How to Hold Effective Meetings Microlearning
Project Overview
Audience: Managers, team leaders, and employees at the mid-sized company Spiritdale Events
Responsibilities: Instructional Design, eLearning Development, storyboarding, video creation, visual & graphic design
Tools Used: Articulate Rise, Powtoon, Windows Clipchamp, Google Suite
Project Background
The Problem
The team leads and employees at Spiritdale Events are full of enthusiasm and fresh ideas. They have a strong sense of camaraderie on their teams. While these are great assets for event planning, sometimes the team meetings lack structure and organization. It’s easy for people to get swept away in ideas and chatting, without an agenda. Senior managers want to provide a microlearning training on How to Hold Effective Meetings to give people ideas and a structure for holding their meetings.
The Solution
Senior management presented this idea to the Spiritdale Events Learning & Development team, and they took the lead on the project. They decided on a microlearning course in Articulate Rise for ease of access and streamlined information. They worked together to create information slides, interactive activities, and an activity and template for planning meetings. The goal was to provide employees with ideas to think about and practical strategies to take with them and apply.
Design Process
I designed this training using a simple outline and storyboard, with inspiration from the interactive templates in Articulate Rise. I began by choosing the big ideas and learning objectives for the training. Then, I researched best practices for holding meetings; I also drew from my own personal experiences with meetings.
I created simple information and flashcard slides in Articulate Rise to outline the purpose and characteristics of effective meetings. I provided interactivity with a sorting activity and a video about best practices for meetings. I ended the training with an activity to practice and apply the material, where learners drafted their own 30-45 minute meeting agenda. There was an agenda template to download and take with them for future use.
My goals for this training were to present the information in a simple and interactive way, and to provide authentic practice and tools for use in everyday life.
Reflection
One thing I appreciated about designing this project was how intuitive and useful the interface of Articulate Rise is. It was the perfect platform for designing a microlearning. It allowed me to present the content in bite-sized pieces and provide interaction in a visually appealing way. I also enjoyed the processes of creating a video and developing an authentic assessment and template for learners to use. Designing this training was an intuitive and flow-like experience!