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The streamlined, simplified, beginner-friendly introduction to instructional design

Instructional Design For Dummies will teach you how to design and build learning content to create effective, engaging learning experiences that lead to improved learning outcomes and skill development. This book breaks down the instructional design process into bite-sized pieces, so you can learn techniques and best practices without getting bogged down in theory. Learn about various instructional design models and frameworks, then discover the different options for designing learning experiences. Take into account learning foundations, goals, and contexts, then create stellar lessons for in-person or virtual delivery. This Dummies guide is your starting place for creating impactful courses, without the technical jargon.

Learn the basics of instructional design so you can create meaningful learning experiences
Discover techniques that will help you design high-quality content for any context
Improve learning outcomes and deliver training content with greater efficiency
Skip the complex theories and technical jargon and focus on the info you need to know

This book is perfect for anyone who needs to develop a course, design a curriculum or training program, or provide educational content without being formally trained in instructional design. It’s also a great supplement to college-level instructional design courses. Whatever you’re teaching, Instructional Design For Dummies will help you teach it better.

The streamlined, simplified, beginner-friendly introduction to instructional design

Instructional Design For Dummies will teach you how to design and build learning content to create effective, engaging learning experiences that lead to improved learning outcomes and skill development. This book breaks down the instructional design process into bite-sized pieces, so you can learn techniques and best practices without getting bogged down in theory. Learn about various instructional design models and frameworks, then discover the different options for designing learning experiences. Take into account learning foundations, goals, and contexts, then create stellar lessons for in-person or virtual delivery. This Dummies guide is your starting place for creating impactful

courses, without the technical jargon.

Learn the basics of instructional design so you can create meaningful learning experiences
Discover techniques that will help you design high-quality content for any context
Improve learning outcomes and deliver training content with greater efficiency
Skip the complex theories and technical jargon and focus on the info you need to know

This book is perfect for anyone who needs to develop a course, design a curriculum or training program, or provide educational content without being formally trained in instructional design. It’s also a great supplement to college-level instructional design courses. Whatever you’re teaching, Instructional Design For Dummies will help you teach it better.

Instructional Design For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Instructional design is a profession within the field of education. It focuses on how to create effective instructional experiences that can then be applied to a variety of settings, such as corporate training, the military, higher education, or other educational spaces such as museums, libraries, or nonprofit organizations. Instructional design professions are sometimes referred to using different labels, such as instructional technology, learning experience design, learning design, or training. Although slightly different, all share a common focus on education and design. In a nutshell, instructional design can be defined as a principled process of planning and creating instructional materials, activities, and technologies that support learning. The practices of instructional design are based on principles of learning and instruction, so when you use instructional design, you apply best practices for designing successful learning experiences.

About The Author

Dr. Susan Land is a professor in the Learning, Design, and Technology Program at Penn State and co-author of Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments. She has published over 95 manuscripts on instructional design and technology. Susan has been identified by Google Scholar as the most cited researcher in the area of instructional design and technology.