I know that online learning is not the same as reading a newspaper article or watching news online (or at least I hope not) but I have always been interested in the similarities of two of their associated professions - instructional designer and journalist – especially how they are evolving; presenting meaningful content that elicits less passive and less controlled behaviors.
When it comes right down to it, both instructional designers and journalists are responsible for putting content on screens – just with different objectives (or at least I hope so).
Three similarities (or challenges if you like) caught my eye this week while consuming “news.” They strike me as key to the evolution of L&D.
1.) Recognition of societies dwindling attention span.