I know that there’s a strong echo of the term “instructional design” in the job market. I also know that you’ve heard this term from a friend of a relative of yours, and you feel that you have it in…
Creative Agni’s Instructional Design Courses – Views of the Participants.
The first sessions of Creative Agni’s Instructional Design Courses (The IDST Course and the IDCD Course) have ended and the course participants have sent in their views on the courses. You can read these views on the Creative Agni Participants’…
The IDEAL: Bloom’s Taxonomy for Cognitive Domain Learning
The Six Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy Bloom’s Taxonomy classifies cognitive learning into six ascending levels. Level 1: Knowledge Level 2: Comprehension Level 3: Application Level 4: Analysis Level 5: Synthesis Level 6: Evaluation As the levels move up, the mental…
A Preference for Indifference – A Short Story
His bed was set against the window. The caretaker had laughed when he said that he liked to look outside his window the first thing in the morning. “You don’t know what’s outside that window or you won’t be…
Froth Demonstrates Anger Management in a Training Program
Trainings that promise to help people give up their bad habits aren’t all that easy on the trainer, as Froth discovers during and Anger Management training program. What’s your take?
Aleatoric Creativity and Instructional Design
According to the Webster’s dictionary that sits on my desk, Aleatoric means, “characterized by chance of indeterminate elements.” Aleatoric Creativity: Aleatoric creativity thus, must mean something that’s the complete antithesis of the kind of creativity required for instructional design, which…
Instructional Design and its relationship with eLearning, Training, and Technical Writing!
How is instructional design related to elearning, training, and technical writing? This oft-repeated question requires a detailed answer. Whether you are a technical writer, an elearning content developer, or a trainer; you need to understand how the knowledge and application…
The Language Editor – Ironing out the wrinkles.
Previous Posts in this series: The Anatomy of an eLearning Course The Creators of an eLearning Course An Enigma called the eLearning Project Manager The Mysterious Subject Matter Expert The Apparently Omnipotent Instructional Designer Instructional Design Reviewer – The Unsung…
Types of Creativity – The 4C Model by James Kauffman
Types of Creativity – The 4C Model by James Kauffman Traditionally, creativity was thought to be of two types: 1. Eminent Creativity (Creativity of those who achieved eminence in their chosen creative field.) 2. Everyday Creativity (Creativity that everyone…