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Adapting Resumes from Teaching to Instructional Design

Experiencing eLearning

When adapting resumes for instructional design jobs, it’s important to focus on experiences like curriculum creation and collaboration rather than teaching. Instead of starting with teaching and training (even though those are the skills you use the most), put creating lesson plans and curriculum first. Example Revision.

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Ruth Clark Claims “Games Don’t Teach”

Experiencing eLearning

Ruth Clark posted at ASTD an article titled “ Why Games Don’t Teach.” Let’s look at her summary of the research: The goal of the research was to compare learning efficiency and effectiveness from a narrative game to a slide presentation of the content. Journal of Educational Psychology, 104, 235-249.

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Your Go-To Guide to Creating an Engaging eLearning Course Without the Hassle

Hurix Digital

Summary eLearning course development shouldn’t have to be overwhelming. Such questions help us get into headspaces that are different from ours, which then enables customization according to individual needs during teaching periods. What could pose challenges along the way?

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Twine, Storytelling, Freelancing: ID Links 11/1/21

Experiencing eLearning

Lesson plans – Teaching with Twine. This post includes lesson plans for teaching students how to use Twine, either in a single 50-minute session or in two days with extra time for practicing in the tool. This is a summary of a project at the University of Toronto using Twine to create an educational game, plus an overview of Twine.

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Top 10 Inclusive Teaching Practices for Better Student Engagement

Hurix Digital

Summary Inclusive education ensures that every student has equal opportunities to learn and succeed. A key strategy in this journey is to make inclusive teaching a pillar of education at all levels. Top 10 Inclusive Teaching Strategies Lets check the important strategies for the effective implementation of inclusive education: 1.

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ID and eLearning Links 2/11/20

Experiencing eLearning

Donald Clark Plan B: Video for learning –15 things the research says – some may shock you… Donald Clark provides a great summary of research on using videos for learning. Teaching to instructional design. A graduate of the IDOL Academy explains how to transition from teaching to instructional design and why it can be a good fit.

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Story Research, UX, Resumes: ID Links 1/20/22

Experiencing eLearning

Research summary: How stories improve learning. While the learning examples are all focused on classroom teaching, some of this could be applied to workplace training too. I share these links periodically here on my blog. Ask the Cognitive Scientist | American Federation of Teachers. User Experience Design.

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