Instructional Design and Learning Philosophy

The HighTop Company, LLC is committed to providing the best core skills content possible for e-Learning, online or computer based training. We do this by applying the following principles:

Sound Instructional Design

All course content is developed using a variety of research techniques. These include:

Brainstorming sessions with target audience
Library research
Online research
Customer research (focus groups, surveys. etc.)
Subject Matter Experts (SME)
Interviews with trainers

Our instructional designers are experts at creating imaginative and innovative solutions for your training needs through the development of powerful instructional elements. These include:

Learning objectives– effective tool for managing, monitoring and evaluating training
Meaningfulness– connect the topic to the student's past, present and future
Appropriate organization of essential ideas– help students focus on what they need to know in order to learn
Modeling techniques– demonstrate to students how to act and solve problems
Active application– the cornerstone to learning - help students immediately apply what they have learned to a real-life situation
Consistency– creating consistent instructions and design to help students learn and retain new information
Accelerated learning techniques– creating interactive, hands-on involvement to accommodate different learning styles

Application of Adult Learning Styles

Adults learn best by incorporating their personal experiences with training and by applying what they learn to real-life situations. HighTop’s experienced instructional designers incorporate a variety of accelerated learning techniques, scenarios, simulations and interaction within each course. This ensures that the learning will appeal to all learning styles and will be retained.

Customization

The HighTop Company, LLC proprietary software enables the instructional designer to quickly and easily add graphics, concepts and ideas that are in concert with the customer's specifications and requirements. This feature allows the students to improve the exact skills they need in the shortest amount of time.