The Absolute Basics Of Instructional Design

The Absolute Basics Of Instructional Design
Published 4/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English

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| Duration: 6h 21m
Learn instructional design the systematic way, covering a mix of theory and practical insights.

What you'll learn

The essence of instructional design and the crucial role of instructional designers

Core learning principles and theories to help design impactful learning experiences

Practical analysis that leads to targeted goals and better outcomes

Making design decisions, content sourcing, and validating content for engaging courses

Executing your design through storyboarding

An overview of course authoring, and graphic design essentials

An exploration of learning modalities from micro-learning and gamified experiences

Performing a reality check on your design and updating courses for optimal impact

Exploring the dynamics of working with SMEs and other stakeholders in the instructional design process

Delving into popular learning development processes like ADDIE and SAM, along with practical project management insights

Discovering relevant topics like making courses accessible, translating content, and managing intellectual property

Unlocking insights on marketing, data analytics, and the role of AI in instructional design

Requirements

There are no pre-requisites for taking this course. In fact, it assumes a starting point of zero. At the same time, it can also be useful for those with some experience behind them.

Description

Looking to grasp the foundations of instructional design in a straightforward, easily digestible manner?"The Absolute Basics of Instructional Design" is the ideal starting point for you. This course is your gateway to the world of e-learning instructional design within workplace environments. It offers a comprehensive blend of theory and practical insights, and is tailored to equip you with foundational knowledge and essential skills for success in this field.In terms of theory, we'll explore the fundamental principles that guide the creation of effective learning. We will start by talking about how the human brain functions, and why this is essential knowledge for instructional designers. Understanding cognitive load theory, we'll learn to leverage this insight to craft impactful solutions. Additionally, we'll explore a variety of principles—including multimedia learning, spaced retrieval, and metacognition—that elevate your ability to design meaningful learning experiences.Practically, the course provides insights into the entire instructional design process, from crafting a project brief to conducting detailed analysis. Sample consulting conversations offer hands-on experience applying your knowledge to real-world contexts.As you progress, you'll dig into the intricacies of design, learning about curriculum development, design decisions, and content validation processes. Additionally, you'll gain insights into executing design plans, including storyboarding, utilizing course authoring tools, understanding graphic design essentials, and considerations for various learning platforms.We'll cover learning development processes, touching upon methodologies like ADDIE and SAM, as well as offering an overview of project management essentials.Understanding the diverse modalities of learning is paramount, and this course introduces you to a range of them, including synchronous training, mobile learning, microlearning, gamified learning, social learning, and more.Beyond instructional design fundamentals, we also cover relevant topics like interactivity levels, collaboration with SMEs, accessibility considerations, content translation, writing for better learning outcomes, copyright issues, and managing intellectual property and information security. Additionally, you'll gain exposure to marketing basics, data analytics, content curation, and the role of AI in instructional design, ensuring a well-rounded understanding of the broader landscape, concluding with insights on continuous learning, staying updated, and dispelling common myths.Throughout the course, quizzes are interspersed to reinforce your understanding and encourage exploration into finer details. There are various reflection points, allowing you to pause and ponder over what you've just learned —another principle for effective learning."The Absolute Basics of Instructional Design" equips you to begin your instructional design journey with confidence and proficiency.

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Hello and Welcome

Lecture 2 Why I Created This Course

Lecture 3 Who This Course Is For

Lecture 4 How To Make the Most of This Course

Section 2: Introduction to Instructional Design

Lecture 5 What Is Instructional Design?

Lecture 6 What Does an Instructional Designer Do?

Lecture 7 The Two Most Important Goals in Instructional Design

Lecture 8 Instructional Design Skills

Lecture 9 The People That You Will Be Working With

Lecture 10 Vocabulary and Key Terms

Section 3: All About Processes

Lecture 11 Learning Development Processes - ADDIE and SAM

Lecture 12 Practical Pitstops in The Learning Development Process

Lecture 13 A Quick Overview of Project Management

Section 4: The Starting Point

Lecture 14 The Project Brief

Lecture 15 Analysis - Goals and Outcomes

Lecture 16 Analysis - The Audience and Their Context

Lecture 17 Analysis - Summing Up

Lecture 18 Sample Consulting Conversation

Section 5: Learning Principles and Theories

Lecture 19 Introduction to Learning Principles

Lecture 20 The Human Mind and Cognitive Load

Lecture 21 The Human Mind and The Dual Channel

Lecture 22 Effective Learning - Principles for Presenting Multimedia Content

Lecture 23 Effective Learning - Spaced Retrieval

Lecture 24 Effective Learning - Interleaving

Lecture 25 Effective Learning - Elaboration

Lecture 26 Effective Learning - Reflection

Lecture 27 Learning Transfer - What It Is and Why It's Important

Lecture 28 Enabling Transfer - Worked Examples

Lecture 29 Enabling Transfer - Practice

Lecture 30 Enabling Transfer - Action Planning

Lecture 31 Enabling Transfer - Designing for Behavior

Lecture 32 Metacognition - Knowing What You Know

Section 6: Diving Deeper - Design

Lecture 33 Introduction to Design

Lecture 34 The Curriculum

Lecture 35 Design Decisions

Lecture 36 The Design Document

Lecture 37 Sourcing, Shaping and Validating Content

Section 7: Diving Deeper - Executing Your Design

Lecture 38 The Storyboard - An Introduction

Lecture 39 Storyboard Walkthrough

Lecture 40 A Quick Overview of Course Authoring

Lecture 41 A Quick Overview of Graphic Design

Lecture 42 A Quick Overview of Learning Platforms

Section 8: Learning and Its Many Avatars

Lecture 43 Introduction to Learning Modalities

Lecture 44 E-Learning

Lecture 45 Synchronous Training

Lecture 46 Mobile Learning

Lecture 47 Micro Learning

Lecture 48 Gamified Learning

Lecture 49 Social Learning

Lecture 50 Video-based Learning

Lecture 51 Podcast-based Learning

Lecture 52 Workflow Learning

Lecture 53 70.20.10

Lecture 54 Learning Campaigns

Section 9: Performing a Reality Check

Lecture 55 Is Your Design Hitting the Mark?

Lecture 56 Updating Your Course

Section 10: Relevant and Miscellaneous Stuff

Lecture 57 Levels of Interactivity

Lecture 58 Working with SMEs

Lecture 59 Making Your Courses Accessible

Lecture 60 Translating Your Content

Lecture 61 Writing for Better Learning

Lecture 62 Copyright and Licensing

Lecture 63 Intellectual Property and Information Security

Lecture 64 Managing Documents and Versions

Section 11: Extras

Lecture 65 A Quick Overview of Marketing

Lecture 66 A Quick Overview of Data Analytics

Lecture 67 A Quick Overview of Content Curation

Lecture 68 The Role of AI in Instructional Design

Section 12: Going Forward

Lecture 69 Learning How to Learn

Lecture 70 Staying Updated and An Essential Skill

Lecture 71 Being Aware of Myths and Misconceptions

Section 13: Wrapping Up

Lecture 72 Thank You

Beginner instructional designers who are looking to learn the ropes of the craft.,Experienced IDs who want to learn the fundamental aspects of instructional design, what makes good courses good, etc.