Jump-Start Your Learning Objectives
Detailed learning objectives are crucial to the instructional systems development (ISD) process. Objectives let trainers, learners, and managers know what the training will accomplish. They also allow trainers to evaluate learner progress and the training's effectiveness. This Infoline shows readers a five-step process to design learning objectives. Readers will learn how to identify training needs, state training goals, determine key content, designate the level of learning required, and generate specific, measurable learning objectives. This issue includes practical worksheets, templates, and examples to help readers easily and successful create their own learning objectives.
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Full ProfileDeborah Laurel, training facilitator, has been a trainer and a consultant in the areas of workplace learning and performance improvement for over 30 years. She was adjunct faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 20 years. Deborah is the principal of Laurel and Associates, an international training and consulting firm. She has provided train-the-trainer programs on a national basis for over ten years and on an international basis since 1998. Deborah is also a Certified Professional Consultant to Management. Twice published in the Pfeiffer Annuals, she earned her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
