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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Automate Project Management Tasks Using Zapier
Some parts of project management are just tedious: forms tofill out, status updates, tasks and requests track, people to update. Most ofthese are essential—and can generate many hours of manual updates andprocesses. Join this session to learn how to automate some of thiswork; we’ll use Zapier—a no-code tool that helps you automate processes acrossdifferent tools. Let’s say you have a Survey Monkey form to capture newlearning requests for your team. Using Zapier (or another automation tool), youcan:
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The AI Revolution: A New Era of Collaboration in Learning Development
Rather than replacing instructional designers, the emerging role of AI is collaborative. AI will augment and empower the roles of IDs, ushering in a future of personalized, data-driven, and intelligent learning experiences.
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5 Strategies For a Smooth Transition from Virtual to In-Person Learning
As companies from Alphabet to Zoom enforce “return to the office” policies, many L&D managers are asked to adjust their training strategy. Sometimes, this involves reducing self-paced or virtual instructor-led training (VILT) in favor of on-site instructor-led training (ILT) events. Not surprisingly, employees are skeptical of this change. They are reluctant to give up their autonomy and anxious about what to expect during in-person training. The highest percentage of remote workers are aged 24 to 35. Many of these “Gen Z” employees have never worked in an office. Their last experience with on-site, instructor-led training might have been in a…
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David Kelly’s Curated Content for 3/25/2024
This week’s curation offers insights into ethical AI integration, innovative training tools like Apple Vision Pro, fostering innovation and imagination, essential reads for instructional designers, and cultivating a learning culture in remote teams.
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David Kelly’s Curated Content for 3/11/2024
This week’s curated content explores wellness programs’ effectiveness, how AI enhances productivity, misconceptions about microlearning, and more.
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David Kelly’s Curated Content for 2/26/2024
This week’s curated content explores how HR/L&D collaboration can enhance employee development, how XR is being used in enterprise training, insights into learning experience design, and more.
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Powering Training Program Growth with Digital Credentials
As an education or training leader, issuing credentials has never been easier. But it’s also never been harder to grow your program, as learners have near-infinite training and education options to choose from, provided by just as many associations, educational institutions, and businesses. And yet, organizations leveraging digital credentials strategically are attracting and delighting more learners than ever before. The team at Workato, for instance, increased their credential recipient share rate by 9% and experienced 80% growth in program enrollment. E-learning leader Frogames tripled course completions and increased credential sharing by 67%, significantly boosting brand awareness and program referrals. They’ve…
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Applying Multimodal AI to L&D
Multimodal AI removes the limitations of current text-driven systems to work with text, images, video, sensor data, etc. Their architecture is more akin to a team than an individual contributor, and this presents both opportunities and unique challenges.
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Embracing HR Tech in 2024: Driving Organizational Success
For the last 50 years, HR and L&D have been searching for a better way to create The Learning Experience. In the past year, the path and the way forward have begun to change. Here is a look at the new direction.
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Accessible & Inclusive Learning: A Panel Discussion
When From Analysis to Evaluation: Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Trainers was first published in 2008, few designers thought about whether or how to ensure that their online resources would be accessible to a diverse population of learners; a focus on designing inclusive content was years away. In this closing session of our online conference marking 15 years since the book was released, we look at how far we’ve come— and how much we still need to do—to achieve the goal of learning content that is accessible and inclusive to all of our learners. Join this panel discussion for perspectives…