Instructional design/Strong Learning Checklist/RevID
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Information Dump Training[edit | edit source]What is Information Dump Training?[edit | edit source]Training materials that Cathy Moore would label as "sad information dumps" merely provide learners with long descriptions of boring text. Information dump materials DON'T engage learners by asking them to formulate an answer, practice a skill, or think critically about a specific subject. Simply put, information dumps put learners to sleep.
Information Dump Examples[edit | edit source]This section contains some examples of training materials that are information dumps. Objectives[edit | edit source]The following is an example of learning objectives that represent "information dumps." Note that these objectives DON'T ask the learner to do anything: Materials[edit | edit source]The following describes training materials that DON'T allow the learner to actually practice what is being learned. These training materials subject the learner to an "information dump":
Activities[edit | edit source]The following describes activities in a training session that DON'T provide the learner with a powerful learning experience. The learners are subjected to a day-long "information dump":
Tone and Esthetics[edit | edit source]The following describes training materials that do not respect what the learner already knows. This is clearly an "information dump" that DOESN'T motivate the learner:
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