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INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN BASICS – GOALS

This article emphasizes the importance of goals in instructional design. A goal, at the macro level, answers the WIIFM for the business. Broken down into a more micro level, it defines the specific actions learners need to take to reach the goal. This article focuses on the macro, business, goals and lists the characteristics of a good goal. It also discusses how to derive a good goal from a bad one by asking probing questions.

Learnnovators August 31, 2023

Instructional Design

IDEAS FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COURSES

In this article, we discuss the use of decision-making scenarios as the most important strategy to engage learners cognitively at a deeper level. It outlines strategies to help create effective scenarios, including making sure they reflect real-world challenges, using plausible incorrect answer choices, providing realistic consequences of decisions made and detailed feedback on why choices were correct or incorrect. The article also explains the importance of creating relatable characters and finding the right level of complexity in scenarios to challenge learners but not frustrate them.

Learnnovators August 24, 2023

Instructional Design

LEARNER ENGAGEMENT – IDEAS FOR IMPROVING EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COURSES

This article discusses strategies to create and enhance emotional engagement in e-learning courses. It emphasizes the importance of a strong WIIFM to generate confidence about the course in the learner, while also discussing other strategies to bring about engagement. Additionally, the article suggests specific places in the course where these strategies can be applied.

Learnnovators August 17, 2023

Instructional Design

LEARNER ENGAGEMENT – IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

This article delves into the misconceptions surrounding the term “learner engagement”. It differentiates between the shallow engagement brought about by empty interactivity and visuals (behavioral engagement) and the deeper engagement sought after by instructional designers (emotional and cognitive engagement).

Learnnovators August 10, 2023

Instructional Design

L&D SHOULD THINK LIKE MARKETING – BUT DO WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE?

This article discusses the similarities and differences between the core aspects of marketing and L&D. It then expands on what we in L&D would do well to borrow from marketing, and where we need to draw the line.

Learnnovators August 3, 2023

Instructional Design

EMPATHY – FRIEND NOT FOE IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

This article makes a case for empathy in instructional design. In doing so, it refers to another piece that distinguishes between human-centered-ness and empathy in the design of things.

Learnnovators July 27, 2023

Instructional Design

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS! DON’T PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE

This article highlights the importance of grasping the essential skills of instructional design, such as understanding the learning process and creating effective learning experiences, prior to exploring the plethora of secondary skills such as authoring tools.

Learnnovators July 20, 2023

Instructional Design

PERSONA STORIES – THE KEY TO MAKING LEARNER PERSONAS WORK FOR YOU

In this article, we talk about why persona stories are more useful than persona CVs. While CVs can provide information, they do not evoke emotions and empathy, which is the whole point of creating learner personas.

Learnnovators June 21, 2023

Instructional Design

BEWARE THIS GAMIFICATION PITFALL

Story-based narratives in gamification are thought of as the epitome of intrinsic motivation, but that’s not always the case. This article explains why, and offers pointers on how to handle it.

Learnnovators May 24, 2023

Instructional Design

WEAVING A TALE – HOW STORYTELLING CAN ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Storytelling has the power to transport us to different worlds.

It can also be an incredibly effective tool in your next course.

Weaving a tale into your instructional design can help learners better understand and remember material, and make it more relatable and interesting. So, next time you’re creating a course, think about how you can incorporate stories to bring it to life.

Learnnovators April 27, 2023

Instructional Design

12 ALTERNATIVES TO A COURSE

This article delves into a few possible alternatives that could be proposed in lieu of a course.

Learnnovators March 8, 2023

Instructional Design

LEARNER PERSONA DEEP DIVE; THE WHAT, THE WHY AND THE HOW

This article takes you on a deep dive into the what and the why of learner personas. It also elaborates on how to obtain the information needed for creating those personas.

Learnnovators March 1, 2023

THE LEARNNOVATORS BLOG

This blog presents informative articles and lots of useful tools and resources on learning design, covering e-learning, m-learning, gamified learning, informal learning, 70:20:10 and much more.

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN BASICS – GOALS

IDEAS FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COURSES

LEARNER ENGAGEMENT – IDEAS FOR IMPROVING EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR COURSES

LEARNER ENGAGEMENT – IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

L&D SHOULD THINK LIKE MARKETING – BUT DO WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE?

EMPATHY – FRIEND NOT FOE IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS! DON’T PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE

PERSONA STORIES – THE KEY TO MAKING LEARNER PERSONAS WORK FOR YOU

BEWARE THIS GAMIFICATION PITFALL

WEAVING A TALE – HOW STORYTELLING CAN ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

LEARNER PERSONA DEEP DIVE; THE WHAT, THE WHY AND THE HOW

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