Learning Design Tool logo

You can easily build consistent, instructionally sound design documents with the Learning Design Tool.

Simply work through the Learning Design Tool template logically, from start to finish.

The Learning Design Tool sets up an instructional design template for you, and then it automates your work to save time and ensure a professional outcome.

Table of Contents_Learning Design Tool_GreatCircleLearning.com

 The Learning Design Tool Automation

The Learning Design Tool automates these Instructional Design work tasks

  • set up consistent design document structure

  • import Analysis information

  • import bios of contributors

  • create terminal & enabling learning objectives

  • add learner achievement activities

men jumping for joy in a hallway.jpg

  • create a module/lesson structure

  • add instructional activities to course outline

  • update all fields including the Table of Contents

  • format text, bulleted lists, numbered lists

  • customize key elements of your Tool

 Use the Learning Design Tool Ribbon to Guide Your Work Flow

While you do not need to complete your design document in one sitting … It is important to complete each section of your design document in the order presented before moving on to the next part of the document.

Learning Design Tool ribbon

  1. Click New to start a new Learning Design document

  2. Click Import Analysis Data to create a summary of your Analysis

  3. Click Learning Hierarchy to add your learning objectives, choosing from the Knowledge, Skill, or Attitude domains

  4. Click Learner Achievement to add your learner achievement activities

  5. Click Course Structure to edit your Module & Lesson names, adjust your teaching sequence and generate your initial course outline

  6. Click Add Content Block to add instructional activities to your Lessons as you add detail to your course outline

  7. Click Course Outline to extract a copy of your outline into PowerPoint or LeaderGuide Pro

  8. Click Audit Data to extract an audit trail of everything imported in and extracted out of your learning design document

 You Can Customize the Learning Design Tool Automation

 

The Learning Design Tool provides cognitive assistance to help you develop an instructionally sound learning design.

And you can customize the cognitive help that is provided.

Learning Design Tool List of Automated Features.png

You can customize all of these things.

And you can share your customizations.