What Everybody Ought To Know About Instructional Design

Article: What Everybody Ought to Know About Instructional Design

It answers the question “What is the role of the instructional designer? And how do I convey that to my clients and subject matter experts?"

The article is worth the read, but I’ll summarize:

• The instructional designer is to help learners make sense of the new information they get [from e-learning courses].
• ID’s help the learner focus on very specific pieces of information by providing context and perspective.
• ID’s help compress the learning process saving time and money.
• ID’s present a clear and meaningful purpose for the learners.