Kate Udalova

Hey Learning Designers! A week ago, I had the opportunity to share what I’ve been learning about instructional storytelling with the Learning Jam Club. 👽 We talked about how good storytelling is powerful for both ILT and eLearning. The approach is the same—but the execution looks a little different. 👉 In this 360° Coffee Shop sample, you’ll see a setup for a story in action. Can you spot it? To help you apply storytelling to ILT and eLearning, I put together a Free 1-pager Storytelling Handout with: - My favorite simple definition of a good story - The 4 essentials of instructional storytelling - 4 AI tools you can use to build stories faster 📩 Comment → “Storytelling” below and I’ll send it over! When it comes to building a standout ID portfolio, Storytelling is one feature. Others include: 1️⃣ Niche skillset (Immersive learning + AI, or your unique edge) 2️⃣ Design thinking (show your process with wireframes, storyboards, mockups, prototypes) 3️⃣ Personality (topics you care about + your authentic voice) ✨ If you’d like to explore how to bring all these features together in The 12-Hour Shortcut, you can book a call here to learn more → https://lnkd.in/ejjCiTAU

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Something that doesn’t get talked about enough when designing an online course is the importance of visual appeal. As instructional designers, we naturally focus on what's happening behind the scenes. Learning objectives, strategies, assessments, activities, and content are all things that absolutely matter. But in the mix, there also needs to be a visually appealing learning experience. I’ve taken courses as a student where the design was so poorly done that it became a distraction. I couldn’t focus on anything else. That doesn’t mean the design needs to be over the top. A clean layout, simple structure, the right color scheme, and a readable font can go a long way in creating a better experience. Here's a good example by Thomas creating his music course in D2L's Brightspace for his course project in Instructional Design Institute. It's clean, sleek, and easy to navigate. Your students will be thrilled with a design that's nice to look at and is easy to follow along with!

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Most new instructional designers overthink their portfolios. They either try to cram in too many projects, or they feel paralyzed and don't publish anything at all. After reviewing hundreds of portfolios over the years, here's what stands out: 1. A cluttered, unfocused portfolio can hurt you more than having no portfolio. 2. Hiring managers don't want "everything you've ever made." They want 1-3 strong projects that highlight how you solve problems. 3. The most effective portfolios are simple, polished, and easy to navigate. And since your portfolio is the most important part of your application when applying to jobs, it's time for some updated best practices. That's why I recorded a new guide on how to create your instructional design portfolio. It covers the 3 core elements that every portfolio needs, the top myths around portfolio-building, and what you should avoid at all costs. You can check out the video with the link in the comments. Please let me know what you think, and if you have any portfolio-building tips, we'd love to hear them. #LinkedInWithDevlin #InstructionalDesign #eLearning #PortfolioBuilding #Learning

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Over the past weeks I’ve written a 5-part series on Planning and Analyzing Teaching: Using the Variation Theory of Learning. The series covered: 1. Teaching for Transfer (intro) 2. Spotting the Object of Learning 3. Using Variation Theory Patterns 4. Analyzing Teaching 5. Designing Variation into Lessons 6. Scaling with Learning Study (final post) It took time to write because I wanted each post to connect theory with practice. My aim was to show how Variation Theory, a way of making the critical aspects of learning visible through contrast, generalization, and fusion; and Learning Study, a collaborative cycle where teachers plan, teach, analyze, and refine lessons, help schools design for transfer and build collective professional knowledge. It’s part of the future of teaching and professional learning by improving lessons and producing a knowledge base of teaching. Here’s the closing post on scaling this work across a school or school system: https://lnkd.in/d7gb9JfB

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