Instructional Design Section
I've segregated the resources in the following three categories:
- ID Concepts
- Writing Style
- Language
ID Concepts
Here you will find some great links for learning Instructional
Design (ID) concepts. These links are carefully selected to make
sure that the concepts of Instructional Design are explained in
a very simple manner. As Wavelength continues to grow, the links
available in this section will also grow. To start with, we have
selected resources that provide conceptual information about ID
at a lower Bloom’s level.
Go
to ID Concepts Resources >>>
Writing Style
How many times have you wondered whether your writing style will
suit your audience? I can honestly tell you that all my life I’ve
battled with the fear of being misunderstood. A perfectly innocent
joke may be taken as an insult by someone, who doesn’t have
the same sense of humor that you do. A beautifully written piece,
that won appreciation from many may come back with three score comments
from your reviewer, because she felt that a technical paper didn’t
warrant such beautiful prose!
We’ve all been through this…and we’ve all wondered
if there were some guidelines for choosing style. I can’t
promise that I’ve found the writing style commandment etched
in rock, but I can suggest a few links that can show us the way.
Go
to Writing Style Resources >>>
Language
Achilles’ heel…is it?
Most Instructional Designers often wonder if we really need to write
flawlessly. I do. I haven’t found the answer to it yet, but
I’ve definitely discovered one important thing…if you
can express yourself clearly, you can do Instructional Design. Language
is the most important tool that human society uses for communication,
and so it’s imperative that we know it well enough to express
ourselves clearly. I concur that it isn’t possible to remember
every rule of grammar by heart, furthermore, it isn’t correct
to assume that the rules of grammar remain constant universally,
but we need to be conscious of our language to the extent that it
conveys our ideas correctly to our intended audience. We also need
to tune our language to their ears.
So we need to write American English for the American audience
and British for the British. We may also need to write Indian English
for our Indian audience … believe me or watch MTV:)
As we usually create content for the western world, here are some
links that can be of immense help to all Instructional Designers
and Content Developers.
Go
to Language Resources >>>
I shall be working towards incrementing these lists; in the meantime,
if you feel you know of some great links that can fit in here, do
email
me.
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