Lindsay O'Neill Consulting
Specific and measurable learning objectives are essential for creating focused and effective training experiences. A learning objective is a statement that describes what learners will be able to do after completing a learning activity, emphasizing observable actions rather than internal processes like understanding. By using a backward design approach, where you begin with the end […]
So many instructional designers fall into this profession accidentally that there’s a book written about it. I pretty much fell into instructional design myself. I was working as library staff at Arizona State, freshly graduated with a library degree and yearning for a professional librarian job, so I decided to pursue a second master’s degree to […]
Learn why flowcharts and storyboards are helpful in instructional design and get some tips. Whether you are a solo designer, or part of a team, storyboards and flowcharts can help you be more effective! What Is a Storyboard? A storyboard, as used in instructional design, is a visual or text-based mockup of the content and […]
New to instructional design? Instructional designers are needed now more than ever! Check out my brand new six-part YouTube series Introduction to Instructional Design! This short series covers the basics of instructional design. This series covers: How instructional design is defined ADDIE and SAM: Two instructional design systems/models and why you need them How people […]
New to instructional design? Want a quick-ish overview? This is a forty-minute video covering instructional design models, how people learn, learning theories, and memory, motivation, and feedback! Download the PowerPoint slide deck. Instructional design is the best field that no one has ever heard of! Instructional design is all about creating effective learning experiences! It’s […]
Interactivity is a crucial component in any elearning. Interactivity is what transforms a dull and passive training into an exciting, engaging, and, most of all, effective learning experience. Instructional designers are probably all guilty of creating the occasional page-turner – you know, those PowerPoint-like experiences that only necessitate the learner to click Next and Back. It’s a […]
Instructional designers are critical in the face of the coronavirus. As K-12 schools and universities across the United States have shut down, many until summer at a minimum, tens of thousands of instructors have been forced to move their teaching from in-person to online. Corporations, too, must convert their training, both for new hires and […]
By now, I hope you’ve heard of H5P, and that you’ve had time to give it a go. Its name belies how fantastic it is. H5P is an open source platform for developing interactive elearning. Haven’t tried it yet? Give it a go. I’ll wait. If you really want to dive in, I’ve got a […]
This is a list of list of resources for you to explore tools for creating content, for finding and reusing free multimedia, and for creating and editing media. Enjoy! Digital Media Be sure to respect the copyright of these works’ creators. Reuse Creative Commons-licensed material under the terms of the license. Public domain works do not […]
I love developing eLearning! Even more than that, I love teaching people to design effective online learning experiences. Here are my slides and handouts from a workshop I did recently on designing tutorials (and aligning assessment with objectives!). Download my materials from my workshop on designing an effective tutorial: Presentation Slides Handout – Storyboards Handout […]