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If you’re a small business launching your first online training program with a learning management system (LMS), you’re probably asking: Do I need to hire an instructionaldesigner? The headcount cost for an instructionaldesigner is mostly overhead. No instructionaldesigner required (yet)!
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I recently had the pleasure of speaking in a webinar on instructionaldesign careers and trends. On the panel with me was Val Quezada , ISD at Takeda Los Angeles. We answered questions about both instructionaldesign career pathways and where instructionaldesign may be heading in the future.
Speaker: Tim Slade, Speaker, Author, Award-Winning Freelance eLearning Designer
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Setting aside all of the hype for how AI will completely revolutionize and/or destroy instructionaldesign (depending on who you ask), I have found a number of small ways to use AI in my work. The post 7 Useful Prompts for InstructionalDesigners appeared first on Experiencing Elearning.
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We spoke about whether it’s better for your career to get an instructionaldesign certificate or a master’s degree. This discussion was based on my post on InstructionalDesign Certificate or Master’s Degree , plus additional questions asked by the live audience. Are they becoming more or less valuable?
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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructionaldesigners must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course?
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While most of the the presentations, webinars, and podcast interviews that I do relate to scenario-based learning , I have also spoken with multiple groups about instructionaldesign careers and freelancing. This post is a collection of all of my presentations and podcasts about instructionaldesign careers and freelancing.
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Speaker: Lonna Jobson, Instructional Design Team Lead, Inno-Versity, and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist, Inno-Versity
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Earlier this year, I worked with a teammate to do a presentation on agile for instructionaldesigners. It was a fun presentation to prepare for and also learn some things along the way. We used the book Agile L&D by Nadal Dank to read up on the topics and, of course, use our own experiences. […]
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Right now, it’s impossible to truly know how AI will affect instructionaldesign in the future. I’ve definitely heard from folks that are scared the whole field of instructionaldesign could disappear and we’ll all be replaced by AI. The image above was generated with Playground AI.
Speaker: Andrea Mikulenas, Instructional Design Team Lead, Inno-Versity, and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist, Inno-Versity
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More to read and listen to on scenario-based learning Check out some of my other podcast interviews for more insights on scenarios, instructionaldesign careers, and more. Many instructionaldesigners struggle when faced with dry or dense content. Thats the question learners often ask when taking training or elearning.
Speaker: Karl Kapp, Professor of Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg University
Instructionaldesigners tend to think content first and action second. Game designers tend to think action first. As a result, most games are engaging, intriguing, and immersive, while instructional content tends to be boring and perfunctory.
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This article also appears on LinkedIn as part of our InstructionalDesign, Reinvented series. Welcome to the final part of our series on reinventing instructionaldesign.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
To avoid awkward (and sometimes disastrous) learning content, instructionaldesigners must use authentic translation in the right context to ensure optimal results. The common challenges instructionaldesigners and other learning professionals come across when implementing localization. translates to “are you lactating?”
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Speaker: Stephen Baer - Chief Creative Officer, The Game Agency (a division of ELB Learning)
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Speaker: Stephen Baer, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Game Agency
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Productive corporate training starts with strong instructionaldesign. Discover how methodical instructional content transforms corporate training programs into powerful tools for sustainable growth and success. Instructionaldesign bridges the gap—turning training into performance growth.
His latest book, Action-First Learning: InstructionalDesign Techniques to Engage and Inspire , is no exception. Buy the book If you’re looking for inspiration to level up your instructionaldesign techniques, I recommend this book. Those kinds of insights make these case studies valuable.
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Speaker: Tim Slade, Speaker, Author, and Creator of The eLearning Designer's Academy
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