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 […]
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 […]
Six Tips for Writing Better eLearning Scripts
Writing content for eLearning and other online materials is a special art in itself. It’s a daunting mission. How does the instructional designer take that raw material—under the pressure of a really tight timeframe—and transform it into something that people will pay attention to? Good writing is the single biggest factor that can make the difference […]
Is it eLearning, E-learning, E-Learning or e-Learning?
Now this is a fascinating topic and one that I am never really sure about either. I found an interesting discussion at eLearning Heroes and I’m still not sure… I generally write eLearning. But who knows? Is it eLearning, E-learning, E-Learning or e-Learning?