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.

2

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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