Instructional Design

July 5, 2020

Quickly Implement eLearning From What You Have: ADDIE Model In Practice

If you know how to use PPT, then you can quickly build an eLearning course using its powerful integrated functions. But this article aims to share much more than this. Read further.

by Jingjing Lin

June 24, 2020

Strategies For Effective Webinar-Based Training

Webinars are a common delivery platform for training. Utilizing these simple design and delivery elements will make efficient use of you and your learners' time during your next session.

by Kevin Herrholtz, CPLP

June 14, 2020

How Instructional Design Is A Part Of Learning Experience Design

Creating learning experiences is a way of helping the learner achieve the desired results. Is it the same as Instructional Design?

by Rajat Arora

June 5, 2020

8 Steps For Creating Engaging eLearning Courses

Creating eLearning content is exciting. However, even though you may be an expert on the subject matter of the course, it pays to resist the temptation to immediately fire up your desktop, laptop, or tablet to churn out content. Take a step back and review the bigger picture first. A bit of long-term planning will result in a more stress-free experience and will produce more engaging courses for your learners.

by Marina Arshavskiy

June 3, 2020

Becoming A Learning Designer: Part 2

This is part 2 of a series about everything you need to consider when becoming a learning designer. In this article, we tackle the problems of experience, portfolio, and challenges during the hiring process.

by Zsolt Olah

May 27, 2020

Becoming A Learning Designer: Part 1

Whether you’re already studying to become a learning designer or planning to shift (or “pivot” as we say nowadays) your career toward learning design, this article will provide some answers and actionable items to make it happen.

by Zsolt Olah

May 19, 2020 | Sponsored

4 Lenses To Bring CCAF Instructional Design Into Focus: Part 1

This is the first of a series of articles that I hope will apply a fresh approach to understanding CCAF Instructional Design for interactive learning, performance-based learning, as a total package. This first article focuses on interactive learning.

by Ethan Edwards

April 17, 2020

Storytelling For Technical Content Design: Bloom's Objectives And Structure

Can storytelling be an effective tool to enhance the learning effectiveness of technical trainings? This article mentions how story elements align with Bloom's Taxonomy and help achieve learning objectives. It also explains how story narration can be implemented in technical content design and development.

by Rashmi G N

April 12, 2020

The Myth Of An Instructional Designer

A: What do you work as? B: ID. A: Oh, Interior Designer. B: Erm…Instructional Designer. Those who are not from the eLearning industry may not be familiar with the term Instructional Designer (ID). This article discusses the roles of an ID and makes clear the skills that an ID should have.

by Lay Kee Ch’ng

April 10, 2020

Instructional Design And Adult Learners

LinkedIn Learning's "Become an Instructional Designer" covers andragogy for business employee training but can be applied to online higher education courses.

by Jonathan Zaccarini

March 29, 2020

Unleash Your Creativity For Inspired eLearning

Creativity can be stifled due to self-doubt, fear of being judged, or lack of inspiration. An area of concern for the Instructional Designer is the ability to find inspiration to overcome the resistance to explore their creativity. Here are a few techniques to help you get back on track.

by Fran Murello

March 22, 2020

Should We Offer Tutorials For Using Our eLearning? Probably Not

Research shows that it’s not necessarily a good idea to add a how-to-use-this-course tutorial for our online courses as it can increase anxiety and cognitive load. The simpler and broader implications and what to do instead are discussed.

by Patti Shank, PhD