Rapid Game Prototyping: Tips for Programmers | devmag.org.za

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute A handy list. Many/most of these can apply to instructional design too. Rapid Game Prototyping: Tips for Programmers | devmag.org.za. A. Rapid is a State of Mind – Know and remember the goal -Find the essence of your idea, and … Continue reading

Can you design what you don’t practice?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute Is it possible to be really good at: music composition if you can’t play an instrument (or sing)? writing if you don’t read? game design if you don’t play games? instructional design if you’ve never taught? What about this one: … Continue reading

Reverse Design: Final Fantasy 6 – 1

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute Last month there was a discussion on one of the forums I belong to about the value of analysing games, particularly when one is interested in games for learning. There was at least one person who did not seem to … Continue reading

On Jazz Teaching and Lesson Sequencing

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutes I was drawn into 2 conversations today: one about jazz teaching, and another about lessons and topics, and how they don’t always mesh nicely. Lessons & topics: Michael Pershan‘s blog post about sequencing lessons: A quick thought on sequencing within … Continue reading

In Instructional Design, the “Tech” is Easy, Right?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes When will people learn? There’s a discussion going on one of my LinkedIn lists again (ELearning 2.0) about whether or not instructional designers need to know tech. To be fair, there are quite a few people who have chimed in … Continue reading

Instructional Media

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute This is a continuation of the conversation started earlier. This link looks like a good starting point – it lists a lot of important considerations related to the evaluation and selection of media. Sadly, much of it is out of … Continue reading

How Do You Evaluate and Assess Media for Instruction?

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutes This question was asked on one of the LinkedIn groups (AECT: Association for Educational Communications and Technology) I belong to. It got me thinking…. I decided to move my part of the conversation here because the notion interests me. Here’s … Continue reading