The current IDCD session will be ending on June 26th. The next session of the IDCD course will begin in 2016. If you are interested in joining the course, please go through its details on the IDCD page.
Gamification of Learning and Training
I’ve just published the first article in the series “Gamification of Learning & Training”. “Gamification – What does this new-fangled, star-spangled term mean?” introduces the term to you by peeling the jargon off it. It first defines gamification of learning…
Gamification of Trainings, Serious Games and eLearning, and all the rest.
What is gamification? And in our context, what is gamification of training? And what gamification of training isn’t. What are serious games? How are they different from casual games – they don’t sport mustaches, of course; but why then they…
PowerPoint Coma – Causes, Effects, Prevention, and Dilbert.
John Herrell has been there, perhaps you’ve been there too. PowerPoint Coma is a real phenomenon. It drives those afflicted into a daze that numbs their brains; it has a soporific effect so strong that you’d ditch valium; it is…
Instructional Design Primer (IDP) workshop on April 03, 2016.
I’ve just announced the IDP Workshop on the Creative Agni website. If you are a current/aspiring writing/learning professional who wants to explore the fascinating discipline of Instructional Design, this workshop might be your window into the exciting world of content-creation…
Next Session of IDCD in April + Other Matters.
ID Course Update and Other Thoughts: The Instructional Design and Content Development (IDCD) Course: The Jan session of IDCD is currently in progress. I intend to start the next session in April. If you are interested in taking the program…
IDCD Course Session Scheduled to start on Jan 17th, 2016.
I’d like to make a quick announcement on the IDCD Course front. The next session of this two-month program is scheduled to start on January 17th, 2016 (Sunday.) If you are interested in taking this course with me in this…
Free Instructional Design Primer Workshop on January 03, 2016.
Dear Readers, I am organizing a 3-hour Free ID Primer workshop on January 03, 2016. After a rather long hiatus, it will give me an opportunity to reconnect with you over a discussion on Instructional Design. If you are interested…
IDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance & Other ID Principles – Relationships!
Previous posts in this series: IDEAL: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance – Explanation and Illustration. IDEAL: Cognitive Dissonance in On-ground and Online Trainings – Reasons & Remedy. Cognitive Dissonance & Other Instructional Design Principles: Cognitive dissonance reflects in many other ID theories…