Created in the military during World War II, the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) model has dominated curriculum design for the last 40 years.  However, according to Dave Meier, in The Accelerated Learning Handbook , the ISD model is “too slow, cumbersome, stiff, linear, and emotionally dull…to get the job done today.”  Make your designs activity based.

Cognitive theorists believe that as new information enters the working memory, earlier information is pushed out. This eLearning blog is brought to you by Integrated Learning Services , an eLearning design & development company. Instructional Design Engagement Recency eLearning Learning Theory Cognitive TheoryBy Shelley A. Gable. The recency effect tells us that people are more likely to remember information from the end of a sequence. How can we apply this principle to improve eLearning effectiveness? Visual representation. Illustrative story. What else?