In these particularly stressful times, when many people are stretched between virtual work and monitoring virtual schooling, it's a good time to be as efficient with work as possible. These working … [Read more...]
The Visual Design of Checklists
In a previous article, I wrote about the benefits of using checklists for performance support. But how might you design a checklist that fits your needs? Consider that the visual design of a cognitive … [Read more...]
The World Needs More Checklists
Using Checklists for Performance Support
One of the most brilliant cognitive aids devised by some very smart humans is the checklist. Hidden in this deceptively simple format is a type of performance support that has saved lives in the air … [Read more...]
ELC 064: How to Create Meaning From A Torrent of Information
A Conversation with Karl Fast
Every day, we engage in sense-making from a torrent of information. And we attempt to help others construct meaning in the learning experiences we design and provide. But what if we had a … [Read more...]
The Importance of Writing Effective Distractors
Writing Distractors Is Not Easy The purpose of a test is to determine a participant's mastery of the performance objectives and to find out whether a learning experience was successful. … [Read more...]
Empathy Maps: A Tool for Learning Experience Design
Third in a series on LXD
Learning experience design uses human-centered strategies and tools to develop empathy for a target audience or any group you are trying to understand. The empathy map, borrowed from user experience … [Read more...]
What Do Instructional Designers Do?
Starting a Career in Instructional Design
What is instructional design? Instructional design involves the process of identifying the performance, skills and attitude gaps of a targeted audience and creating or selecting learning experiences … [Read more...]
Best Stock Music and Sound Effects For Multimedia Projects
Updated for 2020
Music A musical introduction is one of many ways to attract an audience's attention. Music also sets the mood and potentially adds a professional flair to your work. This doesn't mean music should … [Read more...]
ELC 063: The Evolution To Learning Experience Design
The second piece in a series on LXD
Do you hear a lot about learning experience design (LXD) but aren't sure what it is? In this episode, we discuss the evolution of instructional design to learning experience design. We talk about what … [Read more...]
10 Principles of Learning Experience Design
The first article in a series on LXD
How did the term learning experience design (LXD) originate and what does it mean? In a search through academic databases, I found a mention of the phrase in an Educational Technology article from … [Read more...]
ELC 062: Starting An Instructional Design Career in Higher Education
A Conversation with Peter Shea
Have you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education? Have you wondered if academia is the best fit for your preferences and interests? In this episode, Peter Shea and I … [Read more...]
Two Books That Enrich Training & Development
Design Thinking and Designing Stories
If you are looking for ways to bring creativity into your work, these two books may be just what you need. In Design Thinking for Training and Development, you'll find a method and mindset for … [Read more...]