Learning Design

Many trainers and instructional designers fall into the talent development profession by accident, often having been tasked by their organization to train others on a subject they are expert in. This book explores instructional design basics such as working with subject matter experts, picking a design approach, and making your learning experiences better through storytelling, interactivity, and visuals.

Collaborative intelligence, or CQ, is a measure of our ability to think with others on behalf of what matters to us all. It is emerging as a new professional currency at a time when the way we think, interact, and innovate is shifting.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the best way to teach all students effectively and break down barriers to learning--but how can busy teachers get started with UDL right now? Find the answers in the second edition of this bestselling, teacher-trusted primer, created by internationally recognized UDL expert Loui Lord Nelson.

This book lays bare the irrational forces that shape our everyday decisions and, inevitably, inform the experiences we craft. Come along on a whirlwind tour of the cognitive biases that encroach on our lives and our work, and learn to start designing more consciously.

In this book, you'll discover how to use the key principles behind learning, memory, and attention to create materials that enable your audience to both gain and retain the knowledge and skills you're sharing.

This book introduces the basic skill set and knowledge base used by practicing instructional designers. It is useful as a ready resource for students and professionals seeking to improve their instructional design knowledge and skills

This is a practical guide on accessibility for anyone involved in the design, creation, development or testing of online learning content. It provides detailed guidance on how to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines making it essential reading for L&D professionals, instructional designers and course developers who need to comply with legal accessibility requirements.

This book describes the fundamental shift that has occurred in the nature of learning as a result of the digital revolution and introduces a new five-step model for training design that meets the needs of modern learning. CLUSTER: Change on-the-job behavior; Learn learner-to-learner differences; Upgrade existing assets; Surround learning with meaningful assets; Track transformation of Everyone's Results.

This is a "how to" book that will help you become an effective designer and facilitator of learning events. Learn about facilitation roles and responsibilities; discover what good learning experiences look like; plan for and design effective learning events using practical, straightforward design strategies; raise your awareness about how to create inclusive, comfortable environments.

Packed with tips, tools, and examples, this book enables professionals to save both time and money by ensuring that their efforts are focused on designing learning that's proven to be effective. It covers how best to test, measure and reinforce learning in both online, offline and face-to-face scenarios.

Our digital era brings progressive ideas and paradigm shifts - but they are only truly progressive if everybody can participate. This book addresses a plethora of web accessibility issues that people with disabilities face. It covers the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 requirements, emerging technologies such as VR and AR, best practices for web development, and more.

Asserting that good teaching is inclusive teaching, this book demonstrates how university modules and courses can be designed so that each student, regardless of their complex diversity, is valued equally.

This book is a practical guide for all learning and development (L&D) professionals. It covers everything from what learning experience design (LXD) is, the role of the L&D professional in LXD, and what the main areas to consider when designing learning are including emotion, attention, memory, engagement, enjoyment, transfer, practice and learning retention.

This is a practical, evidence-informed guide for stakeholders and coordinators. By focusing on the intended outcomes of stakeholders, OBEL offers flexibility in activities, synergies between outcomes, and alignment with assessment and evaluation.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) ensures all students succeed by enabling educators to remove barriers to learning. By applying UDL principles, educators can anticipate potential barriers to learning and adjust from the start, driving the accessibility of learning for all students by meeting the needs of each student.

Based on new insights from the learning sciences and creative uses of digital technologies, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can help educators improve and optimize learning experiences for all individuals. This book provides the first comprehensive presentations of UDL principles and practices since 2002.