Instructional Designers

The biggest and most thorough collection of eLearning articles for Instructional Designers. Anything you need to know for Instructional Design, written by the top Instructional Designer experts worldwide.

January 21, 2016

Why Does Instructional Design Matter?

Instructional Design is pedagogy; a learning and teaching endeavor; and like all learning and teaching it works best if all participants understand its aim. It works even better if all participants “buy-in” to those aims. And “buy-in” is best achieved by involving the participants in setting the aims.
by Alex Terego
January 21, 2016

Social Presence In Online Learning: 7 Things Instructional Designers Can Do To Improve It

Social presence in online learning stimulates the whole eLearning experience, enhances learners-instructors interactions, and improves learners to learners activities as well. But how can Instructional Designers and eLearning instructors do to boost social presence in their courses and trainings? In this article, I will share 7 things they can do to achieve this goal and improve the overall eLearning experience.
by Edgar Garcia-O'Neill
December 25, 2015

Path From College To An Instructional Design Career

What skills do you need to work on if you want to become an Instructional Designer after graduating from college? How can you make progress in this niche and turn it into a nice experience between graduation and the actual Instructional Design career you have on your mind? Read on; we have the answers.
by Linda Craig
December 21, 2015

Creative Instructional Design: 9 Examples Of Learning Strategies You Can Use And A Free Gift For Instructional Designers!

In September 2015, I had released an eBook on Creative Instructional Design Featuring 7 Learning Strategies You Can Use. The eBook has been designed as a job-aid to Instructional Designers and helps them bridge the gap between theory and application. All the learning strategies shown here can be easily applied on their projects. The 7 strategies featured here are from our online suite of 15 courses for Instructional Designers.
by Asha Pandey
December 4, 2015

Beyond Routine: Creative Approaches In Instructional Design

While designing instructions we tend to use the same approaches, tools, and techniques. This is completely normal - they are in our comfort zone as training intervention designers, developers, and trainers. We use them because we feel secure, because we consider them as good ones, and because we are convinced that using them we will deliver the promise. The problem is that many times these Instructional Design approaches are not optimal.
by Marek Hyla
October 14, 2015

7 Things Tech-Savvy Instructional Designers Do On A Regular Basis

Embracing technology is not enough; if you aspire to be an excellent Instructional Designer, you need to truly own it. In this article, I’ll share 7 things tech-savvy Instructional Designers do on a regular basis so that you will be able to model yourself after their best habits and qualities, being able to quickly analyze emerging technologies and illuminate exactly what you need to adopt or reject in order to improve your eLearning deliverables.
by Christopher Pappas