ATD Learning Design

Strategies for Writing Effective Questions for Objective Exams

Action Words for Blooms Taxonomy

"Level 1 of the Kirkpatrick training evaluation model attempts to establish whether the conditions were right for learning to take place. This involves capturing participants' reactions to the training programme, including reactions to its relevance, training methods, trainers, qualification and assessment methods, facilities and administration etc."

Tips for creating a course pilot

"The ultimate measure of success of a good process is that you are able to turn someone from a doubter into a champion.  It's a tough challenge, but it's a lot easier if you go about it the right way."

Creating Branching simulations

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The most important design elements to remember when designing elearning.

The Design of Everyday Things is a best-selling[1] book by cognitive scientist and usability engineer Donald Norman about how design serves as the communication between object and user, and how to optimize that conduit of communication in order to make the experience of using the object pleasurable. One of the main premises of the book is that although people are often keen to blame themselves when objects appear to malfunction, it is not the fault of the user but rather the lack of intuitive guidance that should be present in the design.

Anyone who is actively involved with instructional design has at some point used the ADDIE model (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) for their course development. This model is one of (if not the) most popular structures used by training designers today.

Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence - Psychological Science

The Association of Psychological Science commissioned a review of the evidence for the benefits of using learning styles, and the report is clear. We conclude therefore, that at present, there is no adequate evidence base to justify incorporating learning-styles assessments into general educational practice.

A learning style is supposedly a mode of learning that is most effective for an individual. It supposedly helps to improve learning results. Why does this myth persist? Twenty-five years of research on this and related themes have not provided any form of conclusive evidence that matching the form of instruction to learning style improved learning or even attention.

It's no surprise that the saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" was coined by one of the leading editors of the 20th century. Here in the 21st century, there is a battle for customer attention and the pressure to deliver meaning and business impact quickly is compounded by our always-on digital, social and mobile world.

Presentation Zen PDF: slides are slides and documents are documents. They are not the same.

My name is Shannon and I am a learning and development geek. There, I said it. Not only is L&D my chosen field, but it is also my passion. It may be a serious condition-I look at internet support sites, YouTube videos, and Slideshares and I'm either amazed by the learning experience or I'm thinking about how it could be tweaked.

Here are the results from a survey of industry peers to provide insight into how long it takes to develop one hour of instruction for various delivery methods and factors that impact development. A comparison of findings from 2003 with new data and best practices for reducing risk is discussed.

As discomfiting as it may be for content creators, a properly-prepared set of visuals for a presentation will fail as leave-behind collateral. Your slides are supposed to be incomplete; they are supposed to be no more than the tease for the words that you will speak. If they say too much, they inhibit your ability to tell the story.

Managing cognitive load - Gorilla Video