Learning Designer

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearning Designer This is definitely one to watch. “The Learning Designer suite of tools enables teachers to share their good teaching ideas. It is intended to help a subject teacher see how a particular pedagogic approach can be migrated successfully … Continue reading

An Oldie but a Goodie: Designing Games for the Wage Slave – GameDev.net

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve commented on this before (where I translated them into rules for instructional design), but it is so applicable to all kinds of design, I wanted to put it here for safe keeping. It’s worth reading the whole article, but … Continue reading

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

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 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

Where I’ve Been Online (Jan 11, 2014)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWelcome to ibstpi | We set the Standards tags:standards InstructionalDesign associations ibstpi Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading

Can you design what you don’t practice?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIs 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 minuteLast 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 minutesI 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 minutesWhen 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