Resources for instructional design

In the field of instructional design there are many sites and blogs that one can go to get some insight about the profession as well as useful tools and what is new within the industry. Below are some sites that I think are a good source of information for instructional designers or anyone interested in this field.

1.       eLearning Brothers

This site, eLearning Brothers, was started by two brothers and provides templates, custom eLearning design, and training for eLearning professionals. Their blog has many articles about eLearning and using templates. I like this site because to only does the staff provide articles but they also have guests that contribute tips and information for new comers and professionals alike.   

2.      The Rapid E-Learning

Tom Kuhlmann created this blog site to share practical tips and tricks to help others in eLearning. One thing I like about his site is there are links for topics within the instructional design field like: Designing the right course, Instructional design, and Building scenarios for E-Learning to name a few. The articles contained in these topics could help anyone in the instructional design field.

3.      Experiencing E-Learning 

Want to know about a career in instructional design? Christy Tucker’s blog Experiencing E-Learning is the place to go. She provides a lot of good information about the profession itself like: job description, skills needed, getting started, and where to get certified. According to her site, she has been blogging for 9 years and her posts about careers in this field continue to grow views and comments.

4.      Journal of Applied Instructional Design

This journal was started in 2011 to encourage and nurture the development of the reflective practitioners as well as collaborations between academics and practitioners as a means of disseminating and developing new ideas in instructional design. Its purpose is to bridge the gap between theory and practice by providing reflective scholar-practitioners a means for publishing articles related to the field of Instructional Design. I added this site to the list because it could be used as a source for useful articles on a variety of topics.

If you Google ‘instructional design’ or ‘instructional design blog’, you’ll see there are plenty of sites. I hope you get a chance to visit these sites and get some benefit out of them.