Guided learning typically refers to two distinct concepts: (1) An educational method where an instructor or system scaffolds information to help a student master a skill (between direct instruction and independent discovery), and (2) Digital Adoption Platforms (like Oracle Guided Learning) that use in-app pop-ups to guide employees through software tasks.
The following list of 100 uses covers both definitions, categorized by industry and scenario.
Corporate Software & Digital Adoption
These uses focus on helping employees navigate complex software (CRMs, ERPs, HR portals) via in-app walkthroughs.
New Hire Onboarding: Walking a new employee through their first login and profile setup.
CRM Data Entry: Guiding sales reps on how to correctly log a new lead in Salesforce/HubSpot.
Expense Reporting: Step-by-step overlays showing how to upload receipts and submit monthly expenses.
Benefits Enrollment: Highlighting deadlines and guiding staff through health insurance selection forms.
Software Updates: Highlighting "What's New" features after a system upgrade.
Password Resets: A self-service wizard helping users reset credentials without IT support.
Procurement Requests: Guiding a manager through the complex approval chain for buying new equipment.
Time Tracking: Reminding contractors where to log billable hours at the end of the week.
Compliance Acknowledgement: Forcing a workflow where users must read and sign a new policy before proceeding.
Complex Dashboards: A "tour guide" feature explaining what different analytics widgets represent.
K-12 Education (Pedagogical)
These uses focus on "scaffolding"—providing support that is gradually removed as the student learns.
Guided Reading: Small groups where the teacher decodes text strategies alongside students.
Scientific Method: A structured worksheet guiding students from hypothesis to conclusion.
Long Division: Using graph paper or visual blocks to guide students through the steps of division.
Essay Structure: A digital template with sentence starters for introduction, body, and conclusion.
Historical Analysis: Guiding students to analyze a primary source document by asking specific leading questions.
Phonics Blending: Teacher models blending sounds (c-a-t) and then guides students to do it with them.
Geometric Proofs: A fill-in-the-blank proof sheet that structures the logic before students write their own.
Art Techniques: Step-by-step instruction on shading a sphere before drawing a still life.
Conflict Resolution: A "Peace Path" mat that guides arguing students through steps of apology and resolution.
Map Reading: Guided questions helping students locate coordinates on a physical map.
Employee Training & Development
Diversity & Inclusion: Interactive modules that guide users through bias scenarios and ask for responses.
Safety Drills: A virtual walkthrough of emergency exit routes and protocols.
Phishing Simulations: Guided "spot the error" exercises to teach cybersecurity awareness.
Performance Reviews: Guiding managers on how to write constructive feedback within the review tool.
Machine Operation: AR (Augmented Reality) goggles guiding a factory worker through startup sequences.
Call Center Scripts: On-screen prompts guiding an agent through a difficult customer cancellation call.
Leadership Scenarios: Role-playing games where a guide provides feedback on management decisions.
Interview Training: Guided mock interviews with immediate feedback on body language and answers.
Code Compliance: Walking architects through a checklist of ADA requirements for a building design.
Retail POS Training: A "sandbox" mode guiding new cashiers through processing returns and exchanges.
Higher Education & Research
Lab Safety Protocols: A mandatory guided module before students are allowed to handle chemicals.
Citation formatting: A tool that guides students through the rules of APA/MLA style as they type.
Thesis Statements: A workshop guiding students to refine a broad topic into a specific argument.
Statistical Analysis: Software wizards (like in SPSS) guiding researchers through choosing the right test.
Peer Review: A structured form guiding students on how to critique a classmate's paper constructively.
Library Database Search: A tutorial guiding students on how to use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT).
Grant Writing: A template guiding researchers through the specific sections required for funding.
Dissection Guides: Step-by-step audio/visual guides for biology dissections.
Coding Syntax: Platforms like Codecademy that guide users line-by-line to write a Python function.
Logic Models: Guiding public health students to map inputs, outputs, and outcomes for a program.
Customer Support & Service (External)
Troubleshooting Wizards: "My internet is down" decision trees that guide customers to a fix.
Product Setup: A mobile app guiding a user through pairing a smart home device.
IKEA-style Assembly: Interactive 3D guides for assembling furniture.
Return Processing: A self-service portal guiding a customer through printing a return label.
Loan Applications: Tooltips explaining what "APR" and "Escrow" mean during a mortgage application.
Insurance Claims: A guided app experience for photographing car damage after an accident.
Tax Filing: TurboTax-style software asking simple questions to guide users through complex tax codes.
Website Tours: A "First time here?" pop-up guiding a shopper to the sale section or account page.
Booking Travel: Guiding a user through selecting flights, seats, and baggage add-ons.
Account Recovery: A secure, step-by-step process for a user who forgot their 2FA backup code.
Health, Wellness & Medical
Physical Therapy: An app guiding a patient through post-surgery knee exercises with rep counting.
Meditation: Audio-guided sessions (Headspace/Calm) teaching breathwork techniques.
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy): Guided journaling prompts to help users reframe negative thoughts.
First Aid: A voice-activated app guiding a bystander through CPR rhythm and steps.
Diabetes Management: An app guiding a newly diagnosed patient on how to measure insulin.
Surgeon Training: Robotic surgery simulators guiding residents through an appendectomy.
Nutrition Planning: A tool guiding users to build a meal plan based on their macro goals.
Labor & Delivery: A doula or nurse guiding a mother through breathing during contractions.
Sleep Hygiene: A guided routine helping insomniacs prepare for bed (dimming lights, no screens).
Panic Attacks: A "grounding" audio track guiding someone through a 5-4-3-2-1 sensory exercise.
Creative Arts & Hobbies
Painting: "Paint by numbers" or Bob Ross-style videos guiding users stroke-by-stroke.
Knitting/Crochet: Video tutorials guiding the specific hand movements for a purl stitch.
Music Instruments: Light-up keys on a keyboard guiding a beginner to play a melody.
Creative Writing: "Hero's Journey" templates guiding a writer to plot their novel.
Photography: Camera modes that guide the user on where to place the horizon line (rule of thirds).
Dance: Video games (like Just Dance) guiding players to match moves on screen.
Cooking: Meal kits (HelloFresh) with numbered photo cards guiding the cooking process.
Gardening: Apps guiding users on exactly when to plant and water specific seeds in their zone.
Origami: Step-by-step diagrams guiding the folding of a paper crane.
Video Editing: Software wizards guiding a creator on how to sync audio to video.
Technical Skill Acquisition
Welding: VR simulators guiding students on the correct angle and speed of the torch.
Flight Simulation: Guided tutorials teaching a pilot how to read instrument panels.
Typing: Software guiding fingers to the home row and measuring accuracy.
Language Learning: Duolingo-style apps guiding users through sentence construction.
Car Maintenance: Augmented reality manuals guiding a driver to the oil dipstick.
Electrical Wiring: A supervisor guiding an apprentice through a circuit breaker installation.
3D Modeling: Tutorials guiding a user to extrude a basic shape in CAD software.
Data Visualization: Tableau/Excel "Show Me" features guiding users to the best chart type for their data.
SEO Optimization: Yoast/plugins guiding a blogger to add keywords and meta descriptions.
Blockchain: Interactive tutorials guiding a developer to deploy their first smart contract.
Daily Life & Life Skills
Budgeting: An app guiding a user to categorize their last month's spending.
Driving: A driving instructor with a secondary brake guiding a teen through merging.
Laundry: A parent guiding a child on how to separate whites and colors.
Grocery Shopping: A layout-aware app guiding a shopper through the most efficient aisle route.
Home Repair: YouTube tutorials guiding a homeowner on how to fix a running toilet.
Tying a Tie: A mirror-image video guiding the steps of a Windsor knot.
Time Management: The Pomodoro technique guiding users to work in 25-minute focused bursts.
Packing: A checklist app guiding a traveler on what to pack based on the weather at their destination.
Moving House: A timeline guide reminding you when to book movers and transfer utilities.
Vote Registration: A non-partisan website guiding a citizen through their state's registration forms.
Special Education & Accessibility
Social Stories: Visual guides helping autistic children understand what to expect at a dentist visit.
Speech Therapy: Apps guiding users on tongue placement to articulate the "R" sound.
Task Sequencing: Visual schedules guiding a student through the morning routine (brush teeth -> get dressed).
Emotional Regulation: A "thermometer" chart guiding a student to identify their anger level.
Motor Skills: Tracing apps guiding a child to follow the lines of letters with a stylus.
Assistive Technology: Screen readers guiding a visually impaired user through a website's layout.
Job Coaching: A job coach physically guiding a worker with disabilities through stocking shelves.
Non-Verbal Communication: PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) guiding users to form sentences with pictures.
Sensory Integration: Guided activities to help students tolerate different textures or sounds.
Transition Planning: Guiding a graduating special needs student through post-school housing options.
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