Instructional Design
When the Going Gets Rough: Surviving the Top 3 Hassles of Being an Instructional Designer
It may be fun at times, but no one said this line of work would be easy. Developing courses for outside audiences can be difficult, especially for designers who are neither content experts nor teaching the course once it’s launched. In fact, instructional designers are called upon more and more often to be project managers in addition to their regular responsibilities.
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September 17, 2015
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Once Upon a Time, Stories Transformed eLearning
Story-based learning (SBL) uses narrative as the main way to present course material. And there are multiple formats this strategy can take on: video or audio production, written text, dramatic scripts, live storytelling, interactive narratives (“choose your own adventure” stories), and gamification are a few examples. Courses may present content to learners in the form of stories, or learners may tell their own narratives as a way of integrating new concepts into their lives.
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August 10, 2015
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Instructional Design
4 Tips for Building Successful Courses with Articulate Storyline
Articulate Storyline’s popularity is surging, in large part because of its incredibly user-friendly interface and customizable features; in other words, you don’t need to be a code whiz to create and publish dynamic, interactive courses. The e-learning authoring tool is now boasting a client list that includes Google, IBM, Nike, Microsoft, and Amazon, among others. Still wondering what the big deal is? Here are four ways any course builder can use Storyline to make eLearning easy (and fun).
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April 2, 2015
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Instructional Design
Cognitive Load Theory: What You Need to Know to Develop Instructional Tools that Work
A central piece in the puzzle of designing instructional tools is understanding how the human mind learns—how much information can a learner retain, and how should that information be presented? Investment costs in the design, production, and implementation of e-learning in particular makes the effectiveness of such tools even more crucial. A poorly designed course can confuse learners, missing the instructional mark and costing your company dearly.
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March 19, 2015
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Instructional Design
Use Interactive Video for Better Learning Outcomes
Use Interactive Video for Better e-Learning Outcomes. It’s a near-universal guarantee: people love watching videos. Use this love to jazz up your courses.
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February 23, 2015
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Instructional Design
5 Ways Adults Learn Better Online
Malcolm S. Knowles (1913-1997) was the most prominent expert on adult education in the United States during the second half of the 20th century. During the 1950s, he was Executive Director of the Adult Education Association of the United States and a champion of adult self-directed learning.
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June 5, 2014
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