I found many interesting blogs relating to the field of instructional design; however I selected three articles I believe will offer us great advice as we enter into the field of instructional design.
The first article: 3 Graphic Design Principles for Instructional Design Success » http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/3-graphic-design-principles-for-instructional-design.
The reason I selected this blog is because as an instructional designer, the art of placing text and graphics is very critical to success. This article describes how successful instructional design can be using three graphic design principles to help you build visuals that support your design. I really appreciate the setup as each principle is demonstrated by using the text and images. The three principles are: (1) Use layouts to convey meaning and relationships. (2) Use patterns and repetition to organize your content. (3) Use just the right images. No more.
For example, this article explains the importance of knowing how to create the relationships between text and graphics that will guide the learner’s understanding. Thereafter, a demonstration is displayed associating the significance of proximity and space in correlation to the organization and displacement of images. As I viewed this article I actually saw how elearning helps the learner through visual elements while viewing the screen and thus enhances the learning experience.
The second article: www.articulate.com/.../what-everybody-ought-to-know-about-instructional-design. This particular blog describes the role of the instructional designer. It has an amazing must-see video illustrating some key points pertaining to how an instructional designer should learn and subsequently teach learners as well.
I appreciate the consideration in how this article was set up with five key factors describing the correlation between the video and the role of the instructional designer. Just the headers alone caught my attention and after I read the connection, it was fascinating how innovative this blog is for individuals interested in instructional design. The five key factors are: (1) Instructional design is more than just putting information in front of learners. (2) Instructional design has clear goals and gets your learners focused on the right things. (3) Instructional design provides context and perspective. (4) Instructional design compress the learning process and saves time. (5) Instructional design engages learners with clear and meaningful content.
The third article: The eLearning Coach Guidance and advice for people who want to develop online course.theelearning.coach.com/
This article is very helpful for up and coming instructional designers as it assist in selecting an area of concentration. What is so attractive is the information providing numerous paths one can follow in this field. This article offers ten of the many twists, turns and directions an instructional designer might want to consider. The list includes: (1) Designing for different learning experiences such as specializing in a specific media or learning format, educational games, video, television, instructor-led training, etc., (2)Corporate environment, nonprofit, academic or government,(3) Internal, client-based, or commercial products, (4) content specialist, (5) Author specialist, (6) Medial specialist, (7) Project management, (8) Curriculum design, (9) Managing an LMS, (10) Online community managers.
This article not only provides the different areas of concentration one might be interested in, but gives a description of each career path as well. Other links can be assessed along with a section to add more comments. I had no idea that the area of specialty in the field of instructional design was so broad. This article motivates me with so much promise as to what I have to look forward to once I obtain my master’s degree. A must read article for everyone.
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