Instructional Design

May 4, 2016

7 Tips To Facilitate Learners Self-Control In eLearning

Drive, determination, and motivation are the essential ingredients for eLearning success. But how can you encourage all of these traits in your eLearning course design? In this article, I'll discuss the role of self-control in eLearning and offer 7 tips on how to improve it in your online learners.

by Christopher Pappas

April 30, 2016

Instructional Design For Kinesthetic Learners: 7 Techniques To Employ

Kinesthetic eLearning experiences are tactile in nature. They involve movement, interactivity, and direct contact with the learning materials. All of these things can be difficult to achieve in eLearning. Fortunately, there are ways that you can take a kinesthetic approach when designing your eLearning program. In this article, I'll show you 7 techniques to employ when addressing to kinesthetic learners in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

April 29, 2016

Safe Learning Environment: Instructional Designers, Safety First!

Schools have long known that a main hindrance to any child’s learning is feeling unsafe. It makes sense; if a child is in fear they cannot learn. On the other hand, a supportive and safe learning environment makes children learn at a better pace. The same is true in any business setting.

by Alex Terego

April 28, 2016

Instructional Designers + Introspective Thinking

Understand our gift for looking within and your job will be easier and your results better. To begin: What could introspective thinking or looking-within possibly have to do with Instructional Design?

by Alex Terego

April 24, 2016

How Elaboration Likelihood Model Can Inform Instructional Design

Here is how the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) can be applied to Instructional Design.

by Adam Gavarkovs

April 22, 2016

Instructional Designers: Is The American Education Status Important To You?

Of course the American education status is important to you; the fate of US schools, US businesses, and the USA itself are inextricably linked. Just don’t shoot the messenger.

by Alex Terego

April 21, 2016

Augmented Learning: An Argument For Its Use

While the concept of “on demand” eLearning is not new to Instructional Designers, the use of Augmented Learning (or AL) is fast catching currency within learning content creation circles. For those of us who are new to this concept, augmented learning is a technique that helps Instructional Designers adapt learning environments to a particular learner. In this article, we will talk about Augmented Learning (AL) and look at some use cases and tips for augmented success.

by Marina Arshavskiy

April 21, 2016

Pedagogy Vs Andragogy: An Unnecessary Paradigm

How can a thoughtful learning professional best address the needs of learners regardless of their age? The following article provides some thoughts on the pedagogy vs andragogy dichotomy.

by Chris Straley

April 14, 2016

Instructional Designers: An Understanding Of Social Learning Matters!

Social learning is not about learning together in a group, virtual or otherwise. It is about learning from one another’s behavior. And it is a vital part of all learning from childhood on.

by Alex Terego

April 10, 2016

7 Branching Scenario Techniques For Instructional Designers

Real world experience is often the best teacher, especially when that experience doesn't come with any real world risk. In this article, I'll share 7 branching scenario techniques that Instructional Designers can use to create dynamic, immersive, and highly effective branching scenarios for their corporate learners.

by Christopher Pappas

April 9, 2016

Applying The Flow Theory In Online Training

Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, the noted psychologist and professor who introduced the Flow Theory, described it as "the holistic experience that people feel when they act with total involvement" [1]. This just about sums up the mental state that all eLearning professionals strive for when we are creating online training courses. In this article, I'll highlight the 4 components and the 8 dimensions of the Flow Theory, and I'll share the importance of achieving optimal flow in online training.

by Christopher Pappas

April 6, 2016

Millennials vs Baby Boomers: 4+4 Tips To Treat Different Age Groups In eLearning

Millennials were born during the rise of the digital revolution, while baby boomers grew up in a world mending itself after a lengthy war. Though they are different in a myriad of ways, they both have a thirst for knowledge, and eLearning is often their go-to solution to quench it. In this article, I’ll delve into both generations, so that you can create multigenerational eLearning courses.

by Christopher Pappas