Considerations For Screen Design
April 6, 2010
What goes into designing a screen for eLearning? Start with the functional screen areas first.
We Design Information Too
April 1, 2010
Instructional designers will increasingly be asked to design information, not just learning content. Here’s a model for info design.
Motivating The Instructional Designer
March 28, 2010
We spend a lot of time theorizing and thinking about how to motivate learners. But what about motivating instructional designers?
10 Rules For Writing Multiple Choice Questions
March 18, 2010
Join in on the excitement of writing multiple choice test items. You won’t want to miss out on this!
Lessons From The Guggenheim, Spain
March 15, 2010
The Guggenheim Museum in Spain provides an ideal structured yet informal learning experience. Can we apply this to online learning?
10 Ways To Design For Emotions (Part III)
March 1, 2010
The third in a series on emotions and learning. Here are 10 practical ways to design for the emotions.
Get Your Audience Pumped: 30 Ways to Motivate Adult Learners
January 14, 2010
People are often unmotivated when they are required to take courses in which they have no interest. Here’s what you can do about it.
Is this instructional design?
January 6, 2010
Instructional design is in the eye of the beholder. Here’s the answer to a reader’s question, “What is instructional design?”
eLearning Around The Web
December 28, 2009
Here is an end-of-the-year roundup of eLearning and related articles you might find helpful, interesting or enjoyable. They cover all kinds of topics.
Writing Microcopy: Tips and Pointers
December 15, 2009
Did you ever spend an hour writing a four or five word phrase or short instruction? During that time, you probably felt like an obsessive perfectionist—hunched over the computer trying to get it just right.
