Map It: The hands-on guide to strategic training design

Ensure that the practice and assessment are high-context. • Use job aids to change something from a recall to a recognition task. Job aids change the task from “recall the steps” to “follow these steps,” reducing the need to rely on memory. If you do use job aids, give your learners a chance to practice with the job aid as part of the learning. We’

• Ask “What do they actually need to do with this?”

So if we wanted to fix that last objective, how could we make it better? Original objective: Learner will understand the limitations of JavaScript as a programming tool. A possible revision: Learner will be able to identify the best programming tools for a specific task and be able to state the reasons why. Or perhaps: Learner will be able to state

So when you are mapping out the route, you need to ask yourself what the journey looks like. Knowledge • What information does the learner need to be successful? • When along the route will they need it? • What formats would best support that? Skills • What will the learners need to practice to develop the needed proficiencies? • Where are their op