Quick Tips for a Lone Instructional Designer

by ruparajgo | Create your own Cartoon at www.toondoo.com Recently one of my blog readers asked me a very interesting question: Could you please elaborate on the questions/ information an ID should look for from the client/ the Project manager when he/she is the lone ID handling a project? All of us are used to [...]

Needs Analysis in Instructional Design (Part III)

This is the continuation of my previous post. #2 Conducting Audience Analysis A thorough knowledge about the target audience (learners) is a must before you develop an e-learning course. After all it is for their benefit you make the course. If they gain no value from the course you develop, then there is no point [...]

Needs Analysis in Instructional Design – An Introduction (Part II)

This is a continuation of my previous post. #1 Finding out the Training Need and Course Goal To find out why you need to develop an e-learning course, you need to get into talks with the client. During the discussion get as much details as possible about: The current mode/method of training if any The [...]

Needs Analysis in Instructional Design- An Introduction (Part 1)

Needs Analysis indicates gathering the requirements for an e-learning course. Most often Needs Analysis is done hurriedly or skipped due to various reasons such as: Tight deadlines Not sure what information to gather In some other cases the Instructional Designers are not at all involved in Needs Analysis. They are just given some basic information [...]