Instructional Design

In this little book, you can explore proven Augmented Reality (AR) design practices, by experiencing it first hand in this AR interactive book. So get ready, download the Zappar AR app to your phone or tablet, and drive into the world of AR. We share best practices and techniques learning professionals can use to develop low-cost AR learner experiences that pack a punch.Augmented Reality gives you the power to create an immersive learning experience. With AR, you can combine various media and explode them across the learner's physical world, revealing invisible stories around products, ...

Volume I of the How to Become an e-Learning Freelancer series, “Launching Your Freelance e-Learning Career,” is an easy-to-use, practical guide to getting your freelance e-Learning career off the ground. It covers the basics of starting as a freelancer, from making the decision to go solo all the way through setting up your business’s tax structure. Consider this book your guide to establishing the fundamentals of your freelance e-Learning life, and then move on to Volumes II and III to take your career even further!

As the cofounder of Waze—the world's leading commuting and navigation app with more than 700 million users to date—Levine is committed to spreading entrepreneurial thinking so that other founders, managers, and employees in the tech space can build their own highly valued companies. Levine offers an inside look at the creation and sale of Waze and his second unicorn, Moovit, revealing the formula that drove those companies to compete with industry veterans and giants alike.

Volume II of the How to Become an e-Learning Freelancer series, “Marketing Yourself and Finding Great Clients,” is a guide to both the practical necessities and essential philosophies behind self-marketing. Whether it’s a step-by-step guide to creating a powerful portfolio, or advice on creating and sustaining client relationships, “Marketing Yourself and Finding Great Clients” is an indispensable resource for the modern e-Learning freelancer.

Even for experienced facilitators, putting together a two-hour workshop can be daunting. Where to start? What to include? How to engage the audience? How to create impact and positive results? Above all, how to do all this quickly and effectively? Drawing on years of experience designing and delivering workshops all over the world, Leanne Hughes' The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint gives you a formula to create sessions that hit the mark every time.

School leaders know about instructional leadership, but may struggle with where to begin or how to balance this role with all of their other responsibilities. Peter DeWitt’s Instructional Leadership provides practical tools for delivering lasting improvement through small manageable changes over time. This step-by-step how-to guide presents the six driving forces of instructional leadership—implementation, learning, student engagement, instructional strategies, efficacy, and evaluation of impact—within an easy-to-follow, multi-stage model for implementation.

By cutting out the noise and providing a clear and proven plan, this road map helps even brand-new entrepreneurs make decisions quickly, get their product up for sale, and launch it to a crowd that is ready and waiting to buy. This one-year plan will guide you through the three stages to your first $1 million: the Grind (months 0-4), the Growth (months 5-8), and the Gold (months 9-12). If your goal is to be a full-time entrepreneur, get ready for one chaotic, stressful, and rewarding year. If you have the guts to complete it, you will be the proud owner of a million-dollar business.

Daily observation of classroom teaching can significantly impact the quality of teaching and learning. Organized into 21 chapters designed to be read over a period of 21 school days, Now We're Talking! presents a results-driven approach that far surpasses traditional walkthrough models of feedback for teachers. School leaders will complete two cycles of teacher evaluations while reading the book and establish the necessary foundation for subsequent visits.

Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a 12-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week Year avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking. This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long. In 12 weeks, there just isn't enough time to get complacent, and urgency increases and intensifies. The 12 Week Year creates focus and clarity on what matters most and a sense of urgency to do it now. In the end more of the important stuff gets done and the impact on results is profound.

This book is a course design strategy, grounded in theory, practice and research for those teaching adults. It is a practical guide for instructors on how to teach adults. It can be read quickly and implemented in informal and formal settings wherever adults are learning. The book is course and practice oriented and a resource with questions in effective teaching of adult learners.

This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere.

Volume III of the How to Become an e-Learning Freelancer series, “Managing a Successful e-Learning Project,” covers the ins-and-outs of running projects effectively—from writing a strong project, to creating effective communication plans, all the way through collecting useful feedback afterward. The resources, strategies, and guidance provided in Volume III are essential for both new and veteran e-Learning freelancers!

In today's fast-paced digital age, personalized educational experience is more critical than ever. "Adaptive Learning: Build Personalized Learning with Storyline & ChatGPT" offers a transformative approach for instructional designers, educators, and eLearning professionals ready to embrace the future of personalized learning. "Adaptive Learning" breaks down the complexities of integrating advanced AI-driven interactions and dynamic content customization, making it accessible even to those new to the field. From initial setup and tool familiarization to the intricacies of JavaScript for ...

Over the years David Nash has taken thousands of hours of T4T (Training for Training) classes. He holds or has held certifications in Homeland Security terrorism response, active shooter response, radiological safety, firearms, chemical agent, baton, defensive tactics, taser, simunitions, basic corrections, emergency management, and armed security. He runs his own training company and still teaches privately. This book is the culmination of all those instructor courses and his own personal experience.

Are you seeking ways to make your classroom more engaging, interactive, and interesting? Do you want to delve into the intricacies of cooperative learning and its transformative impact on education? Look no further—this book is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of cooperative learning. Master the Art of Cooperative Learning is meticulously designed as a comprehensive resource, offering educators a clear blueprint for implementing cooperative learning strategies. This guide will aid you in fostering young learners' comprehension, tackling complex concepts, honing communication ...