"The past has no power over the present moment."
Eckhart Tolle

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Welcome to my Blog, glad you stopped by.  I have developed this blog site to provide a brief overview of the type of content that can be found on instructional design blogs.  Hopefully you will find each site useful along with my critique’s as we continue to research work in the instructional design field.


The Rapid e-Learners Blog

This blog is well written and very educational and every post is extremely helpful.  The design of the blog is well thought out and easy to explore as well as being entertaining to read.   The captions over the pictures really grab your attention and make you want to continue to read more.  There are informative links to the right of the blog titled “resources”.  Here you will find information on e-learning, instructional design and audio & video tips.  A must read  “Instructional Design What Am I Suppose To Do With All This Material”.  Basically the author explains how to organize information so that the instructional designer can help people learn.

The e-Learning Coach

This blog is packed with loads and loads of information especially for those interested in designing online educational courses.  Again the design of the blog is visually pleasing to the eye and everything is easy to find.  A must read, “What is cognitive load?”  Here the author examines working memory and long-term memory and how as instruction designers we can harness the power of both.

IDEAS: Instructional Design for e-Learning Approaches

Although not that pleasant to read as it pertains to design, this blog offers an abundance of information and insight on e-learning strategies and instructional design.  By clicking on the links or categories to the right of the site a user has instant information to links, which cover Educational Technology to Teaching Online.  A must read “Online Course Design and Faculty Development”.  In this section, the authors examine the collaboration between faculty and professional course designers at Washington State University and the impact that this work had on the student learning experience.

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