What would happen if you chose only one goal to focus on this year? Just one. If you spent a few hours a week working on your goal, how would you be transformed by the end of the year?
Emerging Roles Of The Learning Designer
Are your skills relevant for the future?
We are in a convergence of technological, cultural and workplace transformations. Three roles seem to be emerging for the learning designer.
10 Design Tips For eLearning Interactions
Meaningful eLearning interactions make learning active, which is more powerful than passive learning. See guidance on designing interactions.
How to Write Your Best Microcopy
Writing brief instructions to guide, direct and assure users is one of the more difficult types of writing. You must select every word carefully and there’s no room for misinterpretation. Here are some tips for writing your best microcopy.
10 Reasons Why You Should Pay For Stock Photos
There are many advantages to premium stock photo plans for designing online learning compared with the free stock photo sites.
Can you read the minds of your learners?
An updated look at schemas and learning
New knowledge builds on existing knowledge. If you understand the schemas (knowledge structures) of your audience, your training will be more effective.
How To Use Design Thinking In Learning Experience Design
Do you need to be creative on demand? Check this approach to Design Thinking to help you deeply understand the audience to create effective solutions.
ELC 053: Creating Long-term Engagement with Game Thinking
A Conversation with Amy Jo Kim
In this conversation with author, game designer and start-up coach, Amy Jo Kim, we discuss how to apply game thinking to learning experience design.
What is cognitive load?
What makes learning difficult? How can we improve learning design? One way is to use strategies that reduce cognitive load. Find out more about this theory.
8 Learning Design Trends To Watch
These are exciting times in the world of learning. Ubiquitous internet access, working from home and wider dissemination of cognitive research are contributing to new learning design trends. In this article, I list some of trends to watch in the coming years. This can be a source of inspiration and fuel for creative solutions. 1. […]
Case Study: Using a Magazine Format for eLearning
This magazine format was a solution to upgrading an annual compliance course. Designed in a widescreen format, it included a magazine-type cover design, letter from the editor, table of contents for the menu and a two-page spread for text, graphics and interactions.
Metalearning, The Four Hour Chef, and Instructional Design
Accelerated Learning and Instructional Design
An accelerated learning strategy created by Tim Ferris. The DiSSS method and how to apply it to instructional design.