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The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers
The Do It Messy Approach is the book for instructional designers in search of a no nonsense formula for creating engaging courses and training. Forget about wading through thousands of jargon-laced pages on learning theories or designing cookie cutter courses following a stale template. Welcome to the IDOL™ world of creative possibilities!
In a refreshingly entertaining step-by-step guide, Robin Sargent, PhD shares everything you need to know to design instruction for corporate training on any topic. After teaching thousands of students how to design instruction through the IDOL™ courses Academy, Dr. Robin serves up 18 fun-size chapters helping you
Design your course blueprintFollow a simple formula that integrates all of the best practices and learning theoriesUnderstand how to apply the First Principles of Instruction, along with other foundations of instructional designUsing this exact approach, IDOL courses Academy™ alumni students have designed onboarding for Uber, soft skills for Google, warehouse skills for Amazon, healthcare training for Kaiser Permanente, and compliance training for Walmart. And the best part is you can design your own course blueprint in less than 30 days following the “Do It Messy Approach.”
By the end of The Do It Messy Approach, you’ll have a unique course blueprint and a formula you can use over and over again to create courses that are effective, engaging, and structured.
In a refreshingly entertaining step-by-step guide, Robin Sargent, PhD shares everything you need to know to design instruction for corporate training on any topic. After teaching thousands of students how to design instruction through the IDOL™ courses Academy, Dr. Robin serves up 18 fun-size chapters helping you
Design your course blueprintFollow a simple formula that integrates all of the best practices and learning theoriesUnderstand how to apply the First Principles of Instruction, along with other foundations of instructional designUsing this exact approach, IDOL courses Academy™ alumni students have designed onboarding for Uber, soft skills for Google, warehouse skills for Amazon, healthcare training for Kaiser Permanente, and compliance training for Walmart. And the best part is you can design your own course blueprint in less than 30 days following the “Do It Messy Approach.”
By the end of The Do It Messy Approach, you’ll have a unique course blueprint and a formula you can use over and over again to create courses that are effective, engaging, and structured.
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Published September 27, 2022
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December 15, 2023This book is so clearly written and helpful! I'm sure I'll keep coming back to revisit it in years to come.
December 9, 2022
Stuff I know but I really like the way it’s arranged and the examples. Great for a new L&D person!
December 2, 2023
This book includes a lot of sound instructional strategies and resources. Its main structure uses backwards design to create a course consisting of a series of scenarios with a gradual release approach and includes a lot of examples--the main one being how to deliver a sales pitch. I didn't love the idea of completely scripting out the scenarios first thing and then potentially having to go back and change them afterwards. Things could definitely get messy there. I'm not sold on the messy idea, but I did learn some good things from this book. This book was independently published and has some printing issues with the colors, but nothing too terrible.
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