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What Instructional Designers Really Do

Association eLearning

I write about instructional design (ID) all the time but I’ve never stopped to explain what Instructional Designers really do. There are numerous definitions for it and many of them are somewhat wordy and technical. So, here’s my personal definition instead: Instructional design is the art/science of making things make sense.

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Story Machines

Learning with e's

But I have also, as those of you who follow this blog, grown back into my roots as a performance poet and writer. In a future blog I will present a review of the book, but before that I want to mention an accompanying resource that Mike has created to promote the book. But I'm definitely scared. I'm getting really scared.

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What's a Thought Leader?

The Performance Improvement Blog

Readers of this blog know that I like to define terms that have become over-used to the point of meaninglessness. Something close to Kurtzman''s definition is the Wikipedia definition: …an individual or firm that is recognized as an authority in a specialized field and whose expertise is sought and often rewarded.

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Next Button: Yay or Nay? A Research Perspective on a "Pointed" Question

Patti Shank

It happened regularly when reading and analyzing the research to write Write and Organize for Deeper Learning and Practice and Feedback for Deeper Learning. Although my previous view wasn't wrong, it lacked the big picture. Simple user interactions give users control over the words and pictures they see.

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5 common eLearning assessment mistakes (and how to fix them)

BrightCarbon

We’re back with a brand-spanking new blog post all about eLearning assessments. That means that if you want an accurate picture of learner knowledge you need to make it hard to guess the right answer. Write shorter sentences that only include essential details. Write in plain language using common words.

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My daughter, poster child for 21st Century learning

Allison Rossett

No, she has simply grown up in the generation that acknowledges the classroom is just one small element in the larger educational picture. And, like those “Where’s Waldo” pictures she and I shared when she was little, she now searches for anything, anytime, anywhere courtesy of the technology of today. Is she genetically enhanced?

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My daughter, poster child for 21st Century learning

Allison Rossett

No, she has simply grown up in the generation that acknowledges the classroom is just one small element in the larger educational picture. And, like those “Where’s Waldo” pictures she and I shared when she was little, she now searches for anything, anytime, anywhere courtesy of the technology of today. Is she genetically enhanced?

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