Shultz; ID475; Podcast

This is an episode of Design Breakout, where instructional design is turned into an escape room experience. The challenge is to use instructional design expertise to solve puzzles and escape the room. The learning objective is to understand and apply instructional design principles. The target audience is instructional design enthusiasts. The challenges should be customized for their preferences and learning needs. The micro-learning module should be organized into digestible chunks and include interactive elements. The second challenge is to create an e-learning course that caters to different learning styles. Multimedia elements should be used to appeal to visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. Inclusive design improves accessibility and meets learning goals. The episode concludes by emphasizing the importance of instructional design principles. Welcome, instructional design enthusiasts, to another episode of Design Breakout, Escaping the Mindscape Studio, where we turn the world of instructional design to an exciting escape room experience. I'm your host, Lauren Schultz, and today we have a thrilling challenge in store for you. You're a skilled instructional designer who is stuck in a room filled with e-learning puzzles and design dilemmas. The only way out of this room is to use your instructional design expertise to solve the challenges and escapes. Are you ready for the escape room for learning design? Then fasten your seatbelt and let's get started. Let's begin by setting our learning objective before tackling any challenges. As you progress through the escape room, keep in mind each challenge fits into the bigger picture of understanding and applying instructional design principles. What particular skills or knowledge do you hope to acquire by the end of this interactive experience? Let's discuss the target audience for the escape room. Who is the audience we are aiming for? Consider the characteristics, preferences, and learning needs of instructional design enthusiasts who will participate in this adventure. How can we customize the challenges to ensure they are suitable and interesting for our target audience? Unlock the potential of your micro-learning module by organizing content in digestible chunks. Think of it as a series of interconnected puzzles. Each section should build on the previous one, creating a seamless learning journey. Ah, the key to engagement. Integrating interactive elements such as quizzes, scenarios, and discussions that cater to the preferences of the target audience while aligning with the learning objective. Great work! You have successfully completed the first challenge. Now let's take a moment to pause and reflect on the design of your micro-learning module. How did the structure and interactive elements contribute to the coherent and engaging learning experience that meets our defined learning objectives for our target audience? Challenge number two. You have been given a task of creating an e-learning course on a complex topic. Your learners have different learning styles including visual, auditory, and kinematic. Your design needs to align with your learning objectives and cater to the preferences of our target audience. How do you plan to achieve this? Take a deep breath. Now visualize the course flow and present information creatively and strategically to apply to all learning styles. Keep in mind the specific needs of our defined target audience. Start by incorporating multimedia elements such as videos, audio clips, and interactive simulations. Use infographs and diagrams to appeal to the visual learners. Narrated content and engaged auditory learners and hands-on activities for kinesthetic learners. Excellent! You have taken another step towards achieving your goals. Take some time to think about the reasons behind your inclusive design. How does catering to different learning styles improve the accessibility of your e-learning course while meeting the learning goals of your particular target audience? As we come to an end of this escape room experience, take a moment to consider the instructional design principles you utilized. Learner personness, content structure, interactive elements, and inclusivity are all crucial components of your escape toolkit designed to achieve our specific learning objectives for our distinct target audience. Our escape room for learning design adventure has come to an end. I hope you had a great time immersing yourself in the world of instructional design. Be on the lookout for more interactive experience on Design Breakouts at Mindscape Studio. Until next time, keep designing, keep learning, and keep escaping.