Does Instructional Design Outdo Visual Design?

Just a few years back a movie titled – ‘The Inception’. The plot line of which was as complex as any Christopher Nolan movie and got a mixed review across the globe. While some found the movie interesting due to the intriguing story, some liked it purely due to the visual aspects. What made it successful was the delicate balance between the narrative and visuals. What would have happened if either of those had overpowered the other? The movie would then only be accepted by a selective few.

Something similar works in the case of effective eLearning too. The content-its narrative-and the images or media elements used all play a part in delivering learning effectively. Simply put, there are two parts to eLearning: Instructional Design and Visual Design. But, which one has the upper hand when it comes to the final eLearning course. While it is often arbitrated that, a strong, well devised Instructional design model is the key to creating an extraordinary course, it doesn’t always have to be so.

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