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Instructional Design

Instructional Design Foundations

The knowledge layer of the Instructional Design Bootcamp: the theories, models, standards and vocabulary you need to explain, in the field's own words, why a piece of learning design works or doesn't. The projects that build judgment happen in person with your mentor.

How it works

  1. Online Read the lessons 12 lessons in four units, all open from day one. Take them in any order.
  2. Online Checkpoint A short check at the end of each content lesson. Retake it as often as you like.
  3. Online Unit assessment At the end of Units B, C and D. Pass mark 85%. Retake after 24 hours, with new questions each time. Unit A is included in the Unit B assessment.
  4. Online Written response One or two short responses per unit. Your mentor reads each one and accepts it or returns it with notes.
  5. In person Project rung Pass the assessment with your responses accepted and you're eligible. Your mentor assigns the project in person.

Lessons

Unit A: The field and this program

  1. 01 What an Instructional Designer Does
  2. 02 How We Work Here

Unit B: How people learn (passing this unit makes you eligible for: QA cycle one)

  1. 03 Learning Theories, Andragogy and Pedagogy
  2. 04 Learning Science With Evidence
  3. 05 Taxonomies and Objectives

Unit C: How the work is organized (passing this unit makes you eligible for: First solo project)

  1. 06 Frameworks and Principles
  2. 07 Process Models, Including Ours
  3. 08 Analysis

Unit D: Judging the work (passing this unit makes you eligible for: Team lead project)

  1. 09 Assessment Fundamentals
  2. 10 Accessibility, Delivery and Visual Basics
  3. 11 AI in the Instructional Design Workflow
  4. 12 Readiness Check

Handbook

Writing Effective Objectives and Assessments: The 24/7 Teach handbook on goals, objectives and assessment design, read alongside Instructional Design Foundations. Each chapter names the lesson it is read with.

Reading guide

Reading Guide: Every reading in Instructional Design Foundations, by unit and lesson: what to look for in each, how long it takes, and one question to answer in your notes.