IT Training Department Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire an instructional designer, find some help for your next project, or are an instructional designer looking to improve your skills, this blog post is a must-read. These commandments will make your next training project a success. You know, help me help you.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2011

Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction might be helpful as a designer, but they aren’t really supported; you can skip everything but practice with feedback without much change in results. That post summarized research on what happens when you remove elements of instruction. Filed under: Instructional Design , Research.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Why don’t we just give learners a book and command them to read and learn? Retold for instructional designers on focusing on the big picture and business impact rather than getting lost in the details of “order taking” for developing courses. Bought on Shutterstock? Ask SMEs for real examples.

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eFront

MARCH 7, 2017

Agile learning design isn’t really a new phenomenon. Instructional designers familiar with the conventional ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) methodology will know that it is a serial way of developing eLearning content. actually spell more than just success. What is Agile Learning?

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 4, 2011

While not all games have a story narrative behind them, storytelling is an essential part of the gamificaiton of learning and instruction. But remember, good story design in a game requires good writing. Simple games like tic-tac-toe are not guided by a story. Neither are games like hide and seek, freeze tag or word searches.

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

I suggested this means a move from a “Command and Control” approach to an “Encourage and Engage” approach to Workplace Learning. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN. COMMAND & CONTROL. BLENDED DESIGN. Instructional design. SOCIAL: Open conversations, collaboration, sharing, co-creation of content. Management.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Back in 2010—right as I was beginning my career transition into instructional design—games emerged as the educational topic du jour.

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Deb puts her finger on it in the third paragraph of her article: “Business structures founded on command and control, automation and process are giving way to structures that are less hierarchical and more dynamic, designed to engage people’s hearts and minds to make a difference in the world. ”. Command and Control.

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Making Change

MARCH 5, 2018

“How can I design good training for new software? In that part, we’ll look at how to design practice activities for times when the everything-but-training approach isn’t enough. The built-in help system highlights the commands you need to use to escalate a customer complaint in the CRM. Help screen or job aid?

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LearnDash

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you ever wondered what it takes to be a successful instructional designer, then the inforgraphic below (originally detailed by SHIFT elearning ) is a good place to start. The inforgraphic below lists 10 skills that every instructional designer should have in order to be successful and effective.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 20, 2012

In the new connected workplace, current training, e-learning or blended learning services, which take a top-down, ”command and control” approach to organising and managing “learning” will not be appropriate to support these new ways of working and learning. 1 – Training/Instructional Services. Click image for full-size version.

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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. Starting the list off gently, this designer is not really that bad. You wish is her command.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 14, 2013

One of the most difficult things to do when bidding for service based work is to estimate development hours, and the same dilemma applies for instructional designers bidding on elearning projects. To be honest though, there is nothing wrong with a higher bid, but unfortunately instructional designers go about it the wrong way.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 18, 2008

So my question is, are there instructional design companies that will let you work remotely to some degree or do most require you to be in office to interact with SME’s or other office staff? A Google search for “‘instructional designer’ telecommute&# returns over 18,000 hits, so there are things out there.

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Jane Hart

JULY 29, 2011

They may even prefer to print them out and keep them by them, or even copy instructions into online notebooks. in the case of the textual instructions, easily printable or copiable. simple summary of features and commands. What they don’t want is long explanations and discussions of concepts and background information.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 8, 2011

Once you enter the realm of displayed text, such as the text in Captivate text captions, or bulleted or numbered lists, or step-by-step instructions, you must consider both grammar and style. Generally a cleaner and more sparse design sense is valued in displayed text. The idea is that less is more.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 30, 2010

Recently I made a presentation at IDCI about the basic differences between simulations and games, meant predominantly for beginner learning designers. At the end of the presentation I spoke about five ways to bring more gaminess into the learning interactions being designed by the IDs. Inciting incident. Progressive complications.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

eLearning content developers and instructional designers should aim to make courses clear, easy to understand, and simple to complete. ADDIE (Analysis Design Development Implementation). The ADDIE model is an acronym: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Agile Learning. Assessment.

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LearnDash

DECEMBER 23, 2013

I often receive questions from people via LinkedIn asking for an opinion on how they can earn more as an instructional designer, which certifications to pursue, and how to improve their elearning design skills. Should I get an instructional design certification? elearning instructional design'

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 31, 2009

As designers of learning, have we applied the model with Don’s intent? Return on Expectations (ROE) is the ultimate indicator of value – Despite what they might say, training professional tend to jump into the task of designing and developing learning without a proper needs assessment.

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ID Reflections

OCTOBER 19, 2014

As an Instructional Designer and L&D Consultant, I am often asked questions like: 1.What An organization with an essentially command and control approach, an overly competitive outlook, and a repressive environment is not yet ready for social learning. This totally hits the nail on the head. It''s a ghost town.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Stella Lee brings over 20 years of international experience in e-learning, blended, and distance learning strategy, design, development, project management, and implementation. A chatbot, by definition, is a computer program designed to simulate conversations with humans through websites, mobile apps, or wearable devices anywhere, anytime.

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Upside Learning

MAY 6, 2010

One such framework was proposed by Sharda called Movement Oriented Design. Related posts: Narrative for Engaging eLearning The Ten Commandments of eLearning Do you still have to sell eLearning to your boss? The framework provides means to create contextualized stories. MOD considers every temporal presentation a story.

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Association eLearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

These are basically “if-then” commands that tell the tool to do something. Would you like to read more about training, learning, and instructional design? They really shine when they’re used by other features. eLearning tools that use variables will have something called actions or triggers, or something to that effect.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

Command and Control. Learning = something that only happens in a classroom or when it has been designed for you and/or when there is a teacher/trainer involved. Primary model of learning: instructional. Recognises that informal learning can’t be designed not managed, and that true social learning can’t be (en)forced.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 31, 2018

Training reinforcement should be designed based on the science of learning and remembering. We must consider the importance of learning science – the backbone of sound instructional design. Voice commands could help sales reps out in the field who need a quick answer while driving to meet a customer.

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eLearning Industry

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The world of Instructional Design is ever-changing with more virtual workplaces and schools. Follow the 6 commandments below to ensure effective training using technology. With that comes the struggle of using technology to deliver training and learning. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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CourseArc

JULY 28, 2023

Ortiz Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, provides a framework for instructors–whether its higher education, K-12 or even corporate learning–that removes potential learning barriers for all learners, including those who experience learning differences and those with learning disabilities. What is Universal Design for Learning?

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Barnes and Noble made it clear several months ago that it too had designs on this market. At this point, some of you are wondering why I’m going on about eBook readers when I typically write about instructional technology and elearning. More companies are looking to challenge Amazon Kindle’s hegemony in the eBook market.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 8, 2013

The File menu, located at the upper left of the screen, contains the Share command. If you start your sentence with a job title right before a name, don't put a comma between the job title and the name, and don't put one after the name, either: Instructional designer Bob Henderson will show us how to plan our lesson.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 17, 2011

Missile Command classic game. The act of playing a game often results in learning and learners are our target audience for gamification of instruction. Quantifiable Outcome— Games are designed so that the winning state is concrete. The result of a well designed game is that the player clearly knows when they have won or lost.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The walkthrough makers with the most popular videos garner the most views, and command the highest dollar for advertising. Diane Rees , in her Instructional Design Fusions blog, offers a thorough examination of the relation between games and participation in social media.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

continues to command an increasingly prevalent role in our lives, it seems that our brains. I’m in the midst of reading e-Learning and the Science of Instruction by Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer (it’s really a must-read for anyone who designs instruction). By Shelley A. As technology. still respond better to a human touch.

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Using the table tool, you can designate a header row by highlight the appropriate row in the table, right-clicking and choosing “Table > Header Row.” 3: Don’t Put Instruction Text in Rollovers. 5: Provide Key Commands for Navigation Consistent with User Expectations. 6: Use Some Form of Linear Navigation.

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Challenge to Learn

MAY 29, 2013

He is the author of the book ‘Leading without commanding’, it was originally published under the title ‘The input- output manager’. In our case the demo is done to some colleagues (product owner, CEO, instructional designer), but very often partners or customers will also attend these demo’s.

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Upside Learning

JULY 11, 2009

What’s an instructional designer doing attending sales training? In the interest of smoothening instructional development, the company offered to conduct the retail sales training seminar for our instructional designers. We often design ILT, but rarely have a chance to interact with the Trainers who deliver it.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 24, 2008

One mistake organizations make when first creating a virtual world for learning is failing to script the instruction. When designing instruction in a virtual world, the basic tenants of instructional design still apply. They create a space but have vague learning outcomes or even no plan for assessment.

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