Axonify

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

THEM: “What do you do for a living?”. YOU: “I’m an instructional designer.”. THEM: “What’s that?”. Instructional designer” (ID), however, needs an explanation. This is exacerbated by the fact that an ID could be doing very different things from company to company. YOU: “Well …”.

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If you landed on this page, you’re either considering a career in the eLearning industry, are going to school for a master’s degree in instructional design, or you’re already working as an Instructional Designer (ID) and want to grow in your career. What is an Instructional Designer (ID)?

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Instructional designers and training managers sometimes ask me, “How do I train SMEs to write better branching scenarios?” Instead, I think we as instructional designers and LXDs should interview the SMEs as part of our analysis, and then we should write it. What are the common mistakes people make?

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of speaking in a webinar on instructional design careers and trends. We answered questions about both instructional design career pathways and where instructional design may be heading in the future. How did you get into instructional design?

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eLearningMind

OCTOBER 1, 2021

UX designers are the rock stars of the design world: they’re the folks who worry about user experience on everything from phone apps to toasters to your car’s coffee cup holders. In the corporate world, LxDs, or Learning Experience Designers, are the rock stars in the eLearning space. What is Learning Experience Design (LxD)?

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Wahoo Learning

MAY 17, 2023

This is where outsourcing eLearning content development to instructional designers can be beneficial. From sculpting a curriculum that provides a concise learning path to combining current learning technology with cognitive learning practices, highly skilled instructional designers are vital assets to a successful eLearning program.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 30, 2023

What professional organizations are useful for instructional designers? This post is part of a series about instructional design careers. They are focused especially on elearning, but also instructional design, virtual training, emerging technology, and more.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 21, 2023

No, I think we can do better. This helps them understand what they are expected to learn and how their progress will be assessed. We want learners to understand what they’re expected to learn. We already have the learning objectives and used them for designing the training, so let’s use them again here.

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eLearningMind

JANUARY 15, 2021

UX designers are the rock stars of the design world: they’re the folks who worry about user experience on everything from phone apps to toasters to your car’s coffee cup holders. In the corporate world, LxDs, or Learning Experience Designers, are the rock stars in the eLearning space. . What is Learning Experience Design (LxD)?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 23, 2020

Do instructional designers and learning experience designers need to know how to use development tools, or should they focus just on analysis and design? What about people who only do development but no design; are they instructional designers? “ Core skills.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

In reality, I don’t do very much to actively seek out clients; most of my freelance clients find me. Prospective clients need to see what kind of work you can do. Your portfolio is a way to tell your story about the work you do and the work you want to do in the future. It just does.

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learnWorlds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

What is Human Resource Development? Professional development does not stop while learning and development. Professional development does not stop while learning and development. Employees are not acting to their full potential if their skills are outdated or do not follow company procedures correctly.

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Overnite Software

APRIL 18, 2022

” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” We work diligently to set them up for success as we train our employees, but do we give them what they need to go beyond self-sufficiency? Any training program would do well to keep the power of purpose in mind.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 8, 2021

I received a question from a classroom teacher who is hoping to make the career move to instructional design. Specifically, she wanted to know how to prepare for an interview and what instructional designer interview questions to expect. What questions might they ask? Any sage wisdom?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 23, 2024

Example question 1 What kind of conflict does this scenario represent? Leadership conflict due to conflicting goals by different leaders Task conflict due to differing approaches to using resources Relationship conflict due to unequal power and status Example question 2 As Rita and Oliver’s manager, what do you do next?

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I have been slowly working through my archives to do updates on those older posts while continuing to post new content. What does an instructional designer do? Over the years, many people have asked me what an instructional designer does and how to get into the field.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

This post includes links on growth mindset, an AI tool for instructional design, branching scenarios, accessibility, and a magazine issue with elearning articles by multiple prominent authors. Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn?

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Move over March — it’s time to do our learning with a little sunshine peeking through the office curtains. PT: Mousify Your Instructional Design for MAGICal Results Writing training for Walt Disney Entertainment was fascinating: characters, parades, fireworks, leadership, finance, orientation and more.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 13, 2021

In this post, I share links on instructional writing, identifying strengths, project management tools, design principles, and more. Instructional writing. We all probably know we should use easier to understand language in instructional writing, but this article provides more specifics on how to actually do that.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Visual Design for Scenarios in Twine : Create a polished visual design for scenarios in Twine using enchant macros in Harlowe, following these step-by-step directions. These posts relate to elearning and instructional design more generally, rather than branching scenarios or Twine. What does an instructional designer do?

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This post includes links on story design, visual design and usability, tools, and templates. Story design. Rance Green summarizes the structure for instructional story design. Narrative design in video games. Ask yourself two questions: Q1: What concrete thing does my character want?

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

AI image and video tools and tips Here’s a Quick Course on Creating & Editing AI Illustrated Characters Tom Kuhlmann has been posting tips and what he’s learning while creating illustrated characters with Midjourney. Tools like Midjourney just aren’t ready to do that kind of consistency across a series of images yet.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Here is the 5 steps DnD story framework I use to design stories for my e-learning modules : 1. Anson always writes one “Golden Ticket” ending where you get exactly what you want, and a few “Golden Ticket minus one” paths where you get almost everything, but not quite. Transitioning from education to instructional design.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

This post includes links on insights for L&D, Twine, game design, graphic design, and quality assurance for elearning. This list is heavy on evidence-informed design. Does learning science play a role in our work, and, just how much of an impact does it have on our profession? Graphic design.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2019

Over the years, I’ve been asked by many different people what an instructional designer does. I love instructional design because it is a field where I’m constantly learning. This is the first in a series of posts on instructional design careers. What does an instructional designer do?

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CourseArc

JULY 28, 2023

Ortiz Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, provides a framework for instructors–whether its higher education, K-12 or even corporate learning–that removes potential learning barriers for all learners, including those who experience learning differences and those with learning disabilities. What is Universal Design for Learning?

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 14, 2022

I’ve argued both that Learning Experience Design (LXD) is an improvement on Instructional Design (ID), and that LXD is the elegant integration of learning science with engagement. However, that doesn’t really unpack what are the critical ID/LXD differences. What does this mean in practice?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When I present about branching scenarios, one common question is, “How do you collect feedback on branching scenarios?” What I really wanted was something similar to Articulate Review: a way to give my reviewers a link where they can review the branching scenario and give comments in a side panel.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 8, 2023

With four core tracks – Evaluating Impact, Instructional Design, Learning Technologies, Training Delivery & Facilitation – there’s a little something for everyone, provided at a FOUNDATIONAL level. > Megan reminds us that talent development and training does not exist without technology anymore. This is not one of those.

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CommLab India

JANUARY 10, 2024

A s children we were always told what to do and how to do whatever we had to do; mothers guided us through every step of our lives. Guiding is nothing but directing or showing how to do a certain task. Guided learning is an instructional design strategy that allows learners to make decisions.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

What is Microlearning? Too often, we see people being unclear about what they mean. You benefit from knowing what they are, how they differ, which to use when, and how to do each well. Let’s be clear about what we’re talking about in each case. You’ve got something you need to do. It’s like YouTube!

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Capytech

APRIL 21, 2024

What about AI technologies in e-learning? What Are AI Tutors in Corporate E-Learning? So, what are AI tutors in corporate e-learning? Its response was as follows: “In the realm of e-learning, an AI tutor is an artificial intelligence-based system designed to provide personalized and adaptive learning experiences to students.”

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Learnnovators

JULY 19, 2023

I was in a meeting with an upcoming instructional designer. A teacher transitioning into instructional design, she excitedly talked about what she’d learnt so far. I said, “…how about actual instructional design skills?” She said, “What do you mean? What are these basics, you ask?

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LearnDash

JUNE 10, 2021

While the hard work is often worth it, going into the task unprepared can cause many new instructional designers feeling disheartened. Here are the top seven challenges instructional designers face when creating a new course. This is what the entire instructional design field is based on, after all. (If

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The Learning Dispatch

MAY 5, 2015

Adib Masumian from our elearning group got Kevin Gumienny , Senior Instructional Designer at MicroAssist , to sit down for an interview on his job. In this segment, Kevin gives us the rundown of what being an instructional designer is all about. Read more >> read more

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Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Now, L&D sets up the meeting and the way we’re all guilty of doing at some point, the SME just shows up for the meeting with barely any prep to provide a brief. Maybe we're just not in the habit of reading research, statistical analysis and authoritative commentaries of what's happening in our domain. But then one day, And ta-da!

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 13, 2021

What he talks about for adults is really true for all learners, taking into account their relative cognitive capability and amount of experience. There was an article that posited five differences, and I see a major confound; the article’s talking about andragogy as self-directed learning, and pedagogy as formal instruction.

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