When you’re starting work on an eLearning project, it’s not always clear what information should and should not be included in your eLearning course. How…
Before starting development on a new eLearning project, it’s important to make sure you’ve collected and analyzed all the information used to justify the creation…
If you’re new to the world of instructional design, eLearning, or learning and development in general, it can be overwhelming trying to navigate what instructional…
When you're starting any new training project, whether it's a single eLearning course or a large-scale training program, it's easy to become overwhelmed trying to…
In the past, I've shared my thoughts about various industry-recognized instructional design and development models, like ADDIE or SAM. However, the problem with most of these…
Your learners only need the most minimal amount of information to do their jobs at the expected level of performance.
Tim Slade
Instructional design is the process of applying solid learning theories in the design and development of effective and engaging training experiences or resources.
Tim Slade
The ADDIE Model is a sequential process or framework, designed to guide instructional designers, eLearning developers, and other learning professionals through the process of designing and developing training and learning solutions.
Action Mapping by Cathy Moore is the process of analyzing a performance issue, identifying potential training and non-training solutions, and designing performance-based activities to challenge your learners to put skills into practice.
Tim Slade
A task analysis is a process of analyzing a specific task to determine how it’s completed, step-by-step.
In the world of instructional design, there are two industry-recognized instructional design models most people follow: ADDIE and SAM. And while each model has its…
The effectiveness of any eLearning course depends on how the learner processes the information provided, and whether or not that information is committed to long-term memory.
If you've been working in the world of learning, instructional design, teaching, or eLearning for any amount of time, you've likely heard about the concept…
Rather than using learning styles, the best approach is to let the content and the complexity of the task or skill being taught drive the method of instruction.