Cathy Moore has a very interesting blog post on action mapping. You can see her presentation embedded below.
What she calls action mapping can also be called goal mapping. But she does make a very important point….
The whole purpose of learning is not to accumulate knowledge but help people take action that will get the desired results.
So instead of starting off with the information you think people need, you start with the goal to be achieved and then work back to the information that they actually need.
This is the process:
- Identify the goal that needs to be achieved.
- Identify the actions/behavior that will accomplish that goal.
- Devise suitable skill-development activities that will give learners the ability to perform the necessary actions successfully.
- Work out what information and other resources learners need for their skill-development activities.
Using this process will keep you focused on working out how to get the best results for your learners.