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The Learning Lab

Thoughts on instructional design, tech enablement, and building better learning cultures.

Internal vs. External Training

When I worked as an instructional designer in finance, I created training programs for an internal audience of employees…I am now a member of the Customer Education team.

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Finding Meaning in Instructional Design

Worried that leaving the classroom means sacrificing meaningful work? This post is for you!

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SWBAT Learning Objectives

One of the foundational skills I developed in my Education Master’s degree program was how to write learning objectives. I was taught the SWBAT method and still use it to this day.

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Elements of Agile ID

Agile is an approach to project management within the world of software development that can be directly applied to instructional design.

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Design Thinking and ADDIE

As instructional designers, we created learning products. This is an opportunity to think like a designer and weave elements of Design Thinking into our ADDIE processes.

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Transferable Learning

A habit I have picked up on to meet the needs of the business is making learning transferable.

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Evaluating My Impact as an ID

Recently I attended a webinar hosted by the ROI Institute and it got me thinking about my evaluation strategy. There is a really easy way to evaluate the effectiveness of my learning solutions. I need to answer this one question:

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A Day in the Life of an ID

I have settled into a daily work routine. The key here is that my schedule is UP TO ME.

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UX and ID

How does user experience relate to instructional design UX= how people interact with a product

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Understanding Business/Industry Content

Instructional designers are experts in crafting learning experiences for the workplace. The content is irrelevant.

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