How Instructional Designers Can Improve Knowledge Retention
The Invisible Enemy of Learning Every instructional designer has faced that haunting moment — a beautifully designed course, engaging visuals, …
Read MoreMastering Versatility in Instructional Design
Instructional design is often described as a blend of art and science. But in practice, it’s much more like juggling. …
Read MoreThe Role of Instructional Designers in the Age of AI – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series we looked at how the instructional design landscape has evolved over the years, till …
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The Role of Instructional Designers in the Age of AI – Part 1
Executive Summary As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes deeply embedded in education and workplace learning ecosystems, the role of the instructional …
Read MoreTop 5 Skills You Need to Become an Instructional Designer
The Instructional Designer’s Superpower? Versatility. Instructional design sits at the intersection of education, psychology, design, and technology. Whether you’re looking …
Read MoreHow to Kickstart a Career in Instructional Design After Graduation
So, You’ve Just Graduated… Now What? You’ve crossed the stage, diploma in hand. Maybe you majored in English, Psychology, Education, …
Read MoreBeyond the Certificate: What Budding Instructional Designers Really Need
The Harsh Truth No One Tells You After Your ID Course You’ve completed your Instructional Design course. Maybe even two. …
Read MoreLearning When You Need It: The Secret Weapon of Great Instructional Designers
Real Talk: Most Instructional Designers Learn on the Job Let’s be honest. You can sit through hours of instructional design …
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Personalized Learning
What is personalized learning? Simply put, a school student taking private tuition outside of school is personalized learning. When parents …
Read MoreAn Instructional Design Checklist! Yes. Another One!
Is your ID training addressing these Do’s and Don’ts? If yes, then how? Do you address it as an …
Read MoreNeeds Assessment – Part 3
Needs assessment is role-wise assessment of skill gaps between the current state and the desired state, and identifying the learning …
Read MoreNeeds Assessment – Part 2
An organization wanted to train its entire sales team (junior, mid-level- and senior roles) on a new range of …
Read MoreNeeds Assessment – Part 1
Traveling abroad at a short notice was mundane for me as an instructional designer. Most of the time it …
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What’s cooking? Training ROI through the cooking glass
I think Indian cooking is a conspiracy. Hatched by whom, I don’t know. There are days when I wish I …
Read MoreGamifying Learning
This trip to Germany, my third abroad, was to be a first in a different sort of way. It …
Read MoreInstructional Writing
“I mean, how can she? My reviewer tells me I need to improve my writing skills. I was …
Read MoreFeedback Styles in Online Courses
Here is a framework that you can use to design feedback for your online courses.
Read MoreVirtual Instructor-led Training (VILT): A Framework
Teaching and learning virtually in the synchronous mode places a higher cognitive load on the teacher and student as both …
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Designing job-aids
Did you know? Harry Beck, an engineering draftsman is credited with the design of the London Tube map as we see …
Read MoreVisualizing Instructional Content
A good learning visual is one that achieves the following: communicates the essence of the information presented through text; lightens text-heavy content and makes the information easy to comprehend; retains the key message even when viewed without the accompanying text
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Learning Experience Design
Introduction The twin concepts of Design Thinking and User Experience drive product design as well as software and web design. …
Read MoreEstimating Cost for Elearning Projects
Do you consider the nature of content when estimating elearning project costs?
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Question Design for Formative Assessment
What’s in a name? I belong to the school of thought where formative assessments are not called “Knowledge Check”, “Quick …
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Financial Inclusion Certification Program – A Case Study
Project Specifics Customer: TrainingCentral Training Type: Certification in basic finance and banking concepts, and products and procedures Training Duration: 30 …
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