2017: The Year of User Interface Design

When I was tasked with identifying and elaborating on an instructional design trend for 2017, I did what most people do when they have no ideas: I asked Google. I noticed a pattern among the various trends that were identified. Many of the articles listed user interface design. Oh great, I thought. On top of being an instructional designer, now I also have to be an expert in UI?

In hindsight, that was a pretty silly response to have. Of course I have to care about user interface design. Learning does not occur in a vacuum; learning occurs within a specific environment, and that environment affects the ways in which learners interact with the course content. Thoughtful teachers physically rearrange their classrooms in ways that promote their teaching philosophies. For example, teachers may decide to have their students move their desks into a full circle in order to promote a full class discussion, or teachers may opt to have tables instead of individual desks in order to promote small group discussions.

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