BIOGRAPHY OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
No sermons. No lengthy explanations. No lecture. Just a series of stories laden with facts where I will call upon …
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?
Read MoreProtected: Creating Model Curriculum – Reference Material
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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 …
Read MoreScenario-based Questions
We often create scenario-based questions because we consider them to be more “challenging” than the regular ones. However, just adding …
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Question Writing & Assessment Design
Question-writing is an integral part of the instructional design process. Writing effective questions is both art and science. You may …
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Demystifying Cognitive Load Theory
Cognitive load theory is credited to the work and research of John Sweller in the 1980s. In this article, I try and …
Read MoreLearning Content Curation
Understanding Curation We exist in a world where there is an overload of information. How do you cut through all …
Read MorePredictive Learning Analytics
What is Predictive Analytics You are seated in your car, and on your way to a …
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Octalysis Framework: A Trainer’s Take
Background While researching on Games for teaching and learning, I stumbled upon an awesome framework, called the Octalysis Gamification Framework. …
Read MoreInterfacing with Subject Matter Experts
Introduction The effectiveness of Technology-Based Training is dependent on two roles- the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and the Instructional Designer. …
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UX: Insights from Disneyland
We were seated and strapped and within a split second, we started moving at breakneck speed through a dark alley, …
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Collaborating With Subject Matter Experts
Subject matter experts (SME) can either be Workplace SMEs or Academic SMEs. If the domain experts are Workplace SMEs, they …
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Instructional Design for Subject Matter Experts
The gradual transition towards a creative economy has led to a paradigm shift in the learning process. Learning systems need …
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Boxer, Sprinter, Grandmaster…? What Avatar are you in the workplace?
Gamification is the latest buzzword!! Or is it? Personally, I think it has always been around. I present my case …
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