The art of storytelling has contributed to human connection since almost the beginning of time. Storytelling can take a boring topic and transform it into a captivating narrative. There’s no one way to craft a story – just look at the abundance of books, shows, and movies that exist. But through these new stories, there is also an opportunity for learning. In the Beginning… According to the National Storytelling Network, storytelling can be defined as: “The interactive art

Imagine it’s your first day at your dream job. Your manager sends you a mandatory online training course about your company’s HR practices to complete. Excited to get started, you open the course and find that you can’t understand the content. You have a vision disability, and the words on the page are difficult to make out. What would you do? Accessibility Legislation The provision for most physical accommodations for people with disabilities is enforced by the Americans wit

In the early days of education, teachers would lecture, and send their students home with written homework - day in and day out. Today, chances are, if you were to ask 20 educators to develop a course on a single topic, you’d see 20 very different courses, showcasing a number of creative ideas for learning (many of which wouldn’t include lecture or homework). Advances in technology, and research into the benefits of differentiating content has made learning development a more

To truly understand Learning Experience Design, let’s travel back in time to the early 1940s. The United States has just entered World War II, and thousands of workers have enlisted to serve their country, but lack important skills. Men and women assembling planes in factories or shipping out to the warfront must learn complicated tasks, as quickly as possible. This was the start of Instructional Systems Design (ISD). Learning theorists at the time combined their understandin