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…
Instructional Design Reviewer – the Unsung Hero of eLearning Development
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 The Instructional Design Reviewer An…
Damocles to Dionysus – How Instructional Design helps the Trainers?
Most trainers have excellent…almost magnetic personalities. They look confident, they speak well, and they have the ability to lead their training groups into great learning experiences. These competencies however are behavioral and have been developed through years of practice. As…
Creative Agni News Bulletin: Instructional Design Workshop on 5th Feb and More.
Dear Readers, Here’s a quick update. I had repeated the IDP-ST Workshop –the Instructional Design Primer for Senior-professionals and Trainers (IDP-ST) on 5th February. This workshop found participants among trainers, senior instructional designers, training managers, and project managers, and was…
The Spell Called Motivation – Weaving Magic for your Learners.
In all my training programs and courses, I visualize and use the essence of motivation as the discomfort-toggle, which can be used for sustaining learner motivation. This toggle helps you create and then remove the discomfort of “not-knowing”, and it…
The IDEAL: The ARCS Model for Learner Motivation by John Keller
The ARCS Model for Learner Motivation Coffeebeans is clamoring for our attention. She’s got something to say about Perceptual Arousal, which is one of the techniques to gain the learner’s attention. We are listening, Ms. Coffeebeans! John Keller’s ARCS model…