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 Clicking Through Slides Isn’t Learning
Most e-learning pushes content and calls it training, even when nobody can demonstrate anything different afterward. Here’s why content alone isn’t a…
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How to Combine E-Learning with Mentoring for Better Training
A new employee can absorb theory from a course, but real competence comes from doing the work. Pairing e-learning with peer coaching…
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Think Beyond the Course to Make Your E-Learning Actually Stick
Most e-learning courses treat the course as the finish line. But learning happens before and after the course, too. Here’s how to…
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Four Things That Help New Instructional Designers Get Good Fast
New e-learning developers often expect to get good quickly. But your first course won’t be your best, and that’s completely fine. Here’s…
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Why the Best Courses Follow a Tell-Show-Do Model
Here’s a common scenario: you’re ten minutes into an e-learning course. You’ve clicked through eight slides. Yet, you have no idea what…
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Create a Gamified E-Learning Template
Most e-learning developers avoid gamification because it feels too complex to build quickly. But you can take a template you already have…
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What Employee Cheat Sheets Teach You About Course Design
Employees kept building their own cheat sheets that did more good than months of formal training. Here’s what that says about how…
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When Should You Give Learners Instructions in Your Course
Some learners need explicit instructions. Others just want to jump in and figure it out. Here’s how to decide whether to front-load…
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What You Need to Know to Gamify Your E-Learning
Gamification isn’t just building a Jeopardy game. It’s using game concepts like points, progress, and rewards to change how learners feel about…
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The Assembly-Line Problem with Online Training
There’s a pattern that shows up in almost every e-learning course. It follows objectives, content, and a quiz, then repeats. That structure…