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.
Entry-Level Instructional Design Jobs: What Employers Ask For
An entry-level instructional design job rarely means no experience. Employers want to see design work you've already done. Here's what the job-ad research shows they ask for, and how to build that evidence.
Cognitive Load Theory in Instructional Design: What Fits in a Lesson
There is no research-backed number of minutes for a lesson. What cognitive load theory gives you is better: a way to judge how much new, interacting material a learner can handle, and where to put the breaks.
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.
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CareersInstructional 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.
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Course designAn 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.