Elevate your career with our exclusive Fundamentals of Instructional Design (FOID) certificate program designed to revolutionize adult learning experience design.  Taught by local industry experts, FOID covers latest instructional design strategies. Meet our FOID Instructors.

The FOID certificate is perfect for:


  • New and aspiring instructional designers and trainers

  • Professionals who are looking to expand their skill set

  • Subject Matter Experts and others who create training content as a part of their job


This certificate will prepare you to:


  • Gain in-depth insights into the complete instructional design process.

  • Learn to create engaging experiences that drive practical application and lasting impact.

  • Collaborate with a vibrant community of industry peers to expand your professional network.

  • Develop the expertise to design, develop, and present innovative learning solutions.


Overview of Sessions


Intro to Instructional Design


  • Describe the value of using an instructional design methodology.

  • Explain and begin to apply the ADDIE course development process. 

  • When asked to develop training, use a targeted approach to determine if training will actually address the organizational need.

  • Select an information-gathering strategy to support a needs assessment. 

  • Explore how to effectively communicate the results of a needs assessment to relevant stakeholders.


Learner Analysis in Instructional Design


  • Identify the appropriate stage in the instructional design process to conduct a performance gap and root cause analysis.
  • List 4 benefits of conducting a learner analysis, and ways to integrate it into your training practice.
  • Describe potential design implications based on your audience.
  • Define learner characteristics and learner analysis.
  • Define and develop a task analysis. 

Objective Driven Course Design


  • Appreciate the purpose of learning objectives in course design.

  • Discuss components of effective learning objectives.

  • Turn task statements into learning objectives using Bloom's Taxonomy.

  • Write measurable learning objectives.

  • Measure learning objective achievement.


Designing for Effectiveness & Engagement


  • Define and consider each key stakeholder.
  • Discuss strategies that instructional designers employ with adult learners.
  • Consider how retention is impacted by different learning modalities.
  • List a variety of methods for packaging and delivering learning content.


Planning Course Dev. & Implementation

  • Construct a sample course development and implementation plan that sequences key activities before, during, and after delivery, incorporating learning asset development and delivery at each stage.

  • Build assessment and evaluation methods into a course plan to measure learning transfer, demonstrate business impact, and enable continuous improvement.
  • Outline key stakeholder (including SME) roles, expectations, and communication best practices at critical stages of the instructional design process.*

*Executive leadership, managers/supervisors, learner, subject matter experts (SMEs)

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