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Jan 6 •
Why do learning styles persist?
Over and over again, I hear that people need to be taught according to their preferred learning style (visual, audible, haptic). However, the overwhelming consensus among researchers is that this is a myth. I saw a statistic that 90% of people believe they have a learning style in spite of this research. Is it something we’ve been taught to believe or is there more to the story? Love to hear your thoughts!
3 likes • Jan 6
I agree with the research. People have learning ‘preferences’ but don’t learn by needing a certain style. When I design training, I try to appeal to a variety of preferences. Variety is the spice of life! If there was a style that worked better, the entire environment would be designed to that style. How boring would that become?!
Dec '25 •
Taken by the Scope Creep
Last week I started a project to revise several procedures we use for training. My problem is that as I dig into them, I keep finding more and more things to fix. Finally, I just decided to make it “good enough for now” so I could move forward and get things done and revisit later to make more corrections Have you ever found yourself in a scenario like this?
3 likes • Dec '25
Sounds like you have a “Lifelong Learner” problem. Revisit those procedures in a year or two, and you’ll see opportunities to fix the things you just edited. You learn, grow, improve, and cycle back. Once you see it, you realize it’s not just the procedures. It’s the content you create, the templates you build, the legacy you once created. It’s a problem, but IMHO, it’s a great problem.
Aug '25 •
Welcome! Start here!
I am excited to start this new community for instructional designers, corporate trainers, adult educators, and other L&D professionals! This is meant to be a space where we can share ideas, problems, and best practices to help us in the day-to-day tasks we face in our professional lives. Please take a moment to comment on this post with your name, a little about your job, and what brought you to this community! I'll start. I'm Billy, and I currently work as an independent training specialist with a focus on nuclear energy and the oil/gas industry. I created this community because I think there are so many people out there with great ideas when it comes to training, and I wanted a supportive place where we can share those ideas!
3 likes • Nov '25
I am a retired Navy submariner and also retired from the commercial nuclear industry where I spent my career in training. I am now a training consultant for a training software vendor. Got my BS in workforce education while serving at the US Navy submarine school and by MEd in instructional design while at the power plant.
2 likes • Nov '25
@Billy Daniel Can I ask what plant? I served on the George C Marshall in Scotland, and the Kentucky and Maine in Georgia. My commercial plant was building and starting up Vogtle 3&4
Nov '25 •
Opinion on objectives?
I grew up with ADDIE, so objectives are part of my religion. Proper writing, structure, verbs, etc…. However, I’ve recently seen some trends where IDs are moving away from them. I personally feel like they matter (I could just be brainwashed), but I would love to hear your opinions/experiences with using them!
1 like • Nov '25
I feel that objectives are more for the designer than the student. The student needs to know why they are in the chair, but all of the details that go into the lesson don’t matter to them. In your pump example, the learner needs to know how to “operate the pump safely”. That’s all. But the designer needs to know that to be effective teaching that, they need to cover power supplies, safety concerns, unexpected events, etc. In simple ID terms, give the learner the Terminal Objectives and give the Designer the Enabling objectives.
Nov '25 •
Training Win!
Yesterday I received a message that someone used a technique I taught them over a year ago in a one-off class to help close a real estate transaction. It’s fun to get that kind of feedback because it shows you made an impact in someone’s life and it stuck!
1 like • Nov '25
I fell in love with training when the words I used to explain a concept to an 18 year old trainee hit home after hearing several different explanations from others. Seeing his reaction when “the light went on” made me want to do this for a living. It was an incredible, empowering feeling I’ll never forget
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