Since I’ve joined the Learning & Professional Development Team at Northern Arizona University, my blog posts have focused on two major themes: Instructional Design “Inspirational Nuggets” and Adobe Captivate 9 features.
The Inspirational nuggets came from a couple Post-It Notes that I’ve kept with me throughout my ten years as an Instructional Designer. These Post-It Notes serve as a reminder for what an Instructional Designer is and does. A couple nuggets I already covered were Think Visually and Create Learning Experiences. I also wrote about being the Learner’s Advocate, which I find myself thinking about all the time. I’m going to build on that idea a bit and combine it with another nugget: Your course will help someone.
At their core, both of these nuggets are about helping the audience. The details about how to help your audience are what differentiate these two ideas.
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