The ADDIE Model, Explained by a Working Course Designer
ADDIE is less a method than a checklist of the work every good course needs. Here's what each phase should produce, why it's less rigid than its critics claim, and how to run it on a real online course.
AI in eLearning: What Changed This Term, and What It Means for Courses
Your learners now have an AI tutor whether your course offers one or not. The trials suggest that's a problem only if the AI does the thinking for them, and course design can decide which way it goes.
Instructional Design Jobs for Former Teachers: Where Skills Transfer
Teaching gives you more of an instructional designer's toolkit than most job ads let on, and less than many career-change courses promise. Here's what transfers, what doesn't, and how to show it.
An Online Course Design Checklist, Grounded in the Research
Most course checklists ask whether things exist: a welcome page, objectives, a quiz. This one asks whether they'll help people learn, and points to the research behind each check.