professional development | Instructional Design

Your ID's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for L&D Pros

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Dec 114 min read

Your ID's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for L&D Pros

Need a gift for an instructional designer or learning & development professional in your life? We've got tools and resources for everyone.

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Forward Momentum: How Growing Organizations Are Approaching Talent Development to Thrive Through Change

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Jun 910 min read

Forward Momentum: How Growing Organizations Are Approaching Talent Development to Thrive Through Change

We wanted to know what the best organizations out there are doing to keep pace with change and growth to thrive. We spoke with leaders from

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What to Consider About Culture When Implementing Community-Driven Talent Development

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Apr 15 min read

What to Consider About Culture When Implementing Community-Driven Talent Development

Let's talk about what you need to consider when it comes to culture as your determine whether and how to implement community-driven TD.

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3 Ways to Design Digital Learning that Sparks Conversation, Engagement, and Transformation

Katie Hynes, PhD

Oct 11, 20233 min read

3 Ways to Design Digital Learning that Sparks Conversation, Engagement, and Transformation

This post ties Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering to our focus at Your ID: bringing teams together digitally, at work, to learn.

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How We Married Storytelling with Project-Based Learning to Develop The Book of Briefs

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Mar 23, 20233 min read

How We Married Storytelling with Project-Based Learning to Develop The Book of Briefs

The Book of Briefs: 50 Prompts to Inspire Your Next Portfolio Piece launched today!

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Flexy Solutions: Connect with Collaborative Learning Even When Your Team is on Different Time Zones

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Feb 15, 20235 min read

Flexy Solutions: Connect with Collaborative Learning Even When Your Team is on Different Time Zones

It's important we don't remove the social element just because we've gone remote and we're working at different times.

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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Sep 22, 20223 min read

Release the Reins: Go Social

Let's talk about what you can do to support meaningful peer to peer learning and productive collaboration via social learning.

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What Meant Something to Me: PD Done Right

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Dec 15, 20214 min read

What Meant Something to Me: PD Done Right

This week, I want to talk about and deconstruct some of the meaningful professional learning experiences

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Why Aren't There More Meaningful Learning Experiences for Professionals?

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Dec 10, 20212 min read

Why Aren't There More Meaningful Learning Experiences for Professionals?

Last night, we had the last meeting of From Data to Design - Cohort 3, and as always, it was bittersweet seeing how much growth there had...

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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Sep 29, 20214 min read

How to Get Your IDs to Write Better

How do you help developing instructional designers improve their writing skills? Start with this blog post.

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Aligning Performance Objectives with Purpose: Developing Assessments, Pt 1

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Mar 10, 20215 min read

Aligning Performance Objectives with Purpose: Developing Assessments, Pt 1

Too many times, learning objectives focus on vague notions of "learning." For example, understand is probably one of the most overused verbs

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7 Lessons from an ID Hiring Manager for Anyone Looking for ID Work

Nicole Papaioannou Lugara

Nov 11, 20204 min read

7 Lessons from an ID Hiring Manager for Anyone Looking for ID Work

So... for those who are applying for roles and/or trying to snag clients as a freelancer, these are my hot takes for you.

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