An introductory course to great learning design

Understanding what it takes to build an effective and engaging course takes more than just developing a great course name, some fun activities and an official-looking workbook.

Creating learning that is not only engaging, but also effective and well structured, is critical to the success of your course and learner outcomes.

How often have you taken a course, or completed an online programme, and felt it just missed the mark? Or maybe it was just too long? Or parts of the course felt irrelevant or disconnected? Or worst yet, you felt unsupported and lost? Unfortunately, these are all common pitfuls of poor learning design.

If you are new to learning design, or you have been tasked with creating a training programme or course to effect change within your organisation, then this course is for you.

On completion of this course, you will understand:

  • The Power of Effective Learning Objectives

    One of the most common mistakes course creators make is not starting with a solid course framework that has been determined by well thought out learning objectives. This course will help you understand why this is such a critical step in your course development and why effective learning objectives drive every aspect of your course.

  • How to Design for Facilitation

    How will you be delivering your course? Face to face, one on one, in a classroom or online? How you deliver your course will fundamentally change the way you design it. Understand why you must always design for facilitaiton, how to flex if required, and why this is a critical componant of any effective course.

  • Create Content that Matters

    This might seem like a no-brainer, but many of you will have taken courses yourselves that had content in them that didnt feel relevant, that missed the mark, or felt like it didnt feel right for the course. Learn how to assess what content you need to have in your course, how to make it seamlessly flow together and most importantly, deliver real value and imapct for your learners.

Designed as an introduction for new Learning & Development professionals or individuals looking to upskill their course design skills, this course will show you how to create targeted learning objectives, how to design pedagogically sound assessment, why supporting your learners’ training journey is so important and how to evaluate your course effectiveness. 

This course covers the fundamentals of great instructional design to ensure you are creating effective and impactful learning for your trainees.


Course Outline

  • 1

    Instructional Design 101

    • Welcome!

    • Instructional design fundamentals

    • Creating content for impact

    • How to create effective learning objectives

    • Designing for facilitation

    • How to create relevant activities and assessments

    • Supporting your trainee

    • Evaluation essentials

    • Wrap Up

Optional Extras

Creating your own course can be challenging, so we have a range of support options to help.

  • Course Review & Feedback

    Have one of our experienced and qualified instructional designers review your final course design and provide you with clear and actionable feedback.

  • Mentorship Programme

    Feel like you need more support? We offer an optional Mentorship Programme that provides students with 3 virtual face to face coaching sessions as they progress through the course, for clarification, review and feedback at the critical stages of course development.

  • Monthly Payment Plan

    We also offer a 3-month payment plan for our Mentorship Programme that allows you to pay the cost of Mentorship in 3 monthly installments but allows you to get started on your course design straight away.

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