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Essential Books for Instructional Design

Introduction to Instructional Systems Design

The A–Z Resource on Instructional Systems DesignModern, adaptable, flexible, timeless. Instructional systems design (ISD) is more relevant than ever and critical for organizational success. ISD is...

Introduction to Instructional Systems Design

The A–Z Resource on Instructional Systems DesignModern, adaptable, flexible, timeless. Instructional systems design (ISD) is more relevant than ever and critical for organizational success. ISD is...

The Accidental Instructional Designer, 2nd edition

Go From Accidental to Intentional. Filled with insights and tips, this updated edition of The Accidental Instructional Designer, by e-learning veteran Cammy Bean, covers nearly every aspect of the...

The Accidental Instructional Designer, 2nd edition

Go From Accidental to Intentional. Filled with insights and tips, this updated edition of The Accidental Instructional Designer, by e-learning veteran Cammy Bean, covers nearly every aspect of the...

Learning Science for Instructional Designers

Ensure Your Instructional Design Stands Up to Learning Science. Learning science is a professional imperative for instructional designers. In fact, instructional design is applied learning science....

Learning Science for Instructional Designers

Ensure Your Instructional Design Stands Up to Learning Science. Learning science is a professional imperative for instructional designers. In fact, instructional design is applied learning science....

Agile for Instructional Designers

Discover Agile for Better Instructional Design. To serve business needs amid greater volatility and uncertainty in the workplace, learning and development professionals need project management...

Agile for Instructional Designers

Discover Agile for Better Instructional Design. To serve business needs amid greater volatility and uncertainty in the workplace, learning and development professionals need project management...

Design Thinking for Training and Development

Better Learning Solutions Through Better Learning Experiences. When training and development initiatives treat learning as something that occurs as a one-time event, the learner and the business...

Design Thinking for Training and Development

Better Learning Solutions Through Better Learning Experiences. When training and development initiatives treat learning as something that occurs as a one-time event, the learner and the business...
Instructional Design Books From Basics To Advanced

Instructional Story Design

Once Upon a Time, Storytelling Met Instructional Design. From children to adults, everybody likes a good story. Stories are memorable, actionable, and emotional. We are constantly making sense of the...

Instructional Story Design

Once Upon a Time, Storytelling Met Instructional Design. From children to adults, everybody likes a good story. Stories are memorable, actionable, and emotional. We are constantly making sense of the...

Designing for Modern Learning

Meet Learning Needs With New Tools and New Thinking. Learning is no longer an activity or luxury that only occurs at specific stages in your life or career. With the digital revolution, learning has...

Designing for Modern Learning

Meet Learning Needs With New Tools and New Thinking. Learning is no longer an activity or luxury that only occurs at specific stages in your life or career. With the digital revolution, learning has...

ISD From the Ground Up, 4th Edition

Don’t leave course design to trial and error. Is trial and error a key pathway to instructional systems design (ISD)? Does success come only to experienced designers with expert instincts? Prior to...

ISD From the Ground Up, 4th Edition

Don’t leave course design to trial and error. Is trial and error a key pathway to instructional systems design (ISD)? Does success come only to experienced designers with expert instincts? Prior to...

Virtual Training Tools and Templates

Are your virtual training tools ready for a tune-up? You've discovered the best way to reach remote audiences without boarding a single plane. And you've learned that an effective virtual training...

Virtual Training Tools and Templates

Are your virtual training tools ready for a tune-up? You've discovered the best way to reach remote audiences without boarding a single plane. And you've learned that an effective virtual training...

Producing Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars

Master the Production of Virtual Events and Improve Engagement. Have you ever found yourself confidently delivering content for a virtual training session, webinar, or online meeting only to have a...

Producing Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars

Master the Production of Virtual Events and Improve Engagement. Have you ever found yourself confidently delivering content for a virtual training session, webinar, or online meeting only to have a...
Research Reports and ISD

Effective Evaluation

Effective Evaluation: Measuring Learning Programs for Success shares how organizations are currently using evaluation. Based on a survey of 779 talent development professionals, the report found that...

Effective Evaluation

Effective Evaluation: Measuring Learning Programs for Success shares how organizations are currently using evaluation. Based on a survey of 779 talent development professionals, the report found that...

Needs Assessments

In Needs Assessments: Design and Execution for Success—the latest research report by the Association for Talent Development (ATD)—results show that needs assessments are only used by a slight...

Needs Assessments

In Needs Assessments: Design and Execution for Success—the latest research report by the Association for Talent Development (ATD)—results show that needs assessments are only used by a slight...

Instructional Design Now: A New Age of Learning and Beyond

Instructional Design Now, a collaboration of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), explores a learning landscape rich in emerging...

Instructional Design Now: A New Age of Learning and Beyond

Instructional Design Now, a collaboration of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), explores a learning landscape rich in emerging...

E-Learning: The Evolving Landscape

E-Learning: The Evolving Landscape examines organizations’ use of e-learning, comparing the practices of high-performing organizations and other organizations. It explores the effectiveness of...

E-Learning: The Evolving Landscape

E-Learning: The Evolving Landscape examines organizations’ use of e-learning, comparing the practices of high-performing organizations and other organizations. It explores the effectiveness of...