Introduction To Instructional Design And Creating E Learning

Develop your skills to become an Instructional Designer and create e-learning that engages learners

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.3

- What is Pedagogy and the different ways in which people learn
- Be able to quantify your own learning style
- Understand how to immerse an individual in their learning

What you'll learn

What is Pedagogy and the different ways in which people learn

Be able to quantify your own learning style

Understand how to immerse an individual in their learning

Get access to hundreds of free images to help you create great looking courses

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

An understanding on which authoring tool will be best for your requirements

On going support to help you in your development

Practical steps on how to actually start making money through Freelance work

* Requirements

* No experience necessary!

Description

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This bite-sized course has been specially designed to give anyone the most well-rounded knowledge of what Instructional Design really means and how they can effectively create meaningful E-Learning.

The course is broken down into useful instructor led videos, hand picked resources and practical assignments to give you the very best education introduction to this subject. Everything is in 'plain English' and gives you all the information that I wish I would have been given when I started out in the industry. I have also included access to hundreds of free assets in order to give you the best start possible and save you from hours of searching the internet.

The techniques that are explored have been successfully tried and tested through hundreds of courses to ensure that you are setup for success.

So why not start your Instruction Design journey the right way?!

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to be able to create meaningful online courses

Course content

12 sections • 58 lectures

Welcome to your course 5 lectures

Introduction Preview 01:20

Tutor introduction and outline of what you will be covering as part of your course.

Outlining how the course will be provided Preview 01:14

Further details on how the course is split between video instructions, external resources and practical assignments.

What is Instructional Design Preview 01:45

Understand what is meant by the term 'Instructional Design' and its importance with regard to learning.

Qualities of an Instructional Designer Preview 02:15

Outlining qualities that are beneficial to an Instructional Designer.

10 key Instructional Designer skills Preview 00:49

Outline of a few of the key Instructional Designer skills you should possess.

Pedagogies and intuitively understand how people learn 6 lectures

What is 'Pedagogy' and why is it so important? Preview 01:48

Outlining what Pedagogy actually means and its importance to learning.

Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning Preview 01:30

Outline the key details of Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning

Malone's theory of Intrinsically Motivating Instruction Preview 01:37

Outline the key details of Malone's theory of Intrinsically Motivating Instruction

Kolb's theory of Experiential Learning Preview 01:41

Outline the key details of Kolb's theory of Experiential Learning

Vygotsky, Dewey & Knowles Preview 02:43

Outlines the key details of Vygotsky's theory of Constructivism, Dewey’s theory on reflection as a growth process and Knowles’ Principles of Andragogy.

How do you learn and what do you like? Preview 02:35

Have a better awareness of your learning style and how this relates to others.

What is E-Learning? 11 lectures

What are the different types at the moment? Preview 03:12

Go explore what is presently on offer in the E-Learning arena. It's a great way to be inspired.

What makes good E-Learning? Preview 00:51

What elements make up a great and pedagogically sound piece of E-Learning

Sources of inspiration Preview 01:53

A few places where you can gain inspiration from. Links placed in the resources.

Micro Learning Preview 01:26

Outlining what is and isn't Micro Learning.

Personalised Learning Preview 01:51

An overview of what Personalised Learning means.

Storytelling as a means of using gamification Preview 00:55

Insight into what Gamification means and it's comparison to games.

Gamification examples Preview 00:52

Examples of different game elements within E-Learning

VR / AR Preview 02:08

Brief look at Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).

What do you want to create? Preview 02:12

Understand what you want to actually create.

Screen recording with Camtasia Preview 00:08

Activity Preview 00:13

Using the ADDIE model 2 lectures

ADDIE Model Preview 01:34

Brief outline of incorporating the ADDIE model to assist in your project management.

Free project management software Preview 00:38

In this lecture we look at Trello software and how it can assist you in project management.

Analysis 6 lectures

Project Start Up Preview 01:24

Looking at what you need to do when first setting out on a project.

Learner Persona Preview 00:10

Know your limitations Preview 01:43

Try not to do too much, too soon.

Basic elements of an E-Learning course Preview 00:37

Within the resources are the details relating to the key elements of an E-Learning course.

How long is the learning? Preview 01:43

Thinking about your attention span.

Ebook on everything you need to make working with SMEs a breeze Preview 01:09

Free Ebook on everything you need to make working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) a breeze.

Design 10 lectures

Why is the Look and Feel important Preview 02:29

Giving you an insight into why Look and Feel are so important for a learner to buy into your learning.

Create Look & Feel Prototype Preview 01:29

How to create your prototype and where you can gain inspiration.

Template examples Preview 01:22

Examples of Look and Feels templates by Articulate.

Write and Review Storyboard Preview 01:35

Looking at the steps and content within a Storyboard.

How much text is given? Preview 01:26

Thinking about the amount of text that is displayed at once.

What images are used? Preview 01:51

Looking at what images you think are relevant.

Scenarios Preview 02:02

Looking at the advantages of incorporating Scenarios into your learning.

Audience participation Preview 02:18

How to make sure that the learning is not a passive experience.

Using Gamification Preview 02:29

How elements of games can encourage learning.

Activity Preview 00:12

Development 9 lectures

Develop and Review your course Preview 01:21

Creating your course and making sure it makes sense.

Free Ebook on the most effective tips for creating custom E-Learning Preview 00:24

Free Ebook on the most effective tips for creating custom E-Learning

Are you immersed? Preview 01:34

Look from the learners view point. If you're not happy with the learning, then would they be?

Easy mistakes to make Preview 02:55

Highlighting some of the most common mistakes that people make so you don't have to.

Is it learning? Preview 01:34

Making sure you put the 'Learning' in E-Learning.

Educational resources Preview 00:35

Some helpful resources to enhance your understanding.

Free graphic resources Preview 01:25

Providing you with links to free graphics to use in your courses.

Free audio Preview 00:50

Link to free audio tracks.

Activity Preview 00:07

Implementation 2 lectures

Quality checking Preview 01:39

Looking at what content and functionality checks you will need to carryout.

Publish and review Preview 01:13

Where are you going to display your content and how to review. What is SCORM and what it means for your course.

Evaluation 1 lectures

Evaluating Return on Investment and Success Preview 00:09

Creating a portfolio 2 lectures

Why you need a portfolio Preview 02:06

Why creating a portfolio is so important.

Creating your own portfolio website Preview 01:19

Getting work 2 lectures

How to start out Preview 01:20

Strategic advise on how to starting building up your portfolio and getting work initially.

How to get freelance work Preview 01:18

Practical guidance on how to start out freelancing and a special bonus included in the resources.

Ongoing support 2 lectures

Helpful groups Preview 01:38

A list of helpful groups to provide assistance, support and inspiration on your journey.

Future progress Preview 01:42

Outlining what support you can get from YourSkillsHub.com and also it's Instagram account.