Learn the signs a course needs more than routine updates and how instructional designers can redesign strategically—starting with outcomes, preserving...
Senior instructional designers do far more than build courses—they listen, consult, manage projects, mentor others, and shape learning systems that ke...
AI can speed up instructional design, but it works best as an assistant, not a replacement. Learn practical ways to brainstorm, draft, revise, and sav...
A well-designed Start Here module gives online learners clear direction, reduces confusion, and shows them exactly how to navigate and succeed in the...
Help students start with confidence by designing onboarding that reduces uncertainty, clarifies expectations, and makes your course feel easy to begin...
Clear navigation is only the beginning. Learn how course flow reduces friction, keeps students moving, and makes online learning easier to follow from...
Online courses shouldn’t require a mental reset every time. Learn how inconsistent layouts add extraneous cognitive load—and how templates and shared...
Students don’t struggle with your content—they struggle to find it. Discover how inconsistent LMS layouts create cognitive overload, missed work, and...
Stop staring at a blank course shell. The Instructional Design Starter Kit gives you templates, checklists, and quick-win tools to plan faster, stay o...
It happened again. After starting the year strong, this blog went quiet...and for good reason. Between teaching, coursework, training, conferences, an...
