Other than the technology used to deliver our online courses, some would argue that instructional design hasn’t changed much in the past several decades. We often see the same techniques used over and over in the courses we design and take. This isn’t a bad thing… as long as the techniques remain sound and relevant to our modern-day learners. The problem, however, is that it’s easy for our audience to get bored – they’ve already seen and done the techniques you’re using, often dozens of times. Instead of keeping that traditional mindset of instructional design, let’s consider a few ways to refresh our perspectives and design courses that are a bit more innovative, new, and unexpected! A design thinking mindset Learner Experience Design (LXD) focuses on design thinking. In other words, it looks at how to improve the entire end-user experience by considering how your instructional material is developed AND actually implemented. For example, as instructional designers, we know the … [Read more...] about Is Your Instructional Design From The ’90s?
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