Humans remember stories better than we remember facts. Stories are more engaging - they can invoke a positive emotional response, which helps us remember better. We can use stories in the form of scenarios to help our learners, giving them a positive reason to remember what they learned. Then, they can take the lessons and apply them in their lives, including on the job.

This course is for anyone who is responsible for creating learning experiences that engage learners and help them with retention.

Not only do we talk about WHY scenario-based learning helps your learners remember and benefits them in their performance, but you’ll also be working toward creating your OWN scenario-based learning experience.

Through microlearning, curated resources, video meetings with breakout activities, and exercises you’ll share with your peers, you’ll be able to make a case for scenario-based learning and bring interesting and memorable experiences to your organization.

You’ll also get access to Eduflow Academy’s exclusive Slack community when you join the course.

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Meet your instructor

Heidi Kirby

L&D Leader & Host of the BLOC Podcast

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Heidi Kirby is a customer education manager, Ph.D. candidate in instructional design and technology at Old Dominion University, and host of the BLOC (Building Learning and Organizational Culture) podcast for L&D professionals.

She got her start as a college English professor but has since worked as an instructional designer for NASA, a large health insurance company, software-as-a-service organizations, and a unicorn start-up company. She also teaches graduate level podcasting and coaches/teachers new instructional designers. For her PhD program, she is studying leadership competencies instructional designers need to be successful. Her career goal is to continue to grow her leadership skills to bring positive change and a sense of belonging and learning culture.

Course outline

Get a detailed view into what you’ll be learning

Before Week 1

Introduction

In this module, you’ll introduce yourself and get to know the other participants. You’ll set some goals for what you hope to achieve and learn more about the instructor.

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💡 Learn about‍

Your instructor, Heidi Kirby

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⚡️ Engage

Meet the cohort
Set some goals for the course

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Week 1

Introducing Scenario-Based Learning (SBL)

In this module, you’ll learn the basics of scenario-based learning (SBL), including the benefits and how SBL prepares your learners for real-life situations.

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💡 Learn about

Benefits of SBL
Why You Need SBL

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⚡️ Engage

Brainstorm project ideas
Research and share a successful example of SBL

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Week 2

Storytelling

In this module, we'll talk about what makes a great story. This way, you can use great stories in your scenario-based learning (SBL). You'll practice using the storytelling techniques.

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💡 Learn about

The components of a good story
Using storytelling to create a great scenario for SBL

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⚡️ Engage‍

Brainstorm stories for your scenario
Share a story about your week, using all the elements of good storytelling

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Week 3

Tools for Building Scenarios

In this module, you'll be introduced to BranchTrack, which can be used to easily build scenario-based learning (SBL) experiences. You'll practice in the tool and begin building the experience you're going to submit for peer review in the final week.

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💡 Learn about

BranchTrack
How to build SBL in BranchTrack
Some of the other tools used in SBL

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⚡️ Engage

Practice using BranchTrack
Begin building your scenario in BranchTrack

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Week 4

Review Scenarios

In this module, you'll review the SBL experience you created, and you'll submit it for peer review. Then, you'll get actionable feedback from your peers on the scenario you created and the opportunity to reflect on that feedback. We'll also meet live to wrap up the course and share projects.

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⚡️ Engage