Designing Instruction

Program Overview

Instructional Design: Struggling with creating and designing effective learning programs? This foundational program is perfect for anyone looking to design learner-centered programs that drive performance improvement and deliver measurable business results. You will acquire the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence to tackle any learning initiative. Experience a range of interactive presentation and application methods that support effective adult learning. Take home a comprehensive support manual, including access to online checklists and templates to ensure successful implementation and application of your learning in the workplace.

Who Should Attend

Is this program right for you?

Instructors, facilitators, and SMEs new to instructional design looking to learn effective course design principles.
Managers and those responsible for the creation or purchase of learning materials.
Course designers and developers, with no formal design experience, seeking a systematic approach to instructional design.
Subject matter experts responsible for updating or modifying existing custom or off-the-shelf courses.

Key Benefits

What you will gain

Build all your design projects on a strong instructional design foundation that goes beyond ADDIE while supporting an agile approach.
Forecast design time and program launch dates with confidence.
Practice the key activities for project planning, population and performance analysis, design, and material development.
Return to work ready to start designing – there’s no risk of getting bogged down trying to adapt complex theories.
Take home a comprehensive support manual packed with job aids and reference materials that will help you succeed with future design projects.
Receive Complimentary Post-Learning Sustainment.

Program Objectives

What you will be able to do

By the end of the program, you'll be able to:

Identify key sign-off points.
Choose population factors for analysis.
Gather data from subject matter experts.
Develop a Model of Performance.
Derive objectives based on the Model of Performance.
Design tests and exercises to be used during learning programs.
Confirm instructional strategies.
Outline bridging strategies.
Apply principles of adult learning to design.
Determine the best content sequencing for learning.
Select presentation and application methods.
Select instructional media.
Develop a lesson plan.
Select appropriate styles for participant and instructor guides (face-to-face and virtual).
Make media decisions that enhance learning.
Plan validation activities throughout the project.
Describe how the impact of the learning program can be evaluated.
Identify design shortcuts.

Content Outline

What the program covers

Design Fundamentals
- Systematic Learning Process
- FKA Instructional Systems Design Methodology
- Adult Learning Principles
Needs Identification
- Determine Needs
- Plan the Project
- Instructional Strategies
Population Analysis
- Selecting Population Factors
- Data Collection Decisions
- Summarizing Results
- Handling Diverse Populations
Performance Analysis
- Model of Performance (MoP)
- Gathering MoP Data
- Working with Subject Matter Experts
Scope
- Meeting Time Constraints
- Reducing the Scope
Program Outline
- Objectives and Tests
- Performance Gaps
- Bridging Strategies
- Application and Feedback Methods
- Motivation
- Presentation Methods
- Learning Styles
- Test for Understanding
Training/Learning Plan
- Training/Learning Plan Decisions
- Developing a Work Plan
- Updating Work Plans
Instructor and Participant Manual Development for-face-to-face and online programs
- Selecting Most Appropriate Formats
Media Development
- Purpose of Media
- Media Guidelines
Validation: Assuring Quality
- Key Sign-off Points
- Validation with Learners
- Detecting Problems
- Making Validation Effective
Evaluation: Measuring Learning Impact
- Levels of Evaluation
Shortcuts
- Design Ratios
- Ideas for Shortcuts

Online · Microsoft Teams

+ applicable taxes · Secure online registration

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Need a custom session?

We deliver this program for groups of 5 or more at your convenience.

Designing Instruction