Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 16, 2018

I’m active in the instructional design subreddit (/r/instructionaldesign). Someone without an instructional design background posted this question about how to design training for volunteers. Backwards Design. The Design Process. sosaudio at [link].

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Philip's Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Instantly, the employee Y responded with confidence, "I am an Instructional Designer". I never knew that our firm started expanding solutions into Interior Designing. What do you think about the response from the Instructional Designer? To his surprise, employee X remarked, "Really? Anyways, that's cool!"

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IT Training Department Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

That’s what spurred my idea to write about where to put digital training content if you don’t have an LMS. This is a comparison of the value of technical writing vs. instructional design. If you know me at all then you know I hold more value in instructional design.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Top 5 new blog posts of 2022. I wrote about 30 new blog posts this year and updated about 20 older posts. These are the top five new blog posts for 2022. How Research Informs My Work : How research informs my work as an instructional designer, in writing, designing, and justifying my decisions.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Blogging, presenting, and other forms of sharing expertise I spend a lot of time writing and speaking about scenario-based learning, instructional design, and other topics. Last year, I spent about 10 hours each month on my blog. 75% of those found me via my blog; the rest found me on LinkedIn.

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WhatFix

MAY 12, 2023

Back to Blog Employee Training & Development 7 Effective Instructional Design Models in 2023 Published: May 12, 2023 Disha Gupta An increasingly competitive business landscape, accelerated technology adoption, and the rise of a global workforce are all significant factors in a renewed focus on employee learning and development.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 9, 2024

These are my top blog posts from 2023 plus a review of a few other accomplishments and my goals for 2024. Top new blog posts of 2023 I would never have guessed that a post on learning objectives would be my top post for the year, but this turned out to be a surprisingly controversial topic. Read more about using AI to write scenarios.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I write about instructional design (ID) all the time but I’ve never stopped to explain what Instructional Designers really do. So, here’s my personal definition instead: Instructional design is the art/science of making things make sense. Basic visual design. Basic visual design.

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Philip's Learning

MARCH 6, 2023

Have you ever considered a career as an instructional designer? Instructional designers are responsible for creating effective and engaging learning experiences for students and employees. They design and develop educational materials, assessments, and courses that help people learn and improve their skills.

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Ed App

JULY 3, 2022

Having access to instructional design resources is helpful when you’re creating quality content. There are different ways to build instructional materials, from learning the theories to applying advanced techniques in today’s digital technologies. Here are some of the instructional design resources to help you get started. .

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Maestro

MARCH 24, 2022

What instructional design tools are currently in your toolbox? At Maestro, we regularly take stock in the available tools for instructional designers and consider what the best ones are, from software to style guides, diagnostics to downloads. Instructional design software tools. Collaboration tools.

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Origin Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

As a result, web designers and programmers have found a smarter way out: forget the device. Yes, device agnosticism is all about focusing on the content and designing it in a way that instead of being tied to any particular device, it serves to perform well on the web in general. Different devices are more than just their screens.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 6, 2010

Back when I wrote my instructional design careers series in 2007, I was only aware of a few blogs by instructional designers. Since then, I’ve discovered a wealth of blogs by instructional designers, e-learning developers, and workplace learning specialists. Instructional Designers.

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Maestro

MAY 19, 2022

Is your instructional-design toolkit up-to-date? Whether you’re getting started with instructional design, looking to dig deeper, or just checking out the scene, we’ve rounded up the best resources for instructional designers. In fact, most instructional design models are variants of this one.

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Association eLearning

JANUARY 10, 2018

If the instructional designer (ID) and SME don’t understand one another that’s going to cause problems. This gets you basic information, like storyboard numbers, without making the SME write them out every time. The post Translation Guide for Instructional Designers and SMEs appeared first on Knowledge Direct.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 24, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on UX, accessibility, branching scenarios, Twine, instructional design blogs, free/freemium tools, and systems thinking. 7 Articles To Help You Improve Your eLearning Designs. Guidelines for writing good alt text.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 12, 2014

That’s the view of some user-oriented design proponents. It’s something I remembered while writing my last blog post about user-generated content. Whereas that post explored the role of the learner in the content development process, how about their role in the broader instructional design process?

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 30, 2015

How many times have you told people, “I’m an instructional designer,” only to be met with a blank stare? Last month, Connie Malamed proposed a new name for the field of instructional design : Learning Experience Design or LX Design. Design and develop learning experiences.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

While I often share those recordings on my blog as they happen, this is the first time I have compiled a complete list like this. I’m linking to blog posts about the presentations rather than directly to the recordings because I often include links to resources or further information in my posts.

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Spark Your Interest

AUGUST 1, 2019

How To Select The Best Instructional Design Company. In the first article in this series we discussed the 10 Qualities & Skills of a Great Instructional Design Company. Then we posted an article on How To Find A Great Instructional Design Company. What To Look For When Talking To Instructional Designers.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

While I spend a lot of time writing about elearning, instructional design, and various technologies in our industry, I also enjoy reading what other people write. If you are an instructional designer then reading someone’s blog post or publication may give you ideas on techniques to use.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. AI, Instructional Design, and OER – improving learning I agree with the idea that AI and LLMs will make it much easier to create a first draft of content. The topics include writing proposals, pricing, automating processes, email and phone scripts, positioning, and more.

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Paradiso Solutions

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As more learning professionals use technology to create meaningful educational and training content, instructional design jobs are in high demand. 31% of current Instructional Designers believe their job title does not accurately describe their responsibilities. Table of Content: What is an Instructional Design Course?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

I share these links periodically here on my blog. 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. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I have written over 1100 blog posts since I started this blog in 2006. 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. Instructional Design Hourly Rates and Salary. Top 5 Evergreen Posts.

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Spark Your Interest

JULY 1, 2019

How Do You Find A Great Instructional Design Company? In an earlier article we discussed 10 Qualities and Skills of a Great Instructional Design Company. While that post describes the top qualities and skills you should look for, how do you actually find a great instructional design company? Web Search.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

Last month, a reader named Jackie asked me a number of thoughtful questions about transitioning from teaching K-12 public school to instructional design. It was a lot of creative writing and storytelling to put learners in a real context. How are efficacy and performance measured for a designer? Accountability.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. These aren’t learning or training games, but it’s useful to look at games outside of L&D for ideas on game mechanics, look and feel, choice writing, and other elements of games. Transitioning from education to instructional design. Games built in Twine.

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Making Change

AUGUST 23, 2011

Our contribution can include everything from writing job aids to helping the client troubleshoot and simplify their processes. For example, I was once asked to write a super-whiz-bang Flash course on how to use a client’s internal software. Get a random instructional design idea. 7 at 8 AM US Pacific time.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I’ve gotten a bunch of comments from students in the Masters of Instructional Design program at Walden in the last week—enough that I suspect that there’s an assignment that requires commenting on a blog. Posted in Instructional Design, Read/Write Web.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 26, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on writing about unfamiliar subjects plus 3 different sets of instructional design competencies. Writing when you’re not a SME. Instructional design competencies. You do research and work with a SME.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 4, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from the webinar. Integrating Game Design Principles into Instructional Design for e-Learning. Webinar presented by Ethan Edwards of Allen Interactions ( Allen Interactions blog ). Integrate game structures into instructional designs for standard e-learning content.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 23, 2024

Questions about writing branching scenarios? Do you have questions about writing branching scenarios, including writing questions and options like these? Many of my blog posts are based on questions I get from readers. I may answer it in a future blog post. Upcoming events Creating Your Online E-Learning Portfolio.

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Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Although we set out to learn about the contours of the elearning terrain, our project revealed much about instructional design practice today. Mostly, they used technology to enable those practices associated with good old fashioned instructional design. Instruction is good, but not sufficient. ” Appealing?

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Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Although we set out to learn about the contours of the elearning terrain, our project revealed much about instructional design practice today. Mostly, they used technology to enable those practices associated with good old fashioned instructional design. Instruction is good, but not sufficient. ” Appealing?

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Though a variety of models guide our instructional design work, I’d argue that ADDIE functions as the basic backbone of the process. Just about every model, trend, and best practice in the field supports one of the phases of ADDIE. D = Design (design the solution, create a blueprint). Happy new year!

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

You have to provide some proof of your capabilities and at the very least be able to point to a really kick ass portfolio of design treatments or even courses you’ve built (or collaborated on with someone else). If you really want to show your stuff, take one topic and create a few different designs out of it. That’s right.

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