The 4 Instructional Design Models
This excellent and comprehensive inforation about the 4 Instructional Design Methedologies. Instructional Design Methodologies Update
What IS gamification?
I started to hear the word gamification used around 2009 by people in the learning industry. Over 10 years later we are all still talking about it but many people don’t fully understand the principle of learning gamification. So what exactly is gamification? Update
Tutorial: Build This Healthy Food Game with Drag-and-Drop
This is an easy to follow and use drag-and-drop tutorial from David Anderson at e-Learning Heroes. The finished module is fun and engaging to use. I found myself wanting to play with it several times as it contains an element of gamification. David has used Articulate Storyline to build the module and goes into the details of slide […]
Interactive Infographic: JFK Assassination: Timeline of Events
The Washington Post has put together this incredible timeline of the JFK assassination. It’s a top of the line example of what can be done to deliver information to the end user in a grabbing and engaging fashion – but you would expect nothing less from the Washing Post. Imagine the possibilities for using something like […]
Interactive Infographic: The Year of Outrage 2014
Here is a fantastic example of an interactive infographic. With a bit of work and imagination this concept could be adapted to be an engaging online learning experience. Although this infographic has been coded using HTML5 and various other web languages, something similar could be made in Captivate or Storyline. The possibilities are literally endless. Slate tracked […]
Infographic: Sleeping Habits of the Rich & Famous
Even though we are all told that the recommended amount of sleep is 8 hours, everyone seems to function differently on the same amounts of sleep. The Sleeping Habits of the Rich & Famous infographic from Big Brand Beds introduces the sleep cycles of famous and successful people. I guess one sleep cycle doesn’t fit all. […]
The Future brought to you by NASA
Believe it or not, NASA makes some of the very best infographics around. NASA understand that their subject matter is often over the heads of the average person who may not possess the interest to wade through pages of written information to receive the knowledge. Instead, NASA will often present a complex (or not too […]
Resources: Articulate’s E-Learning Heroes Online Community
Articulate’s E-Learning Heroes website is a fantastic online community of likeminded Instructional Designers and eLearning enthusiasts. The website has recently undergone a redesign and is now much more visually enticing and contains a wealth of content and advice for learning designers. E-Learning Heroes is worth reading for tips and tricks and discussions from other designers. The website also […]
Design Trends: Flat Design
Flat design is currently very fashionable in the field of graphics design. Flat design is a minimalistic design approach that emphasises usability. It features clean, open space, crisp edges, bright colours and two-dimensional/flat illustrations. Microsoft was one of the first to apply this design style to its interface with Windows 8, seen by some as a backlash against […]