Multiple-choice questions are often maligned by instructional designers. I’ve heard An unskilled instructional designer can look for simple facts in the content and ask simple questions about it.  When I first started in e-learning in 2001, I reviewed a course about what the Internet is. An inexperienced instructional designer focuses on the right answer but then doesn’t give much thought to the distractors—the incorrect answers. Uncategorized instructional design multiple-choice questionsIt’s too easy to guess them.”. MORE >>

Thursday, July 17, 2008 Instructional Design and an Aging Workforce Further to a previous post. As instructional designers we need to consider that we are experiencing that a large section of the workforce is an aging population. When we do this we use universal design. “Universal design is the principle that guides the process to integrate all elements required to ensure facilities, technology, information, programs, products, and services meet the diverse requirements of todays society. They cite that in 2001 the U.S. and typing at.6%. MORE >>

Designing instruction based on a person’s age is not grounded in solid research. but don’t design instruction to it). Neomillennial User Experience Design Strategies: Utilizing social networking media to support “always on” learning styles. Do Generational Differences Matter in Instructional Design? Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology (EPIT). Do Generational Differences Matter in Instructional Design? Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology (EPIT). 2001). MORE >>

2001), positive words (Hamann & Mao 2002), a positive interaction with others (Rilling et al. Tags: Brain-based learning Instructional design Motivation Amygdala dopamine intrinsic oxytocin Many argue that we have no motivation to learn unless it rewards us. These rewards include the physical; food, water, sex or drugs that make us feel good. These also include social rewards such as a pleasant sensation (Rolls et al. 2003), an attractive face (Aharon et al. 2002) or the gaining social status (Tooby & Cosmides, 2002). Well here are three suggestions. MORE >>

2001), positive words (Hamann & Mao 2002), a positive interaction with others (Rilling et al. Tags: Brain-based learning Instructional design Motivation Amygdala dopamine intrinsic oxytocin Many argue that we have no motivation to learn unless it rewards us. These rewards include the physical; food, water, sex or drugs that make us feel good. These also include social rewards such as a pleasant sensation (Rolls et al. 2003), an attractive face (Aharon et al. 2002) or the gaining social status (Tooby & Cosmides, 2002). Well here are three suggestions. MORE >>