Comments for One-Stop Resource for Instructional Designing

Comment on Writers Gateway Takes the Blog Readability Test by Mousumi

Mousumi — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:54:35 +0000

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Comment on Do Instructional Design Training Programs in India Need a Revamp? by Mousumi

Mousumi — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:36:13 +0000

Interesting read. Am working as a trainee ID in a Hyderabad based company. I found this job profile quite interesting and wanted to pursue a degree in the same. But to my utter surprise there are no institutes/universities in India to provide any formal course barring SCDL (distance mode). Ram has rightly commented that most of the aspiring IDs are from journalism or Eng Lit background (me too) without any formal teaching background. People are not aware of this job profile. First of all people (students) around need to be made aware of ID as a career option. Only if people get to know about it, a need will arise, which might compel the educational institutes to offer courses and degrees on ID. I personally feel IDs learn on-the-job more as compared to any other formal training, but in order to get the basics right one needs to undergo formal training as well.

Comment on Quick Tips to Create Quick Custom Images for Your E-learning Storyboards and Demos by manishmo

manishmo — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:04:58 +0000

Great post. Love the use of examples and illustrations to show the use of the tool. You could also add the following tools to your list: * Bitstrips - to create comics, great tool to create visual storyboard, much like Tondoo. * GoAnimate for creating animations easily. Both the tools can't really be used for professional elearning courses (similar limitations as Tondoo) but are great tools for rapid and visual storyboarding.

Comment on Important Information Regarding Use of Toondoo For E-Learning by Ken Allan

Ken Allan — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:19:14 +0000

Kia ora Rupa Interesting information - thank you. I have used a similar comic strip maker MakebeliefComix. I wonder if that company has a similar copyright violation. Hmmm. Thanks for alerting me to this. It is for reason of copyright violation that I try, where possible, to create allk images and photographs for myself. Catchya later from Middle-earth

Comment on Do Instructional Design Training Programs in India Need a Revamp? by Ananymous

Ananymous — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:38:11 +0000

I work for a reputed MNC as a training manager with several years of experience in the E-Learning vertical. We outsourced some of our E-Learning programs to a couple of reputed E-Learning companies in India and they did a shabby work. We had to spend a lot of time educating the instructional designers on the strategies and they never learnt. Finally, we gave up and started designing courses on our own. Now, we outsource only the development keeping the ID with us. So, the point I want to make here is, as Rupa mentioned, in India many people focus more on the learning theories rather than the practical application of instructional design. Not our fault…it is our educational system that needs to be blamed. There are a lot of things that we still need to learn from the West.

Comment on Important Information Regarding Use of Toondoo For E-Learning by Meera

Meera — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:20:20 +0000

Thanks for clarifying this, Rupa!

Meera
ToonDudette from http://www.jambav.com

Comment on Do Instructional Design Training Programs in India Need a Revamp? by Abhinava S.N

Abhinava S.N — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:47:00 +0000

Isn’t this paradoxical? Learning specialists are unable to design and produce a learning initiative that works!?
What sort of a message does this send out to those who look to us to develop their learning solutions?

What now fellow IDs? what now?

Comment on Do Instructional Design Training Programs in India Need a Revamp? by Ram

Ram — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:19:55 +0000

First, do we really have good training courses in India that help the aspiring IDs to hone their skills? From my experience so far, all the IDs who are currently working are either from journalism or english litt background with little or no experience in formal teaching. All of us who are in this profession today learnt things on the job or looking at various resources on the Web (thanks to Google). Though there are a few courses offered by some private agencies, I don’t think they are upto the mark. I believe these agencies are cashing on the lack of expertise available in India. I strongly feel there is a need for Indian universities (those in the public sector) to introduce a formal course in ID leveraging the talent within the industry.

Comment on Quick Tips to Create Quick Custom Images for Your E-learning Storyboards and Demos by Kannamma

Kannamma — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:42:41 +0000

Hi Rupa,

I came to know of your blog through a message posted in IDIndia. There are plenty of tips, ideas and help for novice IDS like me. Thanks a lot. Keep up the amazing work

Comment on Quick Tips to Create Quick Custom Images for Your E-learning Storyboards and Demos by Deb

Deb — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:02:47 +0000

Awesome thanks for this Rupa ! Willa dd Toondoo to my list of resources !