so, what on the earth is instructional design!

So, what on the Earth is Instructional Design!

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.

Subject Matter Expert

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

Before… After…

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

Sounds cool! But what does this Instructional Designer (ID) person do?

Well, she does exactly the same thing to an e-learning course that a

scriptwriter does to a movie.

Well, she does exactly the same thing to an e-learning course that a

scriptwriter does to a movie.

She creates the foundation of an e-learning course by creating a document known as the storyboard. Like a movie script this document lists all the details of a course.

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.

Awesome! I want to be an Instructional Designer too. Where do I sign?

So you think you are good enough to be an ID.So you think you are good enough to be an ID.

Don’t Panic.

It’s not

rocket

sceince

5 Qualities 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.

Last question! Are there are any specialized courses for learning Instructional Design?

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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