Imagine you have to create some learning content for a particular group of learners.
I am goanna make you so learned…
You are supplied with tons of material. There is even a subject matter expert to help you out.
In other words, you have enough material to keep the learners reading for at least a month.
However, we have a problem here.
You
Client You
My employees should be able
to complete the training in
1 hour.
Client You
And did I tell you that training
outcomes should be
measurable…
You
What do I do now!!!
Instructional Design
Instructional Design (ID) is the systematic process of
translating general principles of learning and
instruction into plans for instructional materials
and learning.
In other words by applying the theories and practices of Instructional Design, you will able to separate the essential from the extra.
You will be able to identify what exactly your learners require.
Essential
Extra
You will also be able structure your content in such a manner that the learners move towards some pre-defined learning objectives.
Enter here
After
During
Before
At the end you will be able to measure if the objectives were met.
Performance
The person who applies these theories and practices of
Instructional Design is known as an
Instructional Designer (ID).
ID
Well, she does exactly the same thing to an e-learning course that a
scriptwriter does to a movie.
Storyboard
In the storyboard an ID lays down the content collected and researched from various sources in a structured manner.
She defines the learning objectives and makes sure that enough content is provided to meet those objectives.
She defines the learning objectives and makes sure that enough content is provided to meet those objectives.
She also designs assessments to measure a learner’s performance.
The storyboard acts a guideline for the design guy too.
It tells what the content should look like, how it will flow, where to sync the voiceover.
It also tells what kind of animations/interactivities to be created, where and what kind of images to be used and so on.
So you think you are good enough to be an ID.
5Qualities of
an Instructional
Design Superstar
You should be able to think in English.
English1
You should be able to communicate.
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3
You should be imaginative.
Imagine all the
people…
4
You should be a team player.
5
You should be an explorer.
Yes, there are quite a few actually…
You may checkout the following courses:
Post Graduate Diploma in Instructional Design (PGDID) from Symbiosis:
http://www.scdl.net/pgdid.aspThe Instructional Design and Content Writing Certificate
course from Wavelength:
http://www.vibrantwavelength.com/idcwc_online.htm4-Credit Online Course on Instructional Design from SNDT University:
http://www.det.sndt.ac.in/4credit.htm
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