The eLearning Designer's Academy

?? The 2025 State of the Instructional Design & L&D Industry Survey is live! We’re gathering real-world insights from instructional designers, eLearning developers, corporate trainers, and L&D pros across the field—and we’d love your input. No hype. No fluff. Just honest answers to questions like: ? What tools and skills are actually in use right now? ? What are hiring managers really looking for in portfolios? ? How is AI actually being used by L&D teams? ? And how much do IDs really earn in 2025? ?? It takes less than 10 minutes ?? All responses are anonymous ?? You’ll be entered to win a $500 Amazon gift card ?? Final report will be free and public for the entire L&D community ?? Take the survey: https://lnkd.in/guhk4dM2 ?? Have a minute? Help spread the word by dropping a comment: What’s one myth about instructional design or L&D you wish we could clear up with real data? And feel free to share this post with your L&D teammates or network—more voices = a stronger, more accurate report. Thanks for supporting the community! —The eLearning Designer’s Academy Team #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment

This Friday, Tim Slade is spilling all of the beans on how he scripts, films, edits, and produces all of our YouTube content 100% in Camtasia. You don't want to miss this! Join Tim, TechSmith, and 2000+ of your fellow industry practitioners this Friday, March 21st, at 11 AM ET for a special (and FREE) multi-part event, where Tim will walk you through his video creation process from start to finish! ?? RSVP with the link down in the comments! #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment

No one talks about THIS when you’re starting out in instructional design or eLearning development… ??? How to organize your project files! Sounds boring? Maybe. But if you’ve ever lost an important file or had to untangle someone else’s messy project, you KNOW how frustrating it can be. ?? A well-organized file structure isn’t just about being neat—it saves you time, stress, and headaches (especially when working with a team or revisiting old projects). So, in our latest video, Tim Slade shares his top tips for keeping your eLearning projects organized—plus a bonus tip for managing audio files like a pro! ?? What’s your go-to strategy for keeping project files organized? Drop your best tip in the comments! ?? ?? Watch the full video—link in the comments! #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment

Are you ready to put your skills into practice, build a new sample of work for your portfolio...AND...enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card? Then join us for our March eLearning challenge inside our free community! For this month, you work as an instructional designer for Thompson's Grocery Market...and your task is simple: Create an eLearning course on how to properly bag groceries! As with all of our challenges, we try to replicate the constraints you'd experience with a real-world project...we include a business case, learning objectives, interactivity ideas, and even a client style guide...all you have to do is bring it to life in your eLearning authoring tool of choice! ?? So, if you're ready to dive in, check out the full challenge details with the link down in the comments! #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment

It was another busy month for our free community inside The eLearning Designer's Academy. With 300+ new members, 150+ new discussions, and 700+ comments...there was a lot going on! ?? Check out Community Roundup for February with the link down in the comments, which features all of our trending convo, new resources, and much more! Also, a special thank to Rachel Wright, M. Ed., Matthew S., Tia Pez, Julianna Faulkner, M.Ed., CSM, and Lizzie H. for driving some of our trending posts this past month! Thank you! ?? #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment

February flew by! But before we dive headfirst into March, we want to take a moment to congratulate Wenjun Yang for taking home the win for our February eLearning Challenge! For this past month, participants were tasked with designing and developing an interactive course on delivering effective performance reviews. What we loved about Wenjun's submission was her amazing use of animations, visual communications, scenario-based learning, storytelling, and overall attention to detail. ??Check out Wenjun's project, along with a link to all of the participant projects with the link down in the comments! And, of course, we want to send a BIG THANKS to everyone who participated, including: Justine Ross, Injynn N., Johar Singh, MA, CTDP, PMP, Morgan Stevens, Ed.D., Tatiana Korovina, Dave Friscolanti, Aromokhame Willliams, Emily Burcham, Owyss Werkin, Dimitra Kallergis-Anastasopoulos, Jennifer Leone T., and Ignacio Cinalli! #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment #eLearningChallenge

Tim is heading out on his annual instructional design writing retreat—and you're invited! Over the next week and a half, he'll share daily updates on our YouTube channel about his work, creative process, overcoming roadblocks, and much more! If you'd like to follow along, subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our dedicated playlist with the links down in the comments! #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment

Earn the rank of veteran as you prepare to live in your Zom-B-Gone shelter and withstand the undead hordes with our latest addition to our eLearning examples library from Robert Kostecki! This menu-based course requires learners to complete four sections to fully prepare their shelter for incoming zombie attacks. Check out how the background music and sound effects set an eerie tone for zombie prepping! ?? Check out the full project with the link down in the comments! #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment #ArticulateStoryline #eLearningChallenges

This week, we're launching a new video series where Tim takes an in-depth look at a project from our eLearning examples library to break down all of the things that make it a great project...that way, you can incorporate those same concepts into your own projects! And to kick off this new video series, he's taking a look at a project from Crystal Barone, one of our amazing students from our Hands-On Cohort & Coaching Program! In this video, you'll see how Crystal combined effective instructional design, visual design, and interaction design to create an engaging and performance-based learning experience. ?? Check out the full video + a link to Crystal's project here: https://lnkd.in/gjUBXujS #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment #ArticulateStoryline

Are you ready to put your skills into practice, build a new sample of work for your portfolio...AND...enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card?! Then it's time to join us for our February eLearning Challenge inside the community! For this month's challenge, you work as an instructional designer for Funnder Miflon, a popular paper company. Your job is to help design and develop an interactive eLearning course to help leaders deliver their end-of-year performance reviews and drive sales performance in the new year. ?? Check out all the deets and dive into this month's challenge here: https://lnkd.in/gBTF8Dqt #eLearning #InstructionalDesign #LearningAndDevelopment