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Hello All,

One of the goals of the Instructional Designers Community of India  is to create a vibrant platform for collaborative learning on Instructional Designing. The community seeks your participation and involvement to achieve this goal.

So the community now calls out to speaking proposals for the forthcoming meetups. The Instructional Designers Community of India is seeking people who can conduct interactive and engaging sessions for forthcoming meetups.

Note

• Please feel free to choose any topic listed under each category
• The topic list is not exhaustive
• You can choose a topic not listed here

Topics

Instructional Theories/Models/Concepts

·         Introduction to new theories

·         Introduction to existing theories

·         Introduction to revisions in theories if any (eg New Bloom’s Taxonomy)

·         Critical Analysis of existing theories

·         Illustration on how to put theories in practice

Instructional Design Basics

Insights on Instruction Design basics

·         Analysis and Design

·         Course outline 

·          Course flow

·         Learning Objectives

·         Storyboarding

·         Instructional Strategies

·         Interactivity Models

·         Assessments

·         Visualization

Instructional Design Best Practices

 Tips and tricks on best Instruction Design methodologies

·         How to conduct an effective Audience Analysis?

·         How to come up with the right Instructional Strategy?

·         How to design effective assessments?

·          How to add creativity to existing Interactivity models?

·         How to interact effectively with the SME?

·         Things to keep in mind before you start an e-learning project

·         How to create an effective learning program?

·         What are visualization skills and how important is it for an Instructional Designer?

·         What is key to Storyboarding?

·         What is the difference between course outline and course flow?

·         How to write effective learning objectives?

Kinds of E-learning

·         Introduction to  different kinds of e-learning

·         Linear E-learning

·         Scenario Based E-learning

·          Simulations

·         Task Based E-learning

·         K12 E-learning

·         Game Based E-learning

Book Reviews

Summaries and reviews of popular books on Instructional Designing

Discussions Forums

Invite people to discuss and share ideas on specific topics

·         Social Learning in Workplace

·         Future of e-learning

·         The role of an Instructional Designer

 New Trends in Learning

Introduction to new trends in learning with examples

·         Rapid E-learning

·         Social Learning

·         Web 2.0 in learning

·         Game based learning

·          Mobile Learning

E-learning Demos

·         Presentation of an interesting course on the web

·         Create a short e-learning demo and present

E-learning Tools

• Introduction to new tools
• Tips and Tricks on existing e-learning tools (Captivate, Articulate, Camtasia etc)

Creativity and Fun Stuff

Pick up something interesting, out of the box or funny and present it

•  Examples of humour in e-learning
• Creative interactive models

Please submit your speaking proposal here.