? “ I inquired. “I sat through all that stuff in class,” was his response, “but I really didn’t understand it or pay attention”. He thought for a second and added, “but I know I can detect a hairline crack on a piece of metal from 100 yards!”
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A Message for Instructional Designers - Learning Styles Are Important
I recently had a casual conversation with a guy responsible for
checking aircraft engines for cracks in the metal casings. A pretty
critical job you might think—particularly if, like me, you fly a lot on
business.
I was interested in the quality tool and systems he uses in his job “Six Sigma? SPC? ISO 9000? “ I inquired.
“I sat through all that stuff in class,” was his response, “but I
really didn’t understand it or pay attention”. He thought for a second
and added, “but I know I can detect a hairline crack on a piece of
metal from 100 yards!”
This was a slap on the forehead moment for me. For years I had
designed and delivered training courses on all kinds of topics and
prided myself in knowing a thing or two about differing learning
styles—but this interaction made differences in learning styles come to
life.
While I was interested in inquiring about the theoretical frameworks
underlying his job, my metal detecting genius friend was not interested
in theory. He learned what he needed to know and moved on with life in
a practical way—detecting very important cracks in very important
pieces of metal!
My friend could be described as an ACTIVE, SENSING, VISUAL learner.
REFLECTIVE, INTUITIVE, VERBAL instructional designers like me better
understand how to design effective training programs for him. After
all—we need those hairline cracks in our plane engines detected PRONTO!
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