Learning Nerd’s Diary #51
Welcome back Learning Nerds!
I had a relaxing weekend after forever! Did a bunch of cleaning so my OCD is at peace. Coming back this week with renewed energy…
👀 Sneak peak
Here is what I have in store for you this week -
💭 Learning About Learning: Addition & Subtraction - LxD Edition
🥜 Learning Nugget: Instant Learning
💥 Coolest Thing I Learnt This Week:
From creation to curation
Future Skills
Why you need visuals!
🔦 Spotlight: Fixed vs Growth Mindset
Let's jump right in!
💭 Addition & Subtraction - LxD Edition
Just like manufacturing, there are 2 ways of designing learning experiences -
Additive learning experiences
Subtractive learning experiences
Let’s unpack them further!
Additive Learning Experiences
These are learning experiences where with every iteration, you add more things - an bonus article, a new video, an additional topic.
Additive learning experiences work with the MVP approach - the first iteration just gets the job done. And with every iteration, more and more problems get solved.
Example:
A cooking course for beginners
V1: 5 cook-along sessions
V2: 5 cook-along sessions + 2 peer cook-along sessions
V3: 5 cook-along sessions + 2 peer cook-along sessions + 1 repository for recipes
Subtractive Learning Experiences
These are learning experiences where with every iteration, you subtract some things.
Subtractive learning experiences work with the FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) approach. The first iteration is maximalist. With every iteration you double down on things that work well and remove things that don’t.
Example:
A writing course for beginners
V1: 5 online sessions + 2 peer mentoring sessions + 2 article per week
V2: 4 online sessions + 1 peer mentoring session + 2 article per week
V3: 2 online sessions + Async peer mentoring + 1 article per week
Additive and subtractive methods are not always mutually exclusive. A lot of times they might work in tandem - you add certain things and you remove some other things to make sure that the learning experience is improving over time.
Be aware of what is needed at what time! When it comes to learning experiences - less is always more :)
🥜 Instant Learning
There is no instant learning.
Learning fundamentally is a process of change and all change requires time and effort. Just like noodles, if it's instant - it's probably not healthy!
💥 Coolest Thing I Learnt this Week
From creation to curation
As learning experience designers we don’t always need to create things. There is no point reinventing the wheel. Came across this beautiful article that talks about how with workplaces evolving, L&D needs to too! Check it out here
Future Skills
I love how beautifully this graph looks at future skills -
Here is how I look at 3 skills I’m trying to work on in my context:
Self Development-Related: Dealing with Ambiguity
Organisation-Related: Managing Stakeholders
Object-Related: Marketing for Learning
What are the skills you’re trying to develop? Where do they fit in?
Why you need visuals!
🔦 Spotlight
Incase you needed to hear this today -
Love & Learning
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