Instructional Design
The theory behind good instruction — how people learn, what makes training actually work, and the thinking behind course decisions.
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Why Starting With an Activity Beats Starting With Content
Flipping the usual course structure sounds counterintuitive. But when you start with an activity instead of content, learners arrive at the instruction…
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How to Build Training Objectives That Matter
Some courses need learners to prove they can do something. Others just need to build awareness. Here’s a simple framework for figuring…
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The Assumptions That Wreck Your Course Design
Every course is built with some idea of who’s going to take it. The problem is that idea is often wrong. Getting…
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How to Build Practice and Prove-It Activities Into Your E-Learning
If your course has performance expectations, learners need more than content. They need to practice and prove they can apply it. You…
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Here’s an Easy Way to Create Learning Objectives
Most learning objectives end up as vague statements that look good on a slide but don’t actually guide course design. There’s an…
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How to Design a Blended Training Program
Splitting training into e-learning modules and peer coaching sounds simple, until you get into the details. Here’s how I designed the blended…
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Designing E-Learning When You Can’t See the Blank Stares
You put information on a screen. Your learner reads it. But what they walk away understanding isn’t always what you meant. Here’s…
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How to Build Effective Online Training
Not all e-learning is the same, even though we lump it all under one label. Some courses share information. Others are meant…
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How to Create a Learning Journal for Blended Training Programs
Most e-learning courses end when the learner clicks submit. But what happens to the learning after that? A learning journal extends your…
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What is a Learning Journal for Blended Training Programs?
A course ends the moment learners click finish, but the job doesn’t wait. A learning journal bridges that gap, turning one-time training…