#instructional-design — Public Fediverse posts

Would being certified as an online course reviewer help you in your job? Or, are you interested in learning how #OSCQR might help you improve the design of an online course? TOMORROW! Webinar: Become an #OSCQR Online Course Reviewer

March 24, 2026 from 12:00-1:30PM EDT

Free webinar from #SUNYOnline for Online #InstructionalDesigners & Faculty!

Register today & join me tomorrow!

https://web.cvent.com/event/5f5945fa-f107-4615-b724-37eb243e8164/summary

#onlineteaching #onlinelearning #instructionaldesign

AI Changes the Instructional Designer Toolset For Good – Mockup in Figma, Content in VS Code with AI Agents

Integrating agentic #AI with the modern web developers' toolkit enables #instructionaldesign to move beyond proprietary authoring packages and create maximally powerful, performant online learning experiences.

https://tedcurran.net/2026/03/ai-changes-the-instructional-designer-toolset-for-good-mockup-in-figma-content-in-vs-code-with-ai-agents/

On Friday, February 13 at 12:00PM EST, join me for an Introduction to #OSCQR to learn about SUNY Online's course quality review rubric & process, and how to conduct a self-assessment review to improve the design of your online course
Register here for this free webinar! https://web.cvent.com/event/5f5945fa-f107-4615-b724-37eb243e8164/summary #onlinelearning #onlineteaching #highereducation #instructionalDesign

On March 9th I’m helping launch AI Foundations for Educators, a 5-week online course that goes beyond workshop-level knowledge to guide teachers and school staff in developing a personalized framework for adapting classrooms to AI.

It’s a pilot module for a planned online certificate on generative AI; would count as credit toward that graduate credential. Open to anyone with a BA.

https://learnwithai.org/courses.html

#AIinEducation #OnlineLearning #EdTech #InstructionalDesign #HigherEd #K12 #GenerativeAI

Join me at the #SUNYOnlineSummit!
February 23-27, 2026 starting daily ~12pm/ET

Virtual Event/Free Registration https://bit.ly/SUNYOnlineSummit2026

All are welcome!

#OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning #DistanceLearning #InstructionalDesign #HigherEd

#Teaching Learners for the Long Tail of Time

https://tedcurran.net/2026/01/teaching-learners-for-the-long-tail-of-time/

I've long believed a teacher’s goal is not only to implant knowledge into learners’ brains, but to help them develop their own digital #secondbrain - an enduring repository of their best #learning to build on and refer back to over time. This post describes some projects I've built with this philosophy in mind. #pkm #instructionaldesign #elearning

Detailed research can sometimes be an impediment to classroom planning. Effective frameworks must find a balance: using language complex enough for scholars but clear enough for practitioners to guide instruction design. #InstructionalDesign #K12

Two days full of new insights ✨ Our colleagues explored effective learning design and modern learning concepts 📚🧠 Thank you to Antje Manske for the inspiring input and motivation! 🙌 #learningdesign #instructionaldesign

Zwei Tage voller neuer Erkenntnisse ✨ Unsere Kolleg*innen haben sich intensiv mit wirksamer Lerngestaltung und neuen Lernkonzepten beschäftigt 📚🧠 Danke an Antje Manske für die inspirierenden Impulse! 🙌 #learningdesign #didaktik #instructionaldesign

Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt (@nicebread), LMU Open Science Center’s Managing Director, joined a workshop on “Instructional Design”, held by Antje Manske at the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (@zpid.bsky.social).

Here were some of the key topics:
- ADDIE, a framework for instructional design that stands for these five phases: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.
- Agile Instructional Design, an iterative and learner-centered approach to creating materials that emphasize collaboration and continuous feedback.
- Bloom’s taxonomy, a framework that classifies observable knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and abilities into categories of learning goals.

These skills and themes will be applied to an agile course on Research Data Management 📊.

Workshops like this help us continuously improve how we teach Open Science and empower researchers through better learning design.

#OpenScience #InstructionalDesign #LMUOSC

AI Video Explainers and the Uncanny Valley

https://tedcurran.net/2025/01/ai-video-explainers-and-the-uncanny-valley/

#Ai, #Animaker, #Edtech, #Elearning, #Explainers, #Kaiber.ai, #OnlineLearning, #Training, #VideoDevelopment, #Vyond #instructionaldesign

🏆 Karen Caldwell 2025 #OSCQR Program Innovation Award winner https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-awardees/program-karen-caldwell
📽️Check out her video showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYkpE9g9Fbg&t=1177s
✅ Learn more about the awards: https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr-awards/
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #instructionaldesign #HigherEd #edutoot

🏆 Meet April Higgins! hashtag#OSCQR 2025 Individual Achievement Award winner
https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-awardees/individual-april-higgins/
📽️Check out her video showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYkpE9g9Fbg&t=341s
✅ Learn more about the awards: https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr-awards/
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #instructionaldesign #HigherEd #edutoot

🏆 Doris Ostrander is the recipient of the #OSCQR 2025 Institutional Excellence Award https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-awardees/institutional-adk-doris-ostrander/

📽️Check out her video showcase: https://youtu.be/eYkpE9g9Fbg?si=zlrVYKhcJ9B9zF2g&t=2077

✅ Learn more about the awards: https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr-awards/
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #instructionaldesign #edutoot #HigherEd

🎉 Hear from the inaugural #OSCQR Award winners!
Discover how SUNY & others are embedding quality into online course design, faculty development & learner success.
🏆 10/28/25
🕚 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
🔗 Register free: https://web.cvent.com/event/4ba1f40a-a1e1-432f-b6c6-8de69332aedb
More info: https://oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-awardees/
#SUNYOnline #OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning #edutoot #HigherEd #InstructionalDesign

#Today

Join CCCOER’s From the Field series today at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT!

Veronica Vold will share equity-driven design from the Open Curriculum Development Project (Open Oregon Educational Resources), resulting in 12 openly licensed textbooks across key subjects. Perfect for educators exploring OER as an option.

Register: https://twp.ai/4is4vR

#OER #OpenEducation #InstructionalDesign #EquityInEd #EdTech #CCCOER #OEGlobal

#SaveTheDate Join CCCOER’s From the Field series on Oct 15 at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT!

Veronica Vold will share equity-driven design from the Open Curriculum Development Project (Open Oregon Educational Resources), resulting in 12 openly licensed textbooks across key subjects. Perfect for educators exploring OER as an option.

Register: https://twp.ai/4irwJh

#OER #OpenEducation #InstructionalDesign #EquityInEd #EdTech #CCCOER #OEGlobal

If teaching online results in faculty burnout… we’re doing it wrong.

Online Faculty Burnout isn’t about the modality, it’s about design, infrastructure, and support.

When institutions invest in instructional design(ers) & frameworks like #OSCQR, online teaching becomes sustainable, not exhausting.

💬 What supports make online teaching sustainable where you work?
🔗 https://online.suny.edu/onlineteaching/2025/10/07/burnout/

#OnlineTeaching #FacultyBurnout #InstructionalDesign #HigherEd #FacultySupport #OnlineLearning #edutoot

Thoughts about current #ELT #InstructionalDesign practices.

How far would you agree or disagree?

Will AI in the classroom mean students asking ChatGPT for help with algebra homework, or strapping on a headband that streams their brainwaves to teachers and parents? In China, teachers are already policing attention with the latter

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonippolito_edtech-k12-instructionaldesign-activity-7378437049571287040-A9sH

#EdTech #K12 #InstructionalDesign #AIethics #AIinEducation #Privacy #Surveillance

Roguelite Games and Motivation in Online Learning

I recently fell in love with #Returnal, a video game from a genre I never knew about -- #roguelikes -- and I was surprised by the powerful effects it had on my #motivation and persistence through its high difficulty and frequent failure experiences. Here I analyze what lessons #roguelites have for #elearning #instructionaldesign pros who want to make #onlinelearning more compelling.

https://tedcurran.net/2025/09/roguelite-games-and-motivation-in-online-learning/

Using your own voice and face in e-learning is brave. Nothing says 'professional training' like a 720p webcam and the emotional energy of a Zoom goodbye wave. | #AI #edtech #instructionaldesign 🚀

I’m just gonna say right now that whatever the benefits of #AI powered avatars and narrators in #elearning (speed of dev, low cost vs. using real humans, easier revisions) is not enough to overcome their persistent drawbacks (unnatural voice inflections, “uncanny valley” visual artifacts that look strangely unnatural). I would rather use my own voice and face (imperfect as they are) because I can control my tone and expressions in a way that’s natural and human-looking. #instructionaldesign 1/2

I recall high school teachers being described as "activity" teachers or "outcomes" teachers. The difference is whether instruction is teacher-centered or learner-centered. I still see these two approaches at odds in corporate #instructionaldesign. This post addresses the distinction.

#teaching #learning #edtech

https://tedcurran.net/2025/09/activity-teachers-vs-outcomes-teachers/

@polygon has [a good series going this week](https://www.polygon.com/why-roguelikes-are-fun/) on #roguelike games. Unfortunately almost all the games they discuss are actually #roguelite games. 🤦

The dividing line between #roguelites and #roguelikes is fuzzy but real, and the fan bases for those two genres are two distinct groups that tend not to overlap as much as their names would imply.

I’m a new convert to the genre, working on a guide to integrating roguish elements in #instructionaldesign .

"I don't think AI can do your job (but I do think an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job)."

I have this feeling all the time as an #instructionaldesign professional.

Pluralistic: Which jobs can be replaced with #AI? (06 Aug 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/06/unmerchantable-substitute-goods/#customer-disservice

I was invited to do a Futures in Digital Learning Podcast with
Adam Davi and Brian Hale from the University of Arizona on #badging ecosystems.

We chatted about:
• The difference between badges and certificates
• What motivates learners to earn badges
• Designing meaning into a badging system

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1z9we8BMCBdQ4WGwnR8aWO
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futures-in-digital-learning/id1721638775
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=oiOCCm4gbI8
#InstructionalDesign #onlinelearning #digitallearning #edutoot

This blog post was inspired by Carla Swanson :) Thanks, Carla!
What I Tell New Online Course Reviewers
https://online.suny.edu/onlineteaching/2025/06/17/course-reviews/

#OSCQR
#onlinelearning
#InstructionalDesign
#quality
#edutoot
#coursereview

One example in #instructionaldesign is my idea of "pseudo-adaptive feedback".

https://tedcurran.net/2024/07/adaptive-and-pseudo-adaptive-lms-feedback/

Even though most #LMS systems offer #multiplechoice #quiz questions with #feedback fields, instructors don't go to the effort of writing detailed re-teaching feedback for each wrong answer choice.

An #AI can generate this feedback for you, dramatically raising the usefulness of MCQs as a self-directed diagnostic and study aid.

It's good pedagogy that *was* too much work, but now is not.