Upside Learning

APRIL 28, 2015

So we asked our team of instructional designers what they thought. Somehow or the other, this question cropped up in the course of a conversation recently. And here’s what they came up with – in no particular order, as they say: Focuses on learners.

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Upside Learning

JULY 8, 2010

We’ve had some new instructional designers join Upside Learning recently. While they’ve been assigned to work on projects on one hand, they’re also required to hit the ground running when it comes to media design. To me, this is essential knowledge before one can be effective in an ID role that’s mostly about media design.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 29, 2012

I spent a lot of time over the past few months reading about the design of timelines and trying to understand what makes a well designed timeline. I soon realized that I had only discovered the tip of the iceberg, and that there is a lot of thought that needs to go into designing an interactive timeline.

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Upside Learning

JULY 30, 2023

Here we review the practices through the design process. In general, we can view the design process through the lens of ADDIE: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Design Once the solution is chosen, designing appropriately is key.

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microlearning Cognitive Instructional Design Metrics 130

Upside Learning

MAY 18, 2010

As the behavior and layout is pre-programmed for each template, it doesn’t require programming or designing skills to develop the course content. However, instructional designers or the SMEs should be able to select the right template for the right kind of slide in the course content. in Flash Based eLearning Development?

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Authoring Tools Templates Authoring Udutu 255

Upside Learning

APRIL 16, 2010

I think this is a great resource for all Graphic Designers working in Custom eLearning Development who often need to create scenario based content for different domains like management, sales, production, etc. Well designed and appropriate characters certainly help in creating more effective and engaging scenarios.

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Custom eLearning Development Design Tutorial Instructional Design 222

Upside Learning

JULY 11, 2009

What’s an instructional designer doing attending sales training? In the interest of smoothening instructional development, the company offered to conduct the retail sales training seminar for our instructional designers. Yes, I know haven’t posted anything interesting last few days.

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Instructional Design eLearning Developer Sales Instructional 113

Upside Learning

JULY 11, 2009

What’s an instructional designer doing attending sales training? In the interest of smoothening instructional development, the company offered to conduct the retail sales training seminar for our instructional designers. Yes, I know haven’t posted anything interesting last few days.

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Instructional Design eLearning Developer Sales Instructional 113

Upside Learning

MARCH 28, 2024

Christy Tucker brings over two decades of expertise in instructional design to the forefront of the discussion, challenging traditional approaches with her advocacy for scenario-based learning.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

MBA, a distinguished consultant, speaker, researcher, and founder of Work-Learning Research, shares his extensive expertise in instructional design, training, and consulting. In a recent installment of the L&D GoBeyond podcast, host Amit Garg skillfully guides listeners through an insightful conversation with Will Thalheimer.

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Survey Effectiveness Learner Kirkpatrick 130

Upside Learning

MAY 21, 2010

Tags: Future Technology Learning Technology eLearning Development eLearning eLearning Technology Future Learning Human Learning Instructional Design.

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Cognitive Simulations Internet Learning 241

Upside Learning

JUNE 3, 2010

Tags: Rapid eLearning eLearning Development eLearning Technology Instructional Design Rapid Authoring Screen Capture Screencast Simulations Tools.

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Simulations Software Simulation Screencast Rapid eLearning 204

Upside Learning

JANUARY 24, 2012

As Instructional Designers move away from purely being creators of content, to developers of tools and applications that assist learning and support performance, understanding the processes used by the software development industry becomes rather important.

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eLearning Courseware Simulations Storyboard 214

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Van Merriënboer’s Four Component Instructional Design is necessarily rigorous! If a solution must be ‘in the head’ – available when needed and transferring to appropriate situations – there’ll likely be a fair bit of practice required. If it’s complex, much more so.

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Learning Instructional Design Conversation Solution 130

Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

We are looking for senior, experienced professionals in Instructional Design (Learning Designer), Visual Design (Visualizer, Sr. Graphic Designer, Art Director), Flash Programming (Lead Programmers), and Project Management (Sr. They want everything as on yesterday. Current Openings. PM & Account Managers).

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Custom eLearning Development Outsource Innovation Flash 153

Upside Learning

MAY 17, 2023

This is the picture I paint in Learning Science for Instructional Designers, my recent book on how we learn. We pay attention to the sensory stream that’s available, and as working memory is has limits, our attention chooses what ends up being in working memory (which is where we see conscious thought).

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Attention Movie Picture Streaming 130

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

From Games to Instruction Design, to eLearning and Microlearning, it squeezed out every bit of knowledge from our best bloggers. Instructional Design And The Six Thinking Hats. Beginner Instructional Designers – In Pursuit Of Awareness. Beginner Instructional Designers – In Pursuit Of Awareness.

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Wiki Beginner Instructional Design eLearning 234

Upside Learning

JULY 7, 2009

The 2008 edition received a much better response, with complete data from 54 participants, of which ~70% were from the Instructional Design and Project Management fields. The 2007 edition had just 11 responses and could not provide any meaningful conclusions other than the fact that eLearning salary ranges varied quite a bit in India.

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Survey eLearning Developer Develop eLearning 100

Upside Learning

JULY 7, 2009

The 2008 edition received a much better response, with complete data from 54 participants, of which ~70% were from the Instructional Design and Project Management fields. The 2007 edition had just 11 responses and could not provide any meaningful conclusions other than the fact that eLearning salary ranges varied quite a bit in India.

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Survey eLearning Developer Develop eLearning 100

Upside Learning

MARCH 7, 2011

Learning design is not just a science, it is an art. When the team works and generates effective learning designs, they are a result of a deep rooted instructional design philosophy.

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Design Instructional Design Instructional Instruction 243

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On a recent backpacking trip to Indonesia with my husband, who is also an instructional designer, we visited the famous Taman Pintar (literally, Garden of Knowledge) in Yogyakarta. Upside Learning eLearning Interactive Learning'

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Interactive Instructional Design Learning Instructional 252

Upside Learning

JULY 2, 2013

There was quite a debate within the Upside instructional design team about what constitutes Engagement in an eLearning module. When asked what engagement is, the responses vary widely. Everyone seems to know what it is, but we just can't put our finger on it. Some of the responses, in no particular order, make for interesting [.]

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eLearning Instructional Design Module LMS 279

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2010

As designers of electronic learning and information, we often find ourselves confronted by the purpose of the learning. Electronic Learning is about performance and content; in a sense instructional design is not purely creative; it is design with intent. Review appropriateness of the design based on the structure.

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Storyboard Media Instructional Instruction 270

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Whether you’re an instructional designer, an L&D Professional, or a learning enthusiast, this eBook is your gateway to unlocking the true potential of scenario-based learning. This engaging resource offers expert insights and practical examples that will ignite your passion for scenario-based learning.

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Simulations Performance Support Mentoring eBook 147

Upside Learning

MARCH 8, 2011

For all of you who have worn your ears out listening to all things iPad, the past week, there’s a something on eLearning skills, digital storytelling, TED videos, instructional design , game-based learning and more. The Luxury of Instructional Design. Get the entire lowdown right here.

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Learning Technologies Media iPad Technology 238

Upside Learning

JUNE 1, 2010

30 Top Online Resources For Instructional Designers To Keep Up With. Lists top 30 blogs and websites that would help Instructional Designers would be interested in. Debates if a Learning Management System can actually be called a Learning Management System. Updates From HTML5 From Google I/O. Do We Learn Differently Now?

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion LMS Instructional Design Google 184

Upside Learning

JUNE 15, 2010

We’ve always focused on instructional design being essential to the design of courseware. Related posts: Digital Interaction Design to Tangible Interaction Design Do You Know The Why Of Design eLearning Development: Instructional Design Lessons from a Sales Trainer.

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Media Design Instructional Design Courseware 235

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Lays some guidelines to be followed while creating eLearning storyboards that would help develop electronic learning that is about performance and content, and instructional design that is design with intent. Digital Instructional Media Design 101- The Design Of Interaction.

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Custom eLearning Development Storyboard Blended Learning Instructional Design 165

Upside Learning

JULY 14, 2011

In the course of work as an instructional designers, its routine to trawl the web constantly looking at ways people visualize ideas, concepts, processes. It’s an entire wonderland of variety out there on the inter-webs, in addition to the beauty one finds in various books on graphic design.

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Tools Instructional Design Twitter Pattern 189

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2011

An obvious implication is that rather than the courseware focus that instructional designers have; perhaps instructional authors will have to design and deliver learning experiences through applications in the future.

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Augmented Reality Simulations Instructional Design Courseware 189

Upside Learning

MAY 4, 2010

Related posts: eLearning Development: Instructional Design Lessons from a Sales Trainer More Digital Natives What are Serious Games? Tags: eLearning eLearning Development Branching Scenario Connect with Haji Kamal Elearning Example Instructional Design Scenarios and Stories. A Follow-up Post.

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Examples Toolkit Instructional Design Write Blog 207

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 21, 2010

In our weekly instructional design team meetings the following week, we discussed our impressions, and what makes AOE offer such meaningful interaction and engagement. Tags: Instructional Design Learning Design AOE Design Of Interaction Interaction Design Media Design In Learning.

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Media Interactive Instructional Instruction 267

Upside Learning

AUGUST 30, 2010

As instructional designers, we should spend a little more time thinking about basic usability — we won’t regret it. Tags: Instructional Design Learning Design eLearning Media Design Media Design Usability. Some pointers to prevent your course from turning into ‘Blunderland’.

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Media Instructional Instruction Design 228

Upside Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

It’s also hopefully obvious that the solution is not one that uses traditional instructional design. Trying to put it into my head as learning first, then having me perform, wouldn’t make sense.

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microlearning Pattern Performance Support Brain 233

Upside Learning

JANUARY 11, 2012

Instructional Design And The Six Thinking Hats. Instructional Design for Beginners – What Motivates People To Learn? Game Based Learning Isn’t Always Electronic. This LMS Has No Traps! LMS Wikis: Unharnessed Potential. Microlearning – A Paradigm Shift In The Way We Learn. 9 Essential Elements for Fun in Games.

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Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Wiki eLearning 274

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Here’s a quick summary of the points which I found to be relevant to eLearning and Instructional Design. The article addresses a diverse set of user experience guidelines and standards and consists of some really practical and useful tips which can and ought to be implemented right away. Progressive Disclosure ).

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Design Guidelines Diversity Training Summary 223

Upside Learning

MARCH 23, 2011

Are these players bringing exciting design to the look and feel of content at the expense of the proven benefits of instructional design methodology? As these new mobile tools are being developed in the learning space – so too will new variations of currently accepted instructional design methodologies.

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