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The Art And Science Of Scenario Design: An Evidence-Based Framework


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💓The Story 

In this conversation, Christy Tucker shares her expertise in scenario-based learning and branching scenarios, strategies to integrate AI, and discusses their effectiveness in teaching complex skills. 


🎯Story Takeaways

  • Scenario-based learning and branching scenarios can be effective in teaching complex skillsthat require critical thinking and decision-making.

  • When designing branching scenarios, it is important to focus on specific behaviors and provide realistic feedback.

  • Simplifying complex topics and making them concrete can empower learners to apply knowledge effectively.

  • Using AI tools can help generate ideas and alternative choices for branching scenarios, but human oversight and editing are necessary.

  • Christy's MAGIC?


  • 🍀Conversation Outline

    00:00 How Christy transit from teaching music to designing intriguing scenarios

    03:00 What is branching scenario design?

    06:55 Branching scenario example: A brief doctor-patient intervention 

    12:34 Branching scenarios for inclusive leadership development?

    19:27 Common challenges of branching scenario strategies

    22:41 Does branching scenario design make learning more effective?

    25:55 How to best leverage AI to design branching scenarios?

    30:11 Risk of losing human element when over-relying on AI

    32:34 When would it be best to leverage branching scenarios?

    34:10 Christy's MAGIC


    😀 Watch the show highlight shorts here: 

    Branching scenarios are best for tricky nuanced skill development: https://youtu.be/mDNxzWs5Pcc 

    Continued refining with AI to develop branching scenarios: https://youtube.com/shorts/T9ChOnJjOxI 

    Over-relying on AI may lose personality: https://youtube.com/shorts/rxKwWowr8Us 

    Showing empathy & curiosity engages: https://youtube.com/shorts/6nMBZ8PkjT0 

    Use AI to generate alternative answers: https://youtu.be/gehzh_IDBzo 

    When branching scenario is best for building skills: https://youtu.be/iD4feq6IhWA 

     

    ☕ Connect with Our Guest Here

    Christy Tucker is a learning experience design consultant with over 20 years of experience helping people learn. She specializes in using scenario-based learning to engage audiences and promote skill transfer to real-world environments. She has created training for a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit associations, state and local government agencies, universities, and more. Christy has been blogging about instructional design and elearning for over 15 years and is a regular speaker at industry conferences and events. https://www.christytuckerlearning.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/christytucker/

    https://www.yourbranchingscenario.com/


    📚Read the research article: 

    The Art And Science Of Scenario Design: An Evidence-Based Framework: https://www.jianiwu.com/magicademy-blog/the-art-and-science-of-scenario-design-an-evidence-based-framework 

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    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magicademy/id1721440260 


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