Join us as the elearningdesigners.org team chats with Dr. Richard Mayer, a prolific educational researcher and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California Santa Barbara. In this interview with Dr. Richard Mayer, we ask him whether Mayer’s Principles and Accessibility can coincide and what… Read More »Richard Mayer Interview Mayer’s Principles and Accessibility
Instructional design can be a great fit for English majors in the world of business. Explore how an English degree can prepare you for a career in eLearning.
Accessibility in eLearning by Pragati Kamath for elearningdesigners.org. Pragati has worked at international corporations such as Allianz, Kraft Foods, and Wipro and is actively seeking an instructional designer role where she can combine her knowledge of learning design and professional experience in international projects.
By Kristin M. Neumayer Kristin M. Neumayer holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she currently serves as a Faculty Associate in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She is an award-winning classroom teacher and experienced instructional designer who spends her free time… Read More »ID, Gen Z, and Mobile-First Learning
Psychometrics in Learning and Development Part II UCLA doctoral candidate, Tianying (Teanna) Feng, is going to guide us in improving our understanding of educational and social research by introducing psychometrics and its application to Learning and Development. About the Author:Teanna is a doctoral student in… Read More »Psychometrics in Learning and Development Part II
Richard Mayer’s Seventh Multimedia Principle Learn about Richard Mayer’s seventh multimedia principle, the Pre-Training Principle, in this poster created by Georgette El-Darazi! The Pre-Training Principle says: “People learn better from a multimedia lesson when they know the names and characteristics of the main concepts.” For… Read More »Richard Mayer’s Seventh Multimedia Principle
Psychometrics in Learning and Development UCLA doctoral candidate, Tianying (Teanna) Feng, is going to guide us in improving our understanding of educational and social research by introducing psychometrics and its application to Learning and Development. About the Author:Teanna is a doctoral student in the Education… Read More »Psychometrics in Learning and Development
How to Get Instructional Design Experience to Build Your Portfolio by Kayleen Holt You need instructional design experience to get hired, but how do you get experience if you can’t get a job? In this post, I’ll share four ways to get work samples for… Read More »How to Get Instructional Design Experience to Build Your Portfolio
How to Become an Instructional Designer: The Ultimate Resource List by Kayleen Holt The following content and resources for how to become an instructional designer were written and curated by Kayleen Holt. Introduction Learning and development careers are booming. As more instructional designers enter the… Read More »How to Become an Instructional Designer: The Ultimate Resource List
Created by Georgette El-Darazi Learn about Richard Mayer’s fifth multimedia principle in this poster! Feel free to share with your networks. Download as a PNG or PDF.
Created by Melanie McCullough Learn about Richard Mayer’s fourth multimedia principle in this poster! Feel free to share with your networks. Download as a PNG or PDF.
Summary This article explores the use of Gagne’s 9 events of instruction as an attempt to increase learner engagement and attendance for large classes of nursing students. This study looks at student evaluations of their teachers and final grades over a 3-semester period. The article… Read More »Using Gagne’s 9 events of instruction to enhance student performance and course evaluations in Undergraduate Nursing Course
An elearning design manual, written by Richard Mayer and Ruth Clark The book discusses how to: Get up to date on the latest e-learning research Adopt best practices for communicating information effectively Use evidence-based techniques to engage your learners Replace popular instructional ideas, such as… Read More »e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning
In spite of the wealth of training resources readily available online, finding quality materials that are perfectly suited to the needs of your learners may be difficult. In fact, the best solution may be to create your own instructional materials! However, how can you design instructional materials that are specific and effective?
Chaka Jaliwa is an education specialist at Space Center Houston in Texas. Although his current position involves engaging K-12 students and teachers in science activities, his formal education is in electrical engineering. How did he get here, and how does he create learning experiences for students? Watch to find out!
By Billy Wilson During a recent interview [1], Elon Musk outlined his basic engineering process. The first step is: Make your requirements less dumb. Your requirements are definitely dumb. It does not matter who gave them to you. It is particularly dangerous if a smart… Read More »Learner Stories for Subject Matter Experts
Are you having trouble trying to get your first instructional designer job? If so, here’s a short list of suggestions that can help you land your first instructional designer role! View the infographic to find the best job as instructional designers: Download as PDF 1.… Read More »Tips for job-seeking Instructional Designers
Are you a teacher looking to transition into instructional design? If so, you are not alone! Check out elearningdesigners.org’s new article by guest writer, Gina Ciuffetelli, who shares her journey which started in the public education system for 18 YEARS before transitioning to her current role in Edtech as the Director of E-Learning at Gabbart Communications! Read the full article to learn more about her journey and gain practical tips for how you can start yours!
A list of top tools for learning, compiled by Jane Hart from toptools4learning.com. The top 10: YouTube Zoom Google Search Microsoft Teams PowerPoint Google Docs & Drive LinkedIn Twitter Wikipedia WhatsApp
The debate between old-school teaching versus technology-supported learning has been simmering for decades before COVID-19. But now that campuses have re-opened, many are questioning what labels like “old” and “new” mean when applied to higher education. Today, guest writer, Kristin M. Neumayer, PhD explores the relationships that instructional designers and faculty have with technology, each other, and online learning in higher education.
Tests. Ugh. Do I really need to test my learners? Isn’t it obvious that my instruction will lead to learning? Isn’t testing a waste of time? These are all too common reactions to the idea of testing. Today, we have an expert in the field of educational assessments, Greg Chung, Ph.D. who is the Associate Director of Technology and Research Innovation at UCLA’s Center for Research, Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST). Greg is here to teach us some basics about writing multiple choice questions.
Have you ever been confused about the different job titles in the Learning and Development world? Instructional designer, learning experience designer, and user experience designer. What exactly are the differences among them? Mandy Lin is a graduate student in Human Computer Interaction.
Our instructional design hero: Mandy Lin Type of the Episode: Interview, Podcast Time: 10 min 40 sec Transcript To download transcript as PDF click here About Mandy Title: Instructional Designer / Learning Experience Designer Xinyu (Mandy) Lin is a student from METALS (Master of Educational Technology and… Read More »Ep.2. Intersections in Instructional Design, Learning Experience Design, and User Experience Design
Articulate has created a short e-book on best practices for addressing accessibility for e-learning. Description from their website: If you’re struggling with creating e-learning that meets the highest standards of accessibility, we’ve got the e-book for you. In this free guide, we’ll walk you through… Read More »Articulate’s E-book on Accessibility
Articulate has created a short e-book on best practices for visual design within an e-learning context. Description from their website: You’ve heard the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” While the most tattered, sorry-looking book can hold delightful, exciting stories inside, we… Read More »Articulate’s E-book on Visual Design
Articulate has provided free e-books on a variety of e-learning topics. Note: you need an Articulate account to access and download the PDFs, but creating an account is free. E-Books The Definitive Guide to Multi-Device E-Learning E-Learning for Beginners 5 Highly Effective Strategies for Creating… Read More »Articulate E-books
Depending on the project, creating training can be a very collaborative experience. The partnership between an instructional designer and their subject matter experts (SMEs) is crucial to the accuracy and successful outcome of the training deliverable. Read Tanya Thampipop‘s article to find how you can build a collaborative relationship with your subject matter experts or SMEs!
Today, businesses of different types and sizes are using gamification to increase engagement and incentive to drive successful training results. Check out our latest elearningdesigners.org article written by guest writer, Jing Ma, as she introduces the basics of e-learning gamification and trends for 2021!
What makes a language learning app effective and attractive? Today we have Jack Du, an experienced Chinese and science teacher and a current MBA candidate at UCLA, to talk about how an education technology product can make language learning more fun and engaging. He will… Read More »What makes a language learning app effective and attractive?
Our instructional design hero: Jack Du Type of the Episode: Interview, Podcast Time: 14 min 55 sec Transcript To download transcript as PDF click here About Jack Jack grew up in China and went to New Zealand to pursue a career in genetics research in… Read More »Ep.1. What makes a language learning app effective and attractive?
This 40-page report with aesthetic and informational visuals, takes a deep dive into analyzing the results of an accessibility research survey that included 1,119 participants mainly from the United States. Read the report.
Dr. Phil Winne presents “Learning Analytics for Self-Regulated Learning: Frameworks, Methods & Future Work” (moderated by Dr. Jason Chen and Dr. David Morris). Webinar hosted by APA Division 15 on September 30, 2020. Download Dr. Phil Winne’s slides. Summary: This is a scholarly presentation that… Read More »Learning Analytics for Self-Regulated Learning: Frameworks, Methods & Future Work
Designing a remote professional development course to support teacher customization in science. Summary: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school instruction had to be conducted online and so did professional development courses for school teachers. This article reports on the design, implementation, and impact of a… Read More »Designing a remote professional development course to support teacher customization in science.
A course created by Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski for students and life-long learners alike. The course covers concepts such as focused versus diffused thinking, learning in chunks, retrieval practice, and motivational strategies. It provides useful metaphors to help learners optimize study skills for better… Read More »Learning How to Learn
Free (and paid) browser-based platform used to easily create any graphic design item (poster, flyer, presentation, logo, social media graphics, etc), as well as videos and office products (reports, resumes, etc). You can use a template or start from scratch with their user-friendly interface. Great… Read More »Canva
Figma and Adobe XD Great software for creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. You can use it for basic layouts and navigation, but it can also be used to draft a fleshed out interface (without actually building it using a complex software). It can be a… Read More »Prototyping Tools
By Matthew Schmidt, Andrew A. Tawfik, Isa Jahnke, and Yvonne Earnshaw (2020) This book is published as open source. It is an introductory resource to the theory and practice of learner experience (LX) and user experience (UX) in the field of learning, instructional design, and… Read More »Learner and User Experience Research
By Julie Dirksen (2016) Covers how to analyze a learning problem, support and reinforce skill development, craft learning strategies for habit formation and behavior change, foster social learning environments, and engage your audience. Learn more.
For those working in the formal learning space or academia, the Online Learning Consortium’s Course Design Review Scorecard (OLC Quality Scorecard Suite: OSCQR 3.1) can be a great starting point for evaluating the structure, organization, and quality of your course. You can use it as… Read More »OLC Quality Scorecard Suite
Material Design, WebAIM, and Adobe Color are great resources to create color themes and palettes, as well as to check contrast and accessibility of different color selections.
This free tool helps you create color blind safe palettes or select from one of their many designer themes. It also has a contrast checker that evaluates accessibility between text or graphics and backgrounds. You can even select your level of WCAG compliance. This resource… Read More »Adobe Accessibility Color Picker
If you are new to ID, you may try this “free to audit” course that walks you through the learning theories and the widely-used ADDIE model in the ID field with a particular focus on the “Analysis” component. It also introduces the commonly-used procedures for… Read More »Instructional Design Foundations and Applications
