Instructional Design Best Practices

March 15, 2021 | Sponsored

Solutions To Common Custom Training Development Mistakes

Developing your own customized training offers many benefits, but it comes with its share of risks. Identify these common mistakes and learn how to avoid them.

by Gregg Ward

March 14, 2021

Everything eLearning Pros Need To Know About Human-Centered Instructional Design

Human-centered design is considered a user-focused system of solving customer problems. How and why is this relevant in the eLearning sector? In this article, I share everything eLearning pros need to know about implementing a human-centered Instructional Design approach.

by Christopher Pappas

February 15, 2021

Breaking Into The Industry: Become An Instructional Designer And Master The LXD Fundamentals

You’re ready to take the first step to becoming an instructional designer. This epic guide gives you a head start so that you can achieve LXD success.

by Christopher Pappas

January 31, 2021

7 Visual Distractions You Should Eliminate From Your eLearning Course Design

Visuals are meant to improve learner comprehension and allow them to assign meaning. However, misplaced or irrelevant design elements can have the opposite effect. In this article, I discuss 7 visual distractions you should eliminate from your eLearning course as soon as possible.

by Christopher Pappas

October 20, 2020 | Sponsored

9 Insights From Learning Experience Designers

The best way to learn about a profession is to talk directly to the professionals that make a living out of it. These 9 insights are gathered from some of the most respected learning experience designers and they are going to help understand why learning experiences are so vital.

by Emma Whiteside

October 4, 2020

EXD Model: An Instructional Design Model For eLearning

The EXD Model is a new approach that combines traditional Instructional Design models and modern methodologies that require an agile approach for reducing costs and keeping up to date with technology evolution.

by Adriana Caballero

September 21, 2020 | Sponsored

Definition Of A Learning Experience

There is a great ongoing discussion about the term "learning experience," its correctness, and its exact definition. Can it truly be defined? And if yes, what does this definition include?

by Emma Whiteside

September 20, 2020

What Are Instructional Design Models And Their Best Practices?

Using Instructional Design models is a basic step in the creation of impactful learning materials.

by Mahipal Nehra

September 19, 2020

Creativity In Instructional Design

In a world that is continuously changing, Instructional Designers are called to be more creative and innovative in their thinking, but little guidance on how to be so is given.

by Carolina Cuesta

September 10, 2020

eBook Release: eXperience—Theory, Design, And Supporting Technologies For An Experience-Based Learning Culture

The term "learning experience" has caused much debate within the L&D community. Learning Pool tries to define and analyze the design process behind a successful learning experience.

by Christopher Pappas

August 24, 2020 | Sponsored

Designing A Creative Brief/Learning Strategy

Creating a training video is essential for all modern training programs. But, before this is feasible, you need to start at square one: creative brief/learning strategy.

by Dan Keckan

August 12, 2020

How Does Action Mapping Motivate Learners?

There have been a number of frameworks, learning methodologies and instructional strategies that have been developed by experts in the L&D field in the past decades, with only a few surviving the test of time and remaining relevant. One such framework/methodology that supports every type of Instructional Design is action mapping.

by Debadrita Sengupta