Learning Portfolio - How To Select The Most Efficient Learning Methods?
The biggest enemy in finding the best composition of learning approaches in the learning journey which you are working on is… yourself. You feel comfortable in using a specific subset of learning approaches—you are familiar with them, you know how to design, develop and deliver them, you know what challenges you will face, and you are prepared to face them. They are just within your comfort zone.
But just because you feel OK with them doesn’t mean that they are the best for the specific purpose you are working on. If you do not go outside of this box, you will be using the same methods repeatedly.
The selection of the best (for the specific context) learning methods could be supported by one of the design thinking techniques which is called Learning Portfolio. To make this exercise we should use:
- Design thinking tools—artifacts representing learning methods (you can choose from pre-prepared solutions or prepare them on your own)
- Design thinking approach—the process which will result in a selected pool of learning methods
Check this article on eLearningIndustry.com to learn how to effectively create contextualized learning portfolio.