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4 Learning Theories Every Online Educator Should Know

LearnDash

If I had to guess, I would say that most online educators don’t think of themselves as “instructional designers.” This is where instructional design comes in. During the twentieth century, four major learning theories emerged, and each has lessons that online educators can learn from to design better courses.

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I’m Writing a Second Edition of The eLearning Designer’s Handbook!

Tim Slade

It was nearly five years ago when I started thinking about writing a book to share everything I knew about designing and developing eLearning. At the time, the mear thought of writing my own book seemed like an enormous task, and it was! In fact, it wasn’t my first time working on a book. So let’s do it!

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Games, Organizing, & Motivation: ID Links 10/25/22

Experiencing eLearning

Storytelling and CYOA books. The Enduring Allure of Choose Your Own Adventure Books | The New Yorker. However, if you loved the original books and are curious about the history, it is interesting. You didn’t necessarily identify with the unnamed “you” who starred in each book. Content Theories Of Motivation.

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12+ Books for Instructional Designers

Experiencing eLearning

If you’re looking for some reading to improve your skills or get started in the field of instructional design, check out these books. General Instructional Design and E-Learning. Design For How People Learn by Julie Dirksen is one of my favorite books in the field. I’ve recommended it many times.

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Gamification of Learning and Instruction Theory Into Practice Blog Tour

Kapp Notes

I am kicking off another blog book tour and am excited to be able to “go” on another tour. We are starting it today as ASTD and I kick-off a 10+ stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook: Theory into Practice. There is a Pinterest page for the tour.

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eLearning Book Review: The Accidental Instructional Designer

Web Courseworks

Instructional designers and eLearning managers can learn something from Cammy Bean’s book. Here’s a question for the eLearning managers out there: How many members of your instructional design team got involved in the field by accident?

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12 Helpful Resources for Instructional Design

CourseArc

12 Helpful Resources for Instructional Design. Top books, blogs, videos, and more to excel as an instructional designer. Instructional design is the thoughtful application of design aspects — like color theory, typography, and user experience — to create educational resources.