The purpose of most long-term learning experiences is to move an individual from a state of little proficiency in a skill to one of competence or even expertise. But what makes someone an expert? … [Read more...]
Creativity In Instructional Design
A Creative-friendly Instructional Design Model
One of the reasons I fell in love with instructional design is that it's both analytical and creative. You might start the day deep into an instructional analysis and you might be ideating a creative … [Read more...]
Writing Multiple Choice Questions For Higher Order Thinking
One of the biggest criticisms of multiple choice questions is that they only test factual knowledge. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can also use multiple choice questions to assess … [Read more...]
6 Books of Interest to the L&D Community
Here are reviews of six newish Learning and Development books of interest that I came across this year. They coveri a range of topics within and outside of the field. Included in this article are … [Read more...]
Which graphic should I use?
Guidance on creating abstract graphics
Visuals have the potential to add so much to a learning experience. The human brain devotes more resources to processing visual information than any other sense, for those who are sighted. Yet it is … [Read more...]
How To Be Effective At Persuasion For Learning
Do you ever use persuasion in learning experiences? Although the persuasion may be subtle, I'm guessing the answer is yes. Whether implicit or explicit, we often attempt to influence the attitudes and … [Read more...]
ELC 069: Set Yourself Up to Create Quality eLearning
A Conversation About Quality Assurance with Hadiya Nuriddin
It's no fun when a client finds an error in your eLearning. Or when users report that a button didn't work correctly. For an industry that is steeped in technology, our quality assurance practice is … [Read more...]
Novice Versus Expert Design Strategies
About The Expertise Reversal Effect
Common sense tells us that we should design differently for novices than for experts. Wouldn't you expect a novice swimmer to learn new strokes differently than an advanced swimmer? What might not be … [Read more...]
6 Alternatives To Bullet Lists-Updated
Bullet lists make a sequence of important points easy to read. When those near-perfect little circles are vertically aligned, readers can quickly process the text. Yet too many bullet lists in an … [Read more...]
Elaboration Strategies That Benefit Learning
Although retrieval practice and spaced learning may be more well-known, elaboration is an instructional strategy worth our attention. Elaboration strategies refer to the many ways of connecting prior … [Read more...]
Using Critiques To Improve Learning Experience Design
How to Run Design Critiques for Learning Experience Design
Many creative fields use critiques to improve the design concepts, mental models and their implementation. The input from others can bring new perspectives and insight to a draft or beta version of … [Read more...]
8 Tips to Prepare Audio Scripts for Recording
What does it take to have a smooth and efficient audio recording experience? It usually means putting in lots of time and effort into perfecting the audio script. This often means you will need to … [Read more...]