Technology-powered teaching can produce more effective, meaningful learning experiences, both online and in a traditional classroom. Focus was put on changing and improving instruction in order to achieve the desired learning outcomes. Does the term accurately capture the discipline today?
We began our internal conversation: Instructional Design versus Learning Design. Since Learning, not simply Instruction, is at the heart of the innovative work we produce every day — whether it be designing a lesson, developing a simulation, or analyzing student data — we immediately rebranded our services division to focus on Learning Design, and became the Learning Design Studio.
Our Learning Design Studio is a team of learning designers, engineers, and UX and graphic designers pushing the boundaries of online education.
Whilst these terms may be used interchangeably within organisations, the definitions do highlight some differences. An Instructional Designer may have difficulty carrying out the work of an Educational Designer, but may manage Learning Design roles. The Learning Designer can usually carry out the role of an Educational Designer as long as they have formal trailing in the Learning Sciences. Within universities, Educational Design and Learning Design do have some differences. Educational Designers tend to work on a variety of projects from a wide range of subjects whilst Learning Designers focus on one Subject or one course.
This means that an Educational Designer needs a greater variety of skills to meet the demands of their varied work. The Learning Designer may need to work more closely with the content so would need greater attention to detail. Interesting in Australia there are almost double the monthly google searches for the term Instructional Design compared to Learning Design.
All three of these roles can be applied to eLearning. ELearning covers the full spectrum of digital learning and teaching. Information and communication systems are the media used to implement the learning process. We are always looking for talented instructional designers to join our team in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane on an independent contractor or casual employee basis to provide instructional design support on specific projects.
Our projects typically vary in length from 1 to 12 weeks, so we may be able to offer flexible engagements around your other commitments and availability including work from home, flexible days and hours.
Learn More. However, they can be easily applied to ID. Some Learning Experience Design research suggested that the Instructional Design process misses critical elements such as the user-centered or learner-centered approach.
I think this is subjective, for two reasons. The process is the same. In both the ADDIE model and design thinking, your first step is to understand your learner—their needs, interests, and pain points. From there, you create a learning experience. Second, if you are a good Instructional Designer, then you are learner-centered at every step. While LXD is still relatively new, it is rapidly growing. I think we will start to see both Instructional Designers and UX Designers compete for the same positions.
The challenge for Instructional Designers will be having an understanding or experience in UX, and UX Designers will lack experience or knowledge in Instructional Design or education in general.
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