Are you looking to move into an Instructional Design role?

Whether you are a teacher looking to transition into Instructional Design or a Learning Professional exploring how to evolve your skill set, this bite-sized, easily digestible course is for you. It has been designed to provide the most well-rounded exploration of what Instructional Design means and how you can effectively create meaningful E-Learning.

The course is broken down into helpful instructor-led videos and hand-picked resources to give you the best insight into this subject. Everything is in plain English and gives you all the information I wish I had when I started in the industry. I have also included access to hundreds of free resources to give you the best start possible and save you from hours of searching the internet.

What's in the course?

Within this course, there is a detailed exploration of the ADDIE framework. This exploration will give you a well-rounded understanding of analysing, designing, developing, implementing and evaluating your online courses by producing multiple mediums to transfer knowledge to your learners. We also look at how you use authoring tools to create your learning and explore how you can start to make your first portfolio items.

Whether you are creating learning for education or corporates, these skills provide a transferable base to effectively understand what solutions are required and how to create eLearning that meets that need.

The techniques explored have been tried and tested through hundreds of courses to ensure that you are successful in Learning and Development.


Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to your course!

    2. Introduction

    3. 100+ Resources to help you in you as an Instructional Designer

    4. What is Instructional Design

    5. Join your Global Learning and Development Community today!

    1. What is Pedagogy and why is it so important

    2. Kolb’s Theory of Experiential Learning

    3. Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning

    4. Malone’s Theory of Intrinsically Motivating Instruction

    5. Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction

    6. Flipped Classrooms

    7. Blending Pedagogies together

    8. Pedagogy Quiz

    9. Flipped Classrooms

    1. What do we mean by eLearning

    2. PART 1: Webinar - Learning: Its Past

    3. PART 2: Webinar - Learning: Its Present

    4. PART 3: Webinar - Learning: Its Future

    5. A brief insight into Authoring tools

    6. Basic elements of an e-learning course

    7. A brief insight into Video

    8. A brief insight into Audio

    9. A brief insight into Curated Content

    10. Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    11. Podcast and Webinar Insights

    1. Ebbinhaus' Forgetting Curve

    2. Continuous Learning

    3. Bite-sized Learning

    4. Variety

    5. Learning Styles Explained

    6. Things to Avoid

    7. Resource Quiz

    1. The ADDIE framework

    2. ADDIE Quiz

    1. How to implement a comprehensive Training Needs Analysis (TNA)

    2. Action Mapping

    3. Learner Personas

    4. What do you want to measure for your ROI/KPIs

    5. Translation and Localisation requirements

    6. What are Learning Objectives and how do you write them?

    7. Accessibility requirements

About this course

  • $29.97
  • 110 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

What our learners are saying

“Superb! this online course is great --because I learned what instructional design is, how to start it and implement it. John provides a lot of resources. He covers this topic from A to Z.”

Yvonne S.

“A great overview of instructional design with a wealth of resources. I will be coming back to this course many times, review content and access tools.”

Kip

“I thought the course was great! John did a wonderful job of providing someone new to the field with knowledge and resources to really dive into. I learned a lot through the course and thought it was easy to follow, navigate and learn from.”

Erika L.

What you'll learn and obtain from this course

  • The role of an instructional designer and gain the skills to become one

  • Get access to hundreds of free resources, such as images, videos and templates, to help you create great-looking courses

  • Top tips on how to effectively deal with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

  • The importance of a portfolio and practical advice on how to create your first items

  • Pedagogy and the different ways in which people take information onboard

  • Insight into the changing demands for skills within a modern L&D team

Get started on your Instructional Designer journey today!

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Meet your Instructor


John Hinchliffe is an internationally recognised, multi-award-winning digital learning expert with over 15 years in the industry. He recently received the Colin Corder Award for Outstanding Contribution to Learning at the Learning Awards 2023 and has been named one of the Top 30 Trailblazing Thought leaders by elearningindustry.com. He has led learning initiatives in the UK and the Middle East across various industries, including B2B, B2C and Academia successfully. He has previously served on the board of directors for the eLearning Network. In 2020 he founded the Global Learning and Development Community (GLDC) to support learning professionals in advancing their careers through positive networking opportunities.


 

FAQ

  • Do I need any qualifications before taking this course?

    No this course is open to anyone who has an interest in becoming an Instructional Designer.

  • How long do I get access to the course for?

    You get permanent access to the course and can revisit the material as many times as you like in the future to stay fresh.

  • Do I get a certificate?

    Yes, you will have a certificate provided to you once you have completed the course.

  • Is there any specific schedule for taking this course?

    No, thankfully, this is all self-paced, so you can go through the content when it suits you.

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