Top 5 Instructional Designer Superpowers
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by learn2
1M ago
superhero businessman looking at city skyline at sunset. the concept of success, leadership and victory in business. It’s a bird, it’s a plane . . . nope, it’s just a Super-Awesome Instructional Designer! Behind every ID, there’s an eclectic mix of superpowers that makes them the sought-after talent clients long to work with. I’ve summed up my ultimate top five superpowers, but you may have your own top five you’d like to share in the comments. Here we go! Magical Ingenuity: No matter what the content is, they can use their x-ray vision to scan the various materials and organize it into a ..read more
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Pleasing the Masses
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by learn2
4M ago
top view. group of employees in a modern office Most of us know this saying, attributed to the poet John Lydgate, and later adapted by President Lincoln. “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”. Companies often struggle to please the masses when it comes to employee training. They want to create training in various formats that support and satisfy a majority of employees. The problem is often found in one thing. They don’t know what employees want or need. So, the result is ..read more
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Manager-Driven Departments: Who’s Really at the Wheel?
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by learn2
6M ago
Portrait of a screaming young business man getting into car accident while driving At the heart of every organization are people. And those people are usually overseen by managers. And what do employees expect of managers? Well, to keep employees engaged, productive, and motivated, employees typically want to feel as if their career development goals are an important part of their performance plan. But often, career development goals are self-driven, or self-directed. So, instead of providing employees with a wide range of resources that help them acquire new skills, expand their knowledge ..read more
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Onboarding Remote Contractors
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by learn2
7M ago
Frustrated Business Man With Office Computer. Shocked Worker “Here, read all of this and we’ll have a call on Tuesday to get you started. The due date for your first asset is Friday.” Sound familiar? I’m sure many will disagree with this month’s article on managing remote contractors, but I think it’s an important topic for conversation. I totally get it. A project comes up unexpectedly, the deadline is in weeks, and you don’t have enough resources. What do you do? Reach out to an hourly contractor to help out! However…should contractors be expected to read a bunch of documents and jump righ ..read more
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Knowing Your ‘Worth’ as an Instructional Designer — Which Hat Will You Wear Today?
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by learn2
2y ago
Over the years, I have noticed the title of Instructional Designer has varied in its job description. It seems every industry has their own definition of what an Instructional Designer should be and do. Here is the list of descriptions I have compiled so far: Pretty extensive list, right? How many of the bullets above are part of your current job role? I’m guessing it is not hard to believe that in some cases, industries are looking for an Instructional Designer to be two, three, or even ALL of the above within this ONE title. Next, let’s consider a few of the basic skills that are required t ..read more
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‘Remote’, But Still ‘Present’: The Secrets to Managing the Virtual Workforce
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by learn2
2y ago
Did you know that according to The State of the Remote Job Marketplace by Flexjobs “3.9 million U.S. employees, or 2.9% of the total U.S. workforce, work from home at least half of the time, up from 1.8 million in 2005.” And, “It is predicted that 38% of full-time staff will be working remotely in the next decade.” Believe it or not, “Remote workers are made up of almost equal numbers of male and female at 52 and 48 percent respectively, with the average age coming in at 46 years old.” Although popularity may be growing in this relatively new commuting option, not all companies are prepared t ..read more
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Back to Design Basics: Appealing to the Various Types of Learners
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by learn2
5y ago
Before we begin, we want to thank everyone who helped us reach the Top 100 elearning blogs. We hope that everyone in the industry would join in the conversations and comment.   Our discussion today is all about taking it back the basics of e-Learning, back to the very first phase in the process, the design. Then, we will zoom in on the most important person in that phase, the highlight of the design document…you guessed it, the LEARNER. Within the design document, after I define the scope of the project, one of the first items I analyze is the Audience. Specifically, the following, bro ..read more
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How to Choose a Theme for Your e-Learning Course
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by learn2
5y ago
During the past two decades as an Instructional Designer for classroom-based and online ‘courses, I have noticed certain recurring themes in the more ‘gamified,’ interactive courses. In this blog post, I will share four categories of themes that you can use to increase the engagement within your courses. 1) The first category is the common hero/villain theme. In this theme, you are the hero, assigned with a task that will save ‘any assigned character’ who may be in trouble. The person in trouble could be the learner, a damsel in distress, a co-worker, etc. The distractor in this theme would be ..read more
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FACT or MYTH: A Prototype can Make or Break a Project
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by learn2
5y ago
Similar to the Design Phase in an e-Learning project, many organizations skip the Prototype phase, thinking that their time would be better spent jumping right into development. As many professionals in the Training and Development industry know, this can be a recipe for disaster. Dictionary.com defines a prototype as a model on which something is based, or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class, model or example. The prototype phase is not just for the design and approval of the module template. This phase can be used to test interactions, as well as scoring, w ..read more
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Customer Service & The Customer Experience: What Does It Mean to You?
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by learn2
5y ago
If you had to rate your customer service skills on a scale of 1 to 5 stars, 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest, how many stars would you give yourself? Could there possibly be room for improvement? Customer Service means different things to different people. For example: Having a LIVE person answer the business line Answering on or by the second ring Providing quality service Responsiveness to customer emails How well you determine and meet customer needs Next, let’s discuss customer experience… Did you know that ‘86% of buyers will PAY MORE for a better customer experience’? “Custome ..read more
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