Regardless of how anyone falls into a career of designing learning experiences, nearly everyone is surprised by the amount of writing that is involved. When writing for instructional design, we must devise ways to inspire the audience even when the content is of little interest to them or when the content is dull and dry. […]
Interactive Learning: The Power of Embodied Cognition
Why is interactive learning more effective than passive learning? Researchers think embodied cognition is one explanation.
When Your Content Resembles Spaghetti
How to Do An Instructional Analysis for a Procedure
How to perform an instructional analysis, to identify the skills and knowledge required to reach a learning goal.
10 Fortune Cookies For eLearning Designers
The #blimage Challenge
It was a rainy afternoon when the ten of us entered a Chinese restaurant known for great food. The patter of rain on the roof added to the cozy atmosphere inside. My companions were all eLearning designers and developers, so the conversation was brilliant and witty. After finishing our meal, the waiter served a plate […]
Webinar Best Practices: Interview With Karen Hyder
Learn some of the best practices for running an engaging webinar from an experienced webinar producer, Karen Hyder.
Instructional Design Needs A New Name!
A Call for Learning Experience Design
Do you ever feel envious of the trendy two-letter acronyms used by practitioners in User Experience (UX), Information Architecture (IA) and User Interface (UI) design? Well, I’m not embarrassed to say that I do. I long for a contemporary acronym I can say with a confident toss of the head. An acronym that sounds so […]
The 4Door™ eLearning Approach
An Introduction to Thiagi's Unique Method
If you’re looking for a way out of generic slide-based eLearning, get inspired from Thiagi’s 4Door™ eLearning Approach.
7 Lessons For eLearning From A Museum
This experience of simultaneously touring and listening at the Guggenheim Museum has lessons on informal learning anyone can use in their work.
35 More Qualities Of The Ideal Instructional Designer
Awhile ago I published a list of the 10 Qualities Of The Ideal Instructional Designer. Since then, the eLearning community contributed so many qualities to the list it is now overflowing.
10 Qualities of the Ideal Instructional Designer
In a rapidly changing environment, the generalist instructional designer needs to develop an impressive list of skills.
Case Study: Visual Stories for Learning
This case study demonstrates the challenges and opportunities of working with stories for learning, showing some rapid approaches due to a tight timeline.
Revealed: Shocking Secrets of a Storyboard Pro
How to Create eLearning Storyboards
How to make elearning storyboards so reviewers, stakeholders and developers understand your themes, visuals, interactions and scripts.