Instructional Design and Content

Articles and podcast episodes on designing and developing learning content, the learner experience, localization, and delivery methods.

Articles

Love at First Module: Making Learners Say Yes to Learning

What dating can teach L&D: why learners resist training that feels forced or generic, and how to design learning experiences that people actually want to say yes to.

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Applying Adult Learning Principles to Today’s Workplace

The principles from The Adult Learner still matter. How applying them can make training more engaging, motivate learners, and connect learning activities to the business outcomes that matter.

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Making it Stick!

Training only pays off when people remember and use it. Ten ways to help learners retain what they learn, turning your L&D investment into lasting knowledge and measurable performance.

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5 Ways a Tailored Learning Content Strategy will Make Your Training Department More Effective

Off-the-shelf content rarely fits every need. Five ways a learning content strategy tailored to your business and your learners makes your training department more effective.

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ADDIE Up: Comparing the Leading Instructional Design and Project Management Models

ADDIE, SAM, Agile, Lean, or Waterfall? A side-by-side look at the leading instructional design models and project management frameworks, and when each one fits a learning project.

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Directory of L&D Resources: Associations, Certifications, and Instructional Design Programs

A directory of professional associations, publications, certifications, and instructional design courses for learning and development professionals.

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Podcast episodes

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June 17, 2026

Workplace Learning, Grounded in Science

Dr. Tessa Forshaw of the Harvard Graduate School of Education explains what L&D can learn from cognitive science, from learning transfer to the role of L&D as a strategic advisor.

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May 21, 2026

Designing the Learner Experience

Part 2 of 3. Tom Decker on designing the learner experience, structuring platform architecture, and building a modular learning ecosystem that can evolve over time.

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December 12, 2024

Presentation Skills for Technical Staff

Neil Thompson, founder of Teach the Geek, on helping engineers and other technical professionals build confidence and skill when presenting their work.

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28

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October 15, 2024

Learner-Focused Content Development

Vanessa Alzate and AXIOM's Susan Nabonne Beck on developing learning content that starts with the learner's journey and the outcomes the learning is meant to achieve.

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25

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August 8, 2024

Localizing Content for Your Learners

Nicholas Strozza and María Fagrelius of Interpro Translation Solutions on translating and localizing learning content so it works as intended for learners everywhere.

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April 22, 2024

Scaling Professional Development with E-Learning

How education nonprofit HILL for Literacy used e-learning to scale professional development to more than 8,500 teachers and school administrators.

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June 14, 2023

Special Episode: Large Scale Instructor Delivery

Dr. Guido Minaya and AXIOM's Herb Blanchard walk through a mini case study of a large-scale instructor delivery project completed by AXIOM.

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November 8, 2022

Virtual Training Certification and Skills Development

Kevin Siegel on what makes online classes succeed, and the Certified Online Training Professional program for virtual instructor-led trainers.

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