Instructional Design
Applying learning theory and design strategies to meet specific performance goals through the creation of instructional materials and formal learning experiences.
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Make Your eLearning Shine with Effective Use of Stock Graphics
In the world of digital learning, visuals play a crucial role in capturing attention and enhancing engagement. This exciting and interactive session is designed to help you make the most of stock images to elevate your eLearning courses. With access to numerous free and licensed stock photo websites, the challenge often lies in selecting, editing, and integrating these images seamlessly into your content. Now, with the option to use GenAI graphics, the possibilities are endless. After completing this session, you will be able to
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From Concepts to Commitment: Storyboarding That Gets Results
This session introduces participants to the essential skill of storyboarding and explores strategies for gaining leadership buy-in for video and eLearning concepts. Storyboarding is the bridge between raw instructional content and a polished product. Participants will discover techniques for effectively presenting storyboards to stakeholders, showcasing the value of their eLearning initiatives. In this interactive live demonstration, participants will interact with the presenter to create a simple and effective storyboard. In this session, you will
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Using Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction to Create Engaging, Impactful Digital Learning Experiences
Wouldn’t it be great if you had a formula or framework you could follow that would practically guarantee your course would keep learners engaged and create a successful transfer of learning to on-the-job? Fortunately, there is one! This session will cover how eLearning designers/developers can use Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction to gain their learners’ attention at the outset, present the learning and behavioral objectives in a meaningful way, incorporate active learning strategies to engage learners in the content and provide practice and feedback to reinforce the learning. In this session, you will
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The 5 Cs of Collaborating with SMEs
SMEs are the lifeblood of your project, ensuring its accuracy and applying their experience to ensure that the content applies in real-life situations. A successful collaboration with your SMEs requires these five elements: You need to establish checkpoints to ensure that expectations are met. Honest communication means giving positive feedback and addressing any necessary course corrections to keep the project on track. These steps require emotional intelligence and strong communication skills. In this session, you will learn
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Build the Framework: Goals, Outcomes and Objectives
Learners will discover how to identify the business goal and the training goal for a training request, then learn to create outcomes and objectives to achieve them. They will also create a roadmap for defining the assessments to measure learner success and how to populate appropriate content and activities to support the objectives. In this session, learners will be able to:
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David Kelly’s Curated Content for 2/10/2025
This week’s curated articles explore key L&D topics, including professional development, inclusive online teaching, e-learning quality assurance, measuring long-term impact, and navigating future industry challenges.
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Crafting a Standout Conference Proposal: Tips for DevLearn and Beyond
Learning Guild Chairman David Kelly offers tips for crafting a strong DevLearn 2025 proposal, focusing on a straightforward problem-solution approach, concise titles, actionable takeaways, interactive formats, and unique perspectives. It emphasizes refining proposals to stand out and effectively convey value to organizers and attendees.
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4 Strategic Elements for Impactful Learning
Learning is at a crossroads. Technology has changed everything. Leaders want skill building but do not place value on L&D. We must adopt a new plan to seize this opportunity. Learn how to move from an order taker to a partner by developing a plan that moves L&D to the modern world of work. See a sample strategy and learn the new language to speak to the business.
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Book Review: Designing Accessible Learning Content
The updated edition of Susi Miller’s Designing Accessible Learning Content: A Practical Guide to Applying Best Practice Accessibility Standards to L&D Resources is a must-have for anyone trying to make sense of accessibility standards.
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David Kelly’s Curated Content for 1/27/2025
This edition of Curated Content explores strategies for inclusive eLearning, leveraging AI prompts for instructional design, working with greater intention, engaging learners through live video, and balancing performance with deep learning.