It takes at least 12 hours to design one hour of training
There are several common factors that contribute to the many hours spent on learning design, including:
the cognitive work required to build an instructionally sound learning design
everyone follows their own unique process when designing training
not everyone is trained in instructional design
Increase Productivity and Solve These Problems with the Learning Design Tool
Train and Manage Your Instructional Design Team
Customize the Tool based on your ISD requirements to provide your team with a smart tool that is efficient, effective, and easy to use.
Seamlessly move from Design to Development
Extract your Course Outline and into PowerPoint, or Articulate, or LeaderGuide Pro or Word to jump-start the Development phase.
Reduce Regulatory Headaches
Easily generate audit reports that include the Design Document Name and Course ID, the data type, source document name and file path of Imported Analysis Data, the Finalized learning objectives, and the date, source document name and file path to Extracted course design documents.
We've been helping instructional designers tackle training design and development challenges for more than 30 years
Our Learning Design Tool helps you manage your design team, consistently build sound design documents, efficiently transition from design to development, and simplify regulatory compliance.
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Instructional Designer
★★★★★ “Finally, a floor-level method for getting everyone on the same page when creating design documents.” Deputy Director, FDIC Corporate University
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Learning Design Tool FAQs
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The Learning Design Tool is a managed COM Add-in to Word in desktop versions of Microsoft 365. It loads locally on each user’s computer. It is not cloud-based.
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The Learning Design tool runs within Word and provides:
a professional instructional design template
automates the crafting of terminal and enabling learning objectives and learner achievement activities
automates the building of a detailed course outline
transfers the completed course outline to Word, PowerPoint, LeaderGuide Pro and Articulate
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Yes, the Learning Design tool includes robust customization options and the ability to share your customizations with your design team. Includes the ability to customize your:
Learning Objective Action Verbs
Learning Objective Criterion
Learner Achievement Activities
Content Structure Activities
Learning Type Labels
Document Styles
Document Cover Pages
User Preferences