24 Books like e-Learning by Design

The Accidental Instructional Designer

by Cammy Bean • 2014

Never meant to be an instructional designer? A framework for digital learning that works.

4.00

239

🎓 Instructional Design 💻 E-Learning Design 🏢 Corporate Learning 🎯 Performance Improvement 🧠 Adult Learning Theory

The Accidental Instructional Designer Summary

The Accidental Instructional Designer 97%

Never meant to be an instructional designer? A framework for digital learning that works.

by Cammy Bean 2014

4.00

239 ratings

🎓 Instructional Design 💻 E-Learning Design 🏢 Corporate Learning 🎯 Performance Improvement 🧠 Adult Learning Theory

Learning Experience Design Essentials

by Cara North • 2023

A ten-step design process that starts with real work and builds backward; no more content dumps.

4.16

📐 Instructional Design 🔍 Task Analysis 📊 Learning Evaluation 🌐 Accessible Design ✅ Assessment Design

Learning Experience Design Essentials Summary

Learning Experience Design Essentials 97%

A ten-step design process that starts with real work and builds backward; no more content dumps.

by Cara North 2023

4.16

25 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🔍 Task Analysis 📊 Learning Evaluation 🌐 Accessible Design ✅ Assessment Design

Modular Online Learning Design

by Amanda Nichols Hess • 2020

A modular design method for online instruction: build once, remix, and scale across every context.

🛠️ Instructional Design 📚 Library Instruction 💻 Online Course Design 📖 Open Educational Resources ♿ Universal Design For Learning

Modular Online Learning Design 96%

A modular design method for online instruction: build once, remix, and scale across every context.

by Amanda Nichols Hess 2020

🛠️ Instructional Design 📚 Library Instruction 💻 Online Course Design 📖 Open Educational Resources ♿ Universal Design For Learning

Play to Learn

by Sharon Boller • 2017

The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.

3.95

🎮 Game Design 🛠️ Instructional Design 🎲 Game-Based Learning 🎯 Serious Games 🏢 Corporate Training

Play to Learn 96%

The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.

by Sharon Boller 2017

3.95

42 ratings

🎮 Game Design 🛠️ Instructional Design 🎲 Game-Based Learning 🎯 Serious Games 🏢 Corporate Training

Designing for Modern Learning

by Lisa Owens • 2020

ADDIE and SAM built courses. The modern workplace needs learning clusters, not single programs.

4.30

🏢 Instructional Design 💼 Corporate Training 🌐 Learning Ecosystems 📈 Performance Improvement 🔄 Digital Transformation

Designing for Modern Learning 95%

ADDIE and SAM built courses. The modern workplace needs learning clusters, not single programs.

by Lisa Owens 2020

4.30

40 ratings

🏢 Instructional Design 💼 Corporate Training 🌐 Learning Ecosystems 📈 Performance Improvement 🔄 Digital Transformation

Design for How People Learn

by Julie Dirksen • 2011

Most training fights the brain. Here's how to design experiences that work with it instead.

4.27

2k+

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Corporate Training 🧠 Learning Science 🧩 Memory And Retention 🔄 Behavior Change

Design for How People Learn 95%

Most training fights the brain. Here's how to design experiences that work with it instead.

by Julie Dirksen 2011

4.27

2k+ ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Corporate Training 🧠 Learning Science 🧩 Memory And Retention 🔄 Behavior Change

The Art and Science of Training

by Elaine Biech • 2016

A trainer's field manual: how to design, deliver, and prove the sessions that actually work.

4.04

137

🏢 Corporate Training 📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Adult Learning 📊 Learning Evaluation 🔍 Needs Assessment

The Art and Science of Training 95%

A trainer's field manual: how to design, deliver, and prove the sessions that actually work.

by Elaine Biech 2016

4.04

137 ratings

🏢 Corporate Training 📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Adult Learning 📊 Learning Evaluation 🔍 Needs Assessment

Telling Ain't Training

by Harold D. Stolovitch • 2002

Lecturing is not teaching. The architecture for training that turns adults into capable performers.

4.09

467

🧑‍🏫 Adult Learning Theory 🎤 Train The Trainer 🧱 Instructional Design 🎯 Learner Engagement 🔄 Knowledge Transfer

Telling Ain't Training 95%

Lecturing is not teaching. The architecture for training that turns adults into capable performers.

by Harold D. Stolovitch 2002

4.09

467 ratings

🧑‍🏫 Adult Learning Theory 🎤 Train The Trainer 🧱 Instructional Design 🎯 Learner Engagement 🔄 Knowledge Transfer

Learning Science for Instructional Designers

by Clark N. Quinn • 2021

Working memory holds three chunks, not seven. Design instruction around the brain's real limits.

4.09

📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Learning Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 📊 Evidence-Based Instruction 🔄 Knowledge Transfer

Learning Science for Instructional Designers Summary

Learning Science for Instructional Designers 95%

Working memory holds three chunks, not seven. Design instruction around the brain's real limits.

by Clark N. Quinn 2021

4.09

56 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Learning Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 📊 Evidence-Based Instruction 🔄 Knowledge Transfer

Teach Your Gift

by Danny Iny • 2020

Build a course business that actually works: pilot small, co-create with students, then scale.

3.94

160

🎓 Online Course Creation 💻 Digital Education 📐 Instructional Design 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌱 Transformative Learning

Teach Your Gift 94%

Build a course business that actually works: pilot small, co-create with students, then scale.

by Danny Iny 2020

3.94

160 ratings

🎓 Online Course Creation 💻 Digital Education 📐 Instructional Design 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌱 Transformative Learning

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction

by Karl M. Kapp • 2012

Points and badges alone fail. Design learning that motivates like a game, tailored to player types.

3.83

305

🧱 Instructional Design 🎮 Game-Based Learning 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎓 Experiential Learning 🔬 Self-Determination Theory

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Summary

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction 94%

Points and badges alone fail. Design learning that motivates like a game, tailored to player types.

by Karl M. Kapp 2012

3.83

305 ratings

🧱 Instructional Design 🎮 Game-Based Learning 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎓 Experiential Learning 🔬 Self-Determination Theory

Learning That CLICS

by Mary Slaughter • 2022

Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.

4.50

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning 🧠 Behavioral Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 🌱 Self-Determination Theory

Learning That CLICS 94%

Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.

by Mary Slaughter 2022

4.50

4 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning 🧠 Behavioral Science ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 🌱 Self-Determination Theory

Launch

by John Spencer • 2016

A design thinking framework that turns any classroom into a launchpad for student creativity.

4.09

732

🧠 Design Thinking 🛠️ Maker Education 📋 Project-Based Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 🎨 Creative Classrooms

Launch 94%

A design thinking framework that turns any classroom into a launchpad for student creativity.

by John Spencer 2016

4.09

732 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🛠️ Maker Education 📋 Project-Based Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 🎨 Creative Classrooms

Leveraged Learning

by Danny Iny • 2018

Degrees are losing their edge. On-demand bursts taught by practitioners are the new classroom.

4.07

123

📉 Education Disruption 🔄 Lifelong Learning 🎥 Online Course Creation 🤖 Future Of Work 🧭 Self-Directed Learning

Leveraged Learning 94%

Degrees are losing their edge. On-demand bursts taught by practitioners are the new classroom.

by Danny Iny 2018

4.07

123 ratings

📉 Education Disruption 🔄 Lifelong Learning 🎥 Online Course Creation 🤖 Future Of Work 🧭 Self-Directed Learning

Teachers as Architects of Learning

by Gavin Grift • 2020

Twelve levers to design learning that sticks: shift focus from teaching to student understanding.

4.00

🧱 Instructional Design 🧑‍🏫 Student-Centered Learning 📝 Formative Assessment 🗣️ Explicit Instruction 🧠 Metacognition

Teachers as Architects of Learning Summary

Teachers as Architects of Learning 94%

Twelve levers to design learning that sticks: shift focus from teaching to student understanding.

by Gavin Grift 2020

4.00

1 ratings

🧱 Instructional Design 🧑‍🏫 Student-Centered Learning 📝 Formative Assessment 🗣️ Explicit Instruction 🧠 Metacognition

The Workshop Survival Guide

by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2019

Design workshops backward: specific outcomes first, slides last, format matched to content.

4.36

485

🛠️ Workshop Design 📐 Instructional Design 🎤 Facilitation Techniques 👥 Group Dynamics 🎯 Presentation Skills

The Workshop Survival Guide 94%

Design workshops backward: specific outcomes first, slides last, format matched to content.

by Rob Fitzpatrick 2019

4.36

485 ratings

🛠️ Workshop Design 📐 Instructional Design 🎤 Facilitation Techniques 👥 Group Dynamics 🎯 Presentation Skills

Badass

by Kathy Sierra • 2015

Better users beat better features. A method for designing skill into the first 30 minutes.

4.17

1k+

🎨 Product Design 🖥️ User Experience 🧠 Learning Science 👤 User-Centered Design 📐 Learning Design

Badass 94%

Better users beat better features. A method for designing skill into the first 30 minutes.

by Kathy Sierra 2015

4.17

1k+ ratings

🎨 Product Design 🖥️ User Experience 🧠 Learning Science 👤 User-Centered Design 📐 Learning Design

Designing the Future

by Ann Kaiser • 2019

Run your classroom like an engineering lab: failure becomes data, limits force invention.

🧪 Stem Education 🏫 K-12 Instruction 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 💡 Design Thinking ⚙️ Engineering Mindset

Designing the Future 94%

Run your classroom like an engineering lab: failure becomes data, limits force invention.

by Ann Kaiser 2019

🧪 Stem Education 🏫 K-12 Instruction 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 💡 Design Thinking ⚙️ Engineering Mindset

Teaching in the Online Classroom

by Doug Lemov • 2020

The screen is not a wall. Techniques for making online students feel seen, heard, and accountable.

3.89

254

💻 Online Teaching 🏫 Classroom Management 🙋 Student Engagement ✅ Formative Assessment 🔄 Hybrid Learning

Teaching in the Online Classroom Summary

Teaching in the Online Classroom 93%

The screen is not a wall. Techniques for making online students feel seen, heard, and accountable.

by Doug Lemov 2020

3.89

254 ratings

💻 Online Teaching 🏫 Classroom Management 🙋 Student Engagement ✅ Formative Assessment 🔄 Hybrid Learning

The New Social Learning

by Marcia Conner • 2010

Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.

3.79

145

🏢 Workplace Learning 👥 Social Learning 🧠 Knowledge Management 🔧 Collaboration Tools 🤝 Communities Of Practice

The New Social Learning 93%

Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.

by Marcia Conner 2010

3.79

145 ratings

🏢 Workplace Learning 👥 Social Learning 🧠 Knowledge Management 🔧 Collaboration Tools 🤝 Communities Of Practice

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning

by Roy V. H. Pollock • 2006

Half of all corporate training is wasted. The cure starts with business results, not better classes.

4.20

215

📚 Corporate Learning ✏️ Training Design 🔄 Learning Transfer 🎯 Performance Improvement 🧠 Systems Thinking

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning Summary

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning 93%

Half of all corporate training is wasted. The cure starts with business results, not better classes.

by Roy V. H. Pollock 2006

4.20

215 ratings

📚 Corporate Learning ✏️ Training Design 🔄 Learning Transfer 🎯 Performance Improvement 🧠 Systems Thinking

Learning Technologies

by Mesut Duran • 2022

The real hurdle in education technology isn't access; it's using tools to strengthen learning.

5.00

💻 Education Technology 🌐 Digital Divide 🛡️ Digital Citizenship 🖥️ Online Learning 🔀 Blended Learning

Learning Technologies 93%

The real hurdle in education technology isn't access; it's using tools to strengthen learning.

by Mesut Duran 2022

5.00

1 ratings

💻 Education Technology 🌐 Digital Divide 🛡️ Digital Citizenship 🖥️ Online Learning 🔀 Blended Learning

Multimedia Learning

by Richard E. Mayer • 2001

Why adding pictures to a lesson can double understanding or destroy it.

4.07

166

🧱 Instructional Design 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory 📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🔬 Learning Science 👁️ Visual Communication

Multimedia Learning 93%

Why adding pictures to a lesson can double understanding or destroy it.

by Richard E. Mayer 2001

4.07

166 ratings

🧱 Instructional Design 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory 📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🔬 Learning Science 👁️ Visual Communication

Explore Like a Pirate

by Michael Matera • 2015

Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.

4.22

307

🎮 Classroom Gamification 🕹️ Game-Based Learning 📐 Instructional Design 🔥 Student Engagement 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation

Explore Like a Pirate 93%

Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.

by Michael Matera 2015

4.22

307 ratings

🎮 Classroom Gamification 🕹️ Game-Based Learning 📐 Instructional Design 🔥 Student Engagement 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation

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