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.
Microcredentials in Higher Education: What Changed This Term
This term, the people who fund and recognise microcredentials started asking what they prove, not how many exist. That shifts the work from issuing certificates to designing assessments worth trusting.
How to Write Learning Objectives Learners Can Actually Meet
A good objective names something a learner will do that you could watch and check. Write the assessment alongside it, be sceptical of verb lists, and show it to learners as a question rather than a statement.
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.
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Cognitive loadCognitive 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.
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TrendsAI 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.