ConACT’s Post

One thing I’ve started noticing while designing learning materials: A lot of learner frustration is actually interface frustration. - Confusing layouts. - Too many clicks. - Directions buried in paragraphs. - Five tools open at once. People often assume learners are “unmotivated” when they’re actually cognitively overloaded. Good instructional design doesn’t just teach better. It removes unnecessary friction. #InstructionalDesign #LearningDesign #EdTech

Great instructional design goes beyond presenting information, it considers how people think, engage, and build lasting skills. Behavior science plays a powerful role in learning by helping designers create experiences that improve motivation, retention, accessibility, and real-world application. When learning is designed with people in mind, it becomes far more meaningful and effective. #InstructionalDesign #BehaviourScience #LearningExperienceDesign #ELearning #AdultLearning

Instructional design isn’t about building courses—it’s about changing behavior. Here’s what I prioritize every time I design: 🔹 Learner-first thinking If it doesn’t connect to real challenges, it won’t stick. 🔹 Clarity over complexity Clear objectives. Clear outcomes. No fluff. 🔹 Engagement with purpose Not interaction for the sake of it—everything drives understanding. 🔹 Real-world application If learners can’t use it immediately, it misses the mark. 🔹 Iteration over perfection The best learning experiences evolve with feedback and data. Why I love this work? Because I get to turn complexity into clarity—and help people actually do something better after learning. That’s the standard I design for. #InstructionalDesign #LearningExperience #LXD #Enablement #LearningThatWorks

Confusion is not a learning strategy. Sometimes a course is hard because the content is challenging. That can be appropriate. But sometimes a course is hard because learners cannot figure out: Where to start What to do next How the pieces connect What success looks like Where to find the instructions How they will be evaluated That kind of difficulty does not create rigor. It creates friction. Strong instructional design does not remove challenge from the learning experience. It removes unnecessary confusion so learners can spend their energy on the work that actually matters. The goal is not to make the course easy. The goal is to make the path clear enough for learners to engage with the hard things. #InstructionalDesign #LearningExperienceDesign #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #EdTech #CourseDesign #UniversalDesignForLearning

The deeper I get into my flagship project, the more I realise how many layers there are within a single learning experience. At first, instructional design looked very structured from the outside: objectives, branching, visuals, interactions, assessments. But once I started building my own project, all those elements stopped being separate concepts and began affecting each other constantly. One change in the storyboard can alter the flow of a scenario. A visual can completely change how a message is perceived. A single decision point can reshape the learner’s entire experience. At times, it feels overwhelming. My notes keep expanding, scenes get rewritten, and ideas that seemed clear a week ago suddenly need a different approach. At the same time, I think this process is teaching me something important: good learning experiences are not built in a straight line. They evolve through constant questioning, refining, and rebuilding. And despite the occasional mental chaos, I genuinely enjoy that process. #InstructionalDesign #LearningDesign #eLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment #DigitalLearning

Some instructional design models promise structure. Others promise flexibility. ADDIE tries to offer both. For years it has been used to organize how learning is analyzed, designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated. But in practice, its structured approach raises questions too – especially when learning environments move faster than traditional development cycles. So where does ADDIE actually work well, and where might it fall short? 👉 In the article, we break down the real advantages of the ADDIE model and how it is used in modern instructional design: https://cutt.ly/rtXuFw36 #InstructionalDesign #ADDIE #EdTech #LearningDesign #DigitalLearning #CourseDevelopment #RaccoonGang

A platform alone doesn’t change behavior; Instructional Design does. If your learners are just "clicking next" to reach the end, you’re just managing a checklist. To drive real impact, your digital learning must be: Intentional: Every module must solve a specific performance gap. Interactive: Move from passive reading to active decision-making. Measurable: Track the application of skills, not just completion rates. Don’t just tick the box. Build the workforce. #LumioAdvisory #InstructionalDesign #LMS #CorporateCompliance #LearningStrategy #WorkforceDevelopment #EdTech

One of the most important shifts in SME collaboration is changing the first question. Instead of starting with: “What content do you want included?” I’d rather ask: “What should learners be able to do with this?” That one shift changes the conversation. It moves the focus from coverage to application. From information to performance. From “What do we need to say?” to “What do learners need to practice?” Content still matters. SME expertise absolutely matters. But strong instructional design is not just about collecting everything an expert knows and placing it into a course. It is helping shape that expertise into a learning experience that students can actually use. The best SME conversations are not just about what belongs in the course. They are about what the course is supposed to help learners do. #InstructionalDesign #LearningExperienceDesign #HigherEd #OnlineLearning #EdTech #CourseDesign #LearningAndDevelopment

Instructional Design has never been about “making courses.” It’s about designing experiences that influence behavior, improve performance, and create measurable business impact. The best learning experiences aren’t overloaded with information. They’re intentional, relevant, and built around the learner. I am curious to hear from fellow Instructional Designers: What’s one thing you believe modern learning design still gets wrong? Share your thoughts and insights on the comments and spread awareness. #InstructionalDesign #LearningExperienceDesign #LXD #CorporateLearning #LearningAndDevelopment #EdTech #DigitalLearning

There is a specific kind of miserable that comes from sitting in a training where your brain checked out an hour ago but the slides just keep coming. And the frustrating part? It didn't have to happen. Not because the content was bad. Not because the facilitator was incompetent. But because nobody who built that course ever asked how much the learner could actually absorb before needing a break — or made sure that related topics were grouped together instead of scattered across the day. That is a design problem. And it is one of the most preventable ones in the field. This week's Thursday Thoughts covers Strategy 2 of Pillar 3 — breaking down material into absorbable chunks. Time-based chunking. Topic-based chunking. And a real redesign that took a three-day course with no intentional structure and turned it into a one-day experience that actually taught something — by adding content, not cutting it. 🎥 Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/gjx4u4wT 📋 Full 5 Pillars series: https://lnkd.in/gEK5vsbn 💬 Have you ever inherited a course where the chunking was so far off the learner never had a chance? Drop it in the comments — and share this if someone in your network needs to hear it. #InstructionalDesign #eLearning #LearningAndDevelopment #TrainingDesign #CognitiveLoad #Chunking #5PillarsID #eLearningDevelopment #InstructionalDesigner