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Must-Have Skills to Look For When Hiring an Instructional Designer

LearnDash

The role of an instructional designer is critical in creating successful learning experiences. Instructional designers are responsible for designing courses that meet learners’ needs and achieve objectives. Instructional designers do this in a few ways.

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The Most Important Thing I’ve Learned From Instructional Design

Association eLearning

Working in instructional design, I’ve had the privilege to learn a little bit about a lot of different fields. For example, how do you stay motivated? If you’d like to read more about instructional design best practices, check out the rest of this author’s blogs. The same is true in the work world.

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AI Tools, Games, Freelancing: ID Links 2/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration. Currently, you can use the free plan for short samples as long as you provide attribution. Stop Covid-19 misinformation spreading Great example of a quick game to educate people. Games and branching scenarios Play GO VIRAL!

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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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Agile Microlearning Explained

Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes. Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery.

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Adult learning theories for instructional designers: Experiential learning

Matrix

Take driving, for example. Continuing our series about adult learning theories series that instructional designers should know before creating training courses, we’ll explore experiential learning today. The Theory of Experiential Learning. It takes practice — and no small amount of it.

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

Tim Slade

Initially, I had planned on leaving the current version of The eLearning Designer’s Handbook as-is, and pen a totally separate book, focused on instructional design for eLearning. Several reviews noted how much more engaging the book would be if the examples were printed in color. Well, a lot, actually!