StyleLearn Origins

Educational or learning objectives have been a point of contention between teachers, educators and curriculum theorists. Most conversations in corporate learning about learning objectives often start with Bloom's Taxonomy, however, the work of Ralph W. Tyler precedes the original taxonomy by more than 20 years and gives us key insights on the importance of objectives in systemic instructional desi...

What does the iconic Rosie the Riveter, the "J" programs,WWII and Lean methodology have in common? From 1940-1945, the United States had the benefit of establishing the Training Within Industry or TWI program. This program was led by industry executives C.R. Dooley, Walter Dietz, M.J. Kane and Glenn Gardiner who helped the World War II production effort. The evidence seen in the literature from th...

The difference between an Instructional Designer and a content developer is in the capacity to analyze the need for training. Many of the problems encountered in the workplace are often not the result of lack of training or solved with training efforts. Luckily, we have a long trajectory of good practices beginning with Job Breakdown Lists from 1919 and the Training Within Industry (TWI) movement...

Most histories of corporate training or Learning and Development as it is known today, are missing the most detailed account of the establishment of modern training practices in history. The United States entered World War I late in 1917 and the war was over a little over a year after that. The shipyard building efforts were a big reason why the war ended and the training practices forged during t...

Did you know that practically 90 percent of the practices followed in Learning and Development, Organizational Development and Instructional Design were established in the early 1900s? Welcome to the StyleLearn Origins podcast, a weekly exploration of the past of corporate learning and instructional designs with key insights for the future. ABOUT ALEX SALAS Venezuelan-born US Navy combat veteran A...