Good design engages us. When we’re mentally engaged, we’re more apt to remember and learn. Instructional Design engages learners with clear and meaningful content.Learning happens through our experiences and through the things we see and hear. We learn in our quiet moments as we reflect on life. And we learn in our social interactions and conversations with others. And sometimes we even learn through elearning courses. :)
A formal course intrudes on the learner’s natural learning path. This intrusion is neither good nor bad. Essentially, we’re just circumventing the natural learning process by not waiting for the learner to stumble upon what we need them to know or do. So we manufacture a learning experience. And in that sense, the role of the instructional designer is to help the learners make sense of the new information they get. Learn more about Instructional Design at the Rapid eLearning Blog. Something else worth exploring is their product site at www.articulate.com, especially the software that converts PowerPoint files to Flash videos.
A formal course intrudes on the learner’s natural learning path. This intrusion is neither good nor bad. Essentially, we’re just circumventing the natural learning process by not waiting for the learner to stumble upon what we need them to know or do. So we manufacture a learning experience. And in that sense, the role of the instructional designer is to help the learners make sense of the new information they get. Learn more about Instructional Design at the Rapid eLearning Blog. Something else worth exploring is their product site at www.articulate.com, especially the software that converts PowerPoint files to Flash videos.
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