Instructional Design Best Practices

December 25, 2016

5 Ways To Avoid Overwhelming Learners

We constantly hear of people suffering from information overload on social media. But we don’t realize that this can happen in a controlled environment too. What happens when we throw too much content at learners? Information overload. In this article, we talk about ways we can avoid overwhelming learners.

by Srividya Kumar

December 19, 2016

5 Tips For Defining eLearning, The Toughest Instructional Design Question

How do you define eLearning? In this article, I will provide advice to address the challenge Instructional Designers face on defining eLearning in a conversation when there is no shared definition.

by Linda Rening, PhD

December 8, 2016

The Psychology Of Color And Instructional Design

Balancing the art, emotional connection, and psychology of color. And the benefits of this knowledge in Instructional Design and marketing.

by T.Raven Meyers

December 4, 2016

Instructional Design Strategy: What Is Its Role In eLearning Design?

Everybody expects better ROI from an eLearning course, but how do you achieve that is the big question. Just as a teacher can shape the future of a kid, an Instructional Design strategy helps learners attain their learning goals.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D

November 29, 2016

The Ultimate 3-Step Failsafe Assessment Formula

PulseLearning has a failsafe assessment motto, “To test the Right Objectives at the Right Level with the Right Question type”. In this article, PulseLearning shares how this motto translates into a watertight assessment methodology.

by Ruby Spencer, CTDP

November 22, 2016

5 Ways To Make Learners Receptive To Learning

An important ingredient for a course to succeed is make students receptive to learning. How can we get this right, opening up their minds for the possibility of learning, and thereby making full use of what the course has to offer? Read on to find out.

by Srividya Kumar

November 21, 2016

6 Ways To Use Mistake-Driven Learning

We are fastidious about teaching learners all the right things. Do this, then do that, and then that. We don’t want to miss out on any point, lest they make a mistake. But what can mistakes teach us? Here is how to use mistake-driven learning by building mistakes purposefully into your courses and leverage them for teaching.

by Srividya Kumar

November 18, 2016

7 Tips To Improve Lateral Thinking Skills In eLearning

Being able to approach a problem from different angles is an essential skill. Your online learners must be able to make the most of their resources in and out of context. In this article, I'll share 7 tips to improve lateral thinking skills in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

November 14, 2016

Instructional Design And Learning Styles

Though there may be skeptics who do not believe in different learning styles, it pays for training designers to apply multiple modalities of learning based on the learning content. Let us talk about Instructional Design and learning styles.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D

November 12, 2016

An Outline For Creating An Instructional Design Document

In order to build anything, we need a “blueprint” – a document that acts as a framework for the project; the same applies to eLearning. Before we start developing an eLearning course, we need to create a blueprint and that is called Instructional Design Document.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D

October 27, 2016

The 6 Essential Steps Of The eLearning Development Process

The article will talk about the 6 essential phases that the eLearning development process must undergo – right from creation of the Instructional Design Document to creation of the Learning Management System version.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D

October 23, 2016

8 Best Practices For Developing eLearning Storyboards

eLearning storyboards guide every aspect of your eLearning course design. They keep your eLearning team focused on the learning objectives and create continuity. In this article, I'll share the 8 best practices for developing an eLearning storyboard for your next eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas