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
A review of Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer’s book E-learning and the Science of Instruction (3rd edition) by Murat Ataizi and Aras Bozkurt Abstract This book is authored by Ruth C. Clark and Richard E. Mayer. The 3rd edition of the book was published in… Read More »Book Review: E-Learning and the Science of Instruction
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!
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!
Today we decided to do something a little differently, and formally introduce ourselves and our community of learning designers & enthusiasts to the world. Hello, world! We compiled some frequently asked questions (FAQs) that we encounter when meeting with potential collaborators and other folks. This… Read More »elearningdesigners.org’s Hello, world!
Intro. In the 1960s, educational psychologist Robert Gagne created this sequential nine-step model to demonstrate each step of an effective learning process. By highlighting how instructors should approach teaching, he provided a framework to deliver instruction while taking into account a variety of learning conditions.… Read More »Robert Gagne: Nine Events of Instruction
Situation In February 2021, I was onboarded to create a technical user manual for the company, Oppti, whose primary product was an online platform connecting high school students to job, volunteer, and internship opportunities. The company had been selected as a Google Startup, and although… Read More »Oppti Case Study
