More tools

I just returned from a two-day beginner and intermediate training session on a new CBT design tool. I made an interesting discovery. I had taken their five-part on-line CBT to learn the tool, but finished the CBT without knowing how to create anything. The CBT's major shortcoming is that it didn't allow for any practice, and the parts weren't consistent. I didn't have a completed title to show for it. Going to the class and building a title myself gave me the confidence to begin a new title myself. Which I tried to do today, but couldn't access the tool because of some funky computer settings. I need to have my people talk to their people to make it work, but I am looking forward to being able to put my newfound knowledge to work.

On a deeper level, it gave me a very real-world example of how important interaction and practice are in any learning. CBTs are fine, but opportunities for practice need to be included or it's just fact regurgitation. I need to remember this experience as I continue building training interventions for others.