Experiencing eLearning

JULY 9, 2024

This month marks 20 years since I started at my first instructional design job. In my research on related careers, I discovered instructional design and started reading everything I could find online. It took me a year of searching to get that job and transition from training to instructional design.

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Hurix Digital

MAY 4, 2025

It could be a tedious job to plan, outline, design, launch, and market an effective eLearning course development structure. Organizations must create an engaging eLearning curriculum design and initiate a powerful Instructional Design Process that can deliver knowledge and engage learners.

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Tim Slade

JULY 18, 2020

Initially, I had planned on leaving the current version of The eLearning Designer’s Handbook as-is, and pen a totally separate book, focused on instructional design for eLearning. I first started thinking about writing a new book in the fall of 2019. What’s New in the Second Edition? Well, a lot, actually!

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Right now, it’s impossible to truly know how AI will affect instructional design in the future. I’ve definitely heard from folks that are scared the whole field of instructional design could disappear and we’ll all be replaced by AI. The image above was generated with Playground AI.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This post includes links on AI image and video tools and tips, pricing elearning and ILT development, and how to grab the attention of learners. He built a quick course in Rise with tips on how he generates the images plus how he edits them afterwards. AI Image generation tool. I share these links periodically here on my blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 6, 2021

A tool for collecting feedback on video, audio, or images. E-learning templates and assets | Who’s your ADDIE? If you have a few things you’d like to sell but don’t want to set up your own ecommerce website, you can use the “Who’s Your ADDIE” site. Video review tools. Additional resources.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Instructional design can be demanding and challenging for any course creator. to help with the instructional design process. Price: $0 to $25 per user per month Images, videos, and graphics Vyond Vyond is a video maker powered by AI to create videos quickly. Fortunately, there are many tools (some of them free!)

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Learnnovators

JUNE 2, 2021

I’ve been an Instructional Designer for many years now. After all, design lives in the space where there is no formulaic answer. And Instructional Designers work with the unknown and the unfamiliar on a daily basis. This is the designer who proposes show-try-test simulations. Written by Mridula R.,

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

CPT on LinkedIn: Learning Visual Design – Learner Perspective Summary of research comparing learner perceptions for graphic (illustrated) versus photorealistic characters. Different image styles may be better for different audiences and goals. Many instructional designers struggle when faced with dry or dense content.

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Allen Interactions

JUNE 11, 2020

LXD: Moving from Instructional Design to Learning Experience Design" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;">. What’s e-learning? Today’s definition of e-learning is so broad, the term has come to mean very little.

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Keep an eye out for these instructional design mistakes. Instructional design is a large field, and there’s a lot to learn. On the other hand, there are some significant instructional mistakes you can avoid before you launch that will ensure your course succeeds. Looking for ways to improve your course?

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Ninja Tropic

MARCH 27, 2025

Level 1: Basic Customization Slide-based content with text, images, and simple quizzes. Check out our award-winning storyline and rise portfolio and explore the endless possibilities of interactive learning Expertly Designed eLearning A well-designed eLearning course isnt just visually appealingits effective.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2024

We also started with some of my career history and how I got started in training and instructional design. You can also listen to my past podcast interviews on scenario-based learning, instructional design careers, and more. Joanie’s experimenting with an AI cohost, Jo Jo AI.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 24, 2022

This post includes links on UX, accessibility, branching scenarios, Twine, instructional design blogs, free/freemium tools, and systems thinking. 7 Articles To Help You Improve Your eLearning Designs. Longer guide to writing alt text, paying attention to the differences in the context for the image.

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Ninja Tropic

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Interactive and Engaging Content Instructional designers play a crucial role in creating bespoke eLearning solutions. This content can include a variety of materials, such as text, images, videos, and interactive elements. AI can further streamline this process by automating tasks such as content authoring, design, and testing.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 22, 2024

It’s not as if designers and developers are heartless beasts who think that people with disabilities deserve to be left out. Most often, it’s that we’re not sure how to develop accessible eLearning without compromising effective instructional design. Summary We don’t have to sacrifice good design for accessibility.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

AI, Instructional Design, and OER – improving learning I agree with the idea that AI and LLMs will make it much easier to create a first draft of content. The fields of instructional design, learning & development and learning theory have been shaped by a wide range of people over many years.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

Transitioning from Teaching to Instructional Design. Transitioning from Teaching to Instructional Design. In this presentation, I shared my story of moving from teaching to instructional design, as well as tips for finding a job. Instructional Design Certificate or Master’s Degree.

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Association eLearning

JANUARY 10, 2018

If the instructional designer (ID) and SME don’t understand one another that’s going to cause problems. Send the SME reference images when you ask them questions. If you’d like to read more about training, learning, and instructional design check out the rest of this author’s blogs. I’ll work on it today.”

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

If you’re interested in AI images, be sure to try out the “ Real or Fake ” image quiz. The image above was generated in Midjourney, with text added in Affinity Designer. AI tools and reflections Can you detect AI images? Test yourself with these 10 pairs of images. Real or Fake?

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eLearningMind

JANUARY 29, 2025

Discover more about creating impactful eLearning programs with our Instructional Design Consulting. Understanding instructional design Why do we call it instructional design? Learning is actually the desired byproduct of good instructional design. Why not just say its learning?

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IT Training Department Blog

JULY 10, 2023

Whether you’re in the instructional design world and are familiar with cognitive load theory or on the content side of things, content overload has the same negative impact on workplace learning. Here is one important role an instructional designer plays in reducing content overload.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At the TLDC online event “From Instructional Design to Dungeons and Dragons: The Chronicles of Educaria,” we connected the game and role-playing aspects of D&D with instructional design and training. I also shared some sources for character images.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2024

This post includes links related to AI, accessibility, storytelling, troubleshooting Storyline, PowerPoint design tips, freelancing, animation, and translation. Instead of basing it on a generated image, this uses face swapping. You can also set up different poses based on a source image.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 11, 2024

This is mostly something I’m playing around with; I don’t actually see much immediate use for songs with lyrics as an instructional designer. So, I downloaded the mp3 and paired that with a Midjourney-generated image and an audio visualizer in Camtasia to generate a video. Udio is in beta right now.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 5, 2019

The links and resources in this post include using video to engage learners, estimating development time, JavaScript, xAPI, free images, storytelling, and learning experience design. tags: images free . Learning experience design is NOT a new name for instructional design. tags: accessibility.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Now, the easiest option is to use the Portfolio content type and a theme designed to highlight that feature. Portfolio resources: Instructional Design Portfolio Resources : My post on portfolio resources. Where to Find Freelance Instructional Design Gigs (Ashley’s old methods).

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 18, 2014

Instructional Design: 13%. Instructional design is 13% or about 50 hours. If the client has a standard template and a large library of images for me to use, this might be 20 hours. Estimating Time and Costs in Instructional Design : Don Clark’s overview of multiple sources with time estimates.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Many instructional designers, elearning developers, and LXDs manage multiple projects simultaneously. If I’m running on schedule, I’ll use this time to work on images, do revisions, or to just get ahead of schedule. In the image above, I can see that I have completed 10 slides, but my goal was 13 slides.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 5, 2022

This post includes workshop pricing, useful tools and resources for L&D professionals, volunteering and internship guidelines, scenarios, games, and diverse stock images. It’s a bit of a kludge, but you can swap out the images in the published file. Diverse stock images. Workshop pricing. Additional resources.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This post includes links on scenario-based learning (SBL) research, working with Twine, learning experience design (LXD), 360 images, VR resources, and elearning development time calculators. Free tools for creating VR stories, timelines, annotated maps and charts, image comparisons, and more. Feedback and reflection in SBL.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

Alternative text describing the content of an image on a website or in an eLearning course. Technology which overlays digital information such as text labels, images and sounds onto the real-world environment. A digital image to represent the user or learner in computer games and other online learning platforms. Authoring Tool.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 23, 2024

This post includes links related to AI, DEI and accessibility, Twine, freelancing, storyboarding, visual design, facilitation, and books for IDs. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. This was created in Midjourney and edited in Affinity Designer.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This post includes links to four AI tools, visual and UI design, predictions and trends for L&D in 2024, scenarios and simulations, and Articulate Rise. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. This was created in Playground and edited in Affinity Designer. Currently in closed beta.

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LearnDash

JULY 6, 2021

We’ve talked a lot on this blog about the importance of good instructional design , which often focuses on how educators create course content. However, a key aspect of good instructional design is how that material is presented, visually. Just as importantly, it’s worthwhile to invest in attractive images.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 25, 2014

The Ultimate Directory Of Free Image Sources – The Edublogger. Extensive list of sources for free images, many of which are Creative Commons or public domain. tags: images free creativecommons. Badges for instructional designers in various areas. eLearning Wiki. tags: elearning instructionaldesign sme.

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