What is Instructional Design

Instructional design or instructional systems design (ISD), is a discipline that aims to design successful learning experiences. As a result, good instructional design considers how your learners learn and what materials, methods and technologies will be most effective in meeting their learning objectives

Instructional design gives you the power to change the culture of your organisation. As a result, it’s one of the very best investments an L&D team can make.

There are three main components to consider in Instructional Design

• Learning objectives or goals
• Learning activities
• Assessments

There are various academic theories and models related to how people learn and the cognitive processes behind the learning experience.

These models ensure the instruction is as effective as possible for imparting knowledge or teaching skills to learners.

Using Instructional Design means that you can eliminate the risk of missing your targets and wasting precious resources. Combined, these benefits typically make instructional design a more cost-effective approach to training.

Some other benefits include:

• Focused and customised learning programmes.
• Higher learner participation due to interactive design.
• Clear and measurable training objectives.
• A consistent approach to learning experiences and training content.
• Simplified learning for students.