As educators, nowadays we strive to get learners’ attention among a stream of other distractors that are competing for people’s attention. Communication technology, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality programs are making it harder for trainers and teachers to engage with learners. Thus, we are required to look into techniques that can give us a competitive […]
When I decided to study instructional design for my graduate degree, I was looking for a field that involves learning, research, technology, and always changing. I didn’t think that I was entering a new world of knowledge and professional path. When I first started the master’s program at the University of Massachusetts Boston under the […]
As part of a self-directed learning project within my master’s program, I chose to look into the relationship between instructional design and user experience design. My choice was based on my belief that instructional design can greatly benefit from user experience design when developing learning experience especially eLearning interventions. My thinking was to take the […]
Though I love chicken nuggets, I am not here to talk about those yummy bite-sized foods! In an economy that has been significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, many businesses and companies have been struggling to maintain profitability or even stay open. Most businesses are reworking their budgets to survive this difficult time, which is […]
A classmate gave me interesting feedback after reading my last blog post Learning is not one size fit all. She commented that she would like to see a following post on how learning in a Middle Eastern culture is different from what we consider normal in American culture. If you read my last post you […]
An article I recently came across that talked about culturally inclusive instructional design have really moved an agony that I have experienced as a trainer and trainee. In this article the author Pamela Hogle points out that translating the content is not enough, and I can’t agree more. Coming from a Middle Eastern background and […]
This week I have spent a good amount of time searching and looking at social media accounts, groups, podcasts, and blogs that I want to add to my personal learning network in the field of learning experience design. Some of the accounts or sites I came across ignited the social responsibility sense in me. Being […]
Who are you as an instructional designer? A question was asked during Designing Your Online Professional Presence class at the instructional design graduate program I am attending, which inspired me to write this article. As simple as this question may seem, answering it is not, or at least for me! Coming with an answer made […]
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