Category: Learning Design

Instructional design involves doing far more than designing instruction. In that sense, it is really a misnomer. Instructional design is designing a system that enables students to not only learn, but to do. Here are the components of this system:...

Understanding which modality to use for what type of content or training is key to making the blend meaningful to the learner. When selecting an approach, you need to consider the content, the audience, and available resources, including technology. In...

Discover key principles for learning design that maximize the brain’s capacity to learn, build memories, and develop habits. The latest report from the research firm Bersin by Deloitte shows that more money is being spent on learning and development than...

Lessons from World TVET Conference 2015 – Day oneVocational development is a lifelong journey and VET providers must prepare individuals for advanced occupational standards that have evolved from work-task based to work-process focused. It was a pleasure and an honour...

Recently, there’s been a lot of discussion about how brainstorming doesn’t work. Forbes, Fast Company, and the New Yorker have all weighed in with articles (see references). I agree that what they term as brainstorming doesn’t work, but that doesn’t...

As the training and development field evolves and attracts a different pool of professionals with diverse skills and experiences, new questions arise: Have the competencies of instructional design (ID) changed? Should they change? How has ID evolved over the past...

Ancient peoples invented colorful stories about powerful gods expressing themselves through the physical world. They were trying to make sense of their world, using the only tools available at the time. Similarly, educators have developed many theories about the learning...

The very essence of who we are as learners, as well as how and why we are learning, is fundamentally different. So different, in fact, that it should dramatically change how you design instruction. Yet, way too often it doesn’t....

The gamification of learning has great potential to improve students knowledge and motivation. A well-implemented gamification solution provides information to students distributed over time in a fun and engaging manner. However, even with all the promise of gamification, mistakes can...

We live in a high-tech, high-speed age in which virtually everything we want is available in no time at all. When we have to have it now, we can run out to bricks and mortar stores that never close. For...