Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course you will:
Why do you need to design Learning Experiences
for your learners?
Who is it for?
This market leading certificate course was developed for all:
…and any other learning professional who is keen to strengthen their learning experience design skills and knowledge.
Why do you need to design Learning Experiences for your learners?
Who is it for?
This market leading certificate course was developed for all:
…and any other learning professional who is keen to strengthen their learning experience design skills and knowledge.
How long does it take?
Weeks
The “Learning Experience Design Certificate” course has a course duration of 6 weeks. Lessons include online learning hours, live-online webinar hours, self-study, assignments and assessments.
Weeks
The “Learning Experience Design Certificate” course has a course duration of 6 weeks. Lessons include online learning hours, live-online webinar hours, self-study, assignments and assessments.
How will we teach you?
Participants can access the course material from their:
mobile phone, tablet and laptop.
This course is fully taught online. Over a course of 6 weeks you will receive access to 9 chapters. Every week one to three new chapters are being released, depending on the complexity and amount of study materials. During each week you can study the material at your own pace and time.
This course includes a live webinar in which course participants can deepen their new knowledge and skills. Throughout the course, our facilitators engage with all participants by answering questions and provide support during assignments and course discussions.
How will we teach you?
This course is entirely taught online. Over 4 weeks, you will receive access to 9 chapters. Every week two to three new chapters are being released for all course participants.
You can study the material at your own pace and time during each week. Chapters 7 is a live webinar in which course participants experience exercises that can be used in online training with the help of our Mindsed facilitator.
Our facilitators will engage with all participants throughout the course by answering questions and providing support during assignments and course discussions.
What is included?
This course includes:

Videos
Exclusive videos explaining concepts, methods, practical tips and tools.

Worksheets
Comprehensive worksheets to practice learned materials.

Assignments
Assignments guiding you through the design of your first online training.

Discussions
Discussion forums encouraging communication with the instructor and other course participants.

Knowledge Checks
Quick quizzes which let you test your knowledge and understanding.

Recaps
Chapter summaries to review what you have learned.
What is included?
This course includes:

Videos
Exclusive videos explaining concepts, methods, practical tips and tools.

Worksheets
Comprehensive worksheets to practice learned materials.

Assignments
Assignments guiding you through the design of your first online training.

Discussions
Discussion forums encouraging communication with the instructor and other course participants.

Knowledge Checks
Quick quizzes which let you test your knowledge and understanding.

Recaps
Chapter summaries to review what you have learned.
In addition, you will receive
- Course on-boarding support
- Weekly email reminders
- Official completion certificate: Printable diploma sharable on your social media accounts such as LinkedIn

Course Bonus:
- Handbook
- Workbook
- LxD Design Canvas
- LxD Toolkit
- Design Thinking Set
- 2 hour course webinar with your instructor
- 1 year access to your course materials
- 1 year access to all course updates


Course Bonus:
- Handbook
- Workbook
- LxD Design Canvas
- LxD Toolkit
- Design Thinking Set
- 2 hour course webinar with your instructor
- 1 year access to your course materials
- 1 year access to all course updates
Course Chapters
WELCOME CHAPTER
- First impressions are important
- Who is this course meant for?
- Your materials
- Let’s get ready!
- What are you in for?
- Equipment needs
- Smooth takeoff
- We’d like to know you better
- Ask away
CHAPTER 1: A Recap on Learning
- Evaluation of learning
- How adults learn
- Key principles of adult learning
- Evolution from industrial style learning to today
- Engagement challenges
- Known learning theories
- Behaviorism and behavioral conditioning
- Cognitivism and cognitive load
- Cognitive theory of multimedia learning
- Constructivism and stages of human development
- Connectivism and knowledge building
- Instructional design models
- Lifelong learning strategies
- Ecologies of learning (John Seely Brown)
- TPACK
- Microlearning
- Learning in the flow of work
- Continuous learning
- Anyone, anytime, anywhere learning
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 2: Building a LxD Foundation
- Learning Experience Design
- Needs of today’s learners
- Differences between ISD & LXD
- Moving from user to learner
- Importance of emotions
- Importance of experiences
- Learning agility
- Learning experiences
- Learning experience design (LxD)
- Origin and components of LxD
- UX in learning
- Why choosing LxD as the preferred method
- The difference between LX design and other approaches
- Learning technology and LxD
- Enabling technology
- LxD process
- LxD principles
- LxD parent disciplines
- Journey mapping
- Learning journeys
- Learning pathways
- Game based learning design
- Story- based learning design
- When to use what?
- User- centered design
- Design thinking and rapid prototyping
- Why using design thinking in LxD?
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 3: Experiencing LxD
- Live Webinar: In this webinar, course participants experience various LX products and how they can influence learning experiences.
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 4: Tools, Learning Resources and Technology in LxD
- Tools & technology
- Planning tools
- Authoring tools
- Collaboration tools
- Innovation tools
- Media formats
- LMS, CMS, LxP
- Tool landscape
- Building an ecosystem
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 5: Empathizing With The Learner
- Walking in the learner’s shoes
- The EMPATHY stage
- Getting to know your learners
- Conducting interviews
- Shadowing & performance observations
- Preparing the walk
- Building a full picture
- Brining it to the point
- Selecting a focus
- Defining the problem statement
- The question you want to ask
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 6: Defining Needs
- Who is the learner?
- The NEED DEFINITION stage
- Learner personas
- Learner characteristics
- Learner behaviours
- Learner needs
- Identifying pain points
- Clarifying knowledge gaps
- Putting it on paper
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 7: Ideate Learning Experiences
- No boundaries, no limits
- The IDEATION stage
- The design thinking box
- Brainwriting ideas
- Getting started
- Brainstorming ideas
- Sharing ideas
- LxD development toolbox
- Mindsed’s LxD Canvas
- Ideation is creation
- Checking- in
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 8: Rapid Prototyping Of Experiences
- Making it tangible
- The PROTOTYPE stage
- Selecting an idea
- Prioritizing and selecting
- Choosing the right delivery method
- Team discussions
- Preventing information overload
- Using visual elements to increase interest in learning product
- Building storyboards
- Drafting the idea
- Creating mock-ups
- Bringing it all together
- Iterate and discuss
- Mock-up improvements
- Review and iterate
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 9: Testing Solutions
- Test, test, test
- The TESTING stage
- Mock-up test
- Evaluation tools in LxD
- Selecting evaluation tools for different interventions
- Different data input
- Preparing for data collection
- Evaluating gathered data points
- Test, collect, review
- Discuss failures and successes
- Improvement proposals
- Bringing it all together
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
WRAP UP
- Let’s call it a wrap!
- Are we ready yet?
- Thank you!
- Feedback keeps us going!
* Note: Course outline might change depending on course updates.
WELCOME CHAPTER
- First impressions are important
- Who is this course meant for?
- Your materials
- Let’s get ready!
- What are you in for?
- Equipment needs
- Smooth takeoff
- We’d like to know you better
- Ask away
CHAPTER 1: A Recap on Learning
- Evaluation of learning
- How adults learn
- Key principles of adult learning
- Evolution from industrial style learning to today
- Engagement challenges
- Known learning theories
- Behaviorism and behavioral conditioning
- Cognitivism and cognitive load
- Cognitive theory of multimedia learning
- Constructivism and stages of human development
- Connectivism and knowledge building
- Instructional design models
- Lifelong learning strategies
- Ecologies of learning (John Seely Brown)
- TPACK
- Microlearning
- Learning in the flow of work
- Continuous learning
- Anyone, anytime, anywhere learning
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 2: Building a LxD Foundation
- Learning Experience Design
- Needs of today’s learners
- Differences between ISD & LXD
- Moving from user to learner
- Importance of emotions
- Importance of experiences
- Learning agility
- Learning experiences
- Learning experience design (LxD)
- Origin and components of LxD
- UX in learning
- Why choosing LxD as the preferred method
- The difference between LX design and other approaches
- Learning technology and LxD
- Enabling technology
- LxD process
- LxD principles
- LxD parent disciplines
- Journey mapping
- Learning journeys
- Learning pathways
- Game based learning design
- Story- based learning design
- When to use what?
- User- centered design
- Design thinking and rapid prototyping
- Why using design thinking in LxD?
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 3: Experiencing LxD
- Live Webinar: In this webinar, course participants experience various LX products and how they can influence learning experiences.
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 4: Tools, Learning Resources and Technology in LxD
- Tools & technology
- Planning tools
- Authoring tools
- Collaboration tools
- Innovation tools
- Media formats
- LMS, CMS, LxP
- Tool landscape
- Building an ecosystem
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 5: Empathizing With The Learner
- Walking in the learner’s shoes
- The EMPATHY stage
- Getting to know your learners
- Conducting interviews
- Shadowing & performance observations
- Preparing the walk
- Building a full picture
- Brining it to the point
- Selecting a focus
- Defining the problem statement
- The question you want to ask
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 6: Defining Needs
- Who is the learner?
- The NEED DEFINITION stage
- Learner personas
- Learner characteristics
- Learner behaviours
- Learner needs
- Identifying pain points
- Clarifying knowledge gaps
- Putting it on paper
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 7: Ideate Learning Experiences
- No boundaries, no limits
- The IDEATION stage
- The design thinking box
- Brainwriting ideas
- Getting started
- Brainstorming ideas
- Sharing ideas
- LxD development toolbox
- Mindsed’s LxD Canvas
- Ideation is creation
- Checking- in
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 8: Rapid Prototyping Of Experiences
- Making it tangible
- The PROTOTYPE stage
- Selecting an idea
- Prioritizing and selecting
- Choosing the right delivery method
- Team discussions
- Preventing information overload
- Using visual elements to increase interest in learning product
- Building storyboards
- Drafting the idea
- Creating mock-ups
- Bringing it all together
- Iterate and discuss
- Mock-up improvements
- Review and iterate
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
CHAPTER 9: Testing Solutions
- Test, test, test
- The TESTING stage
- Mock-up test
- Evaluation tools in LxD
- Selecting evaluation tools for different interventions
- Different data input
- Preparing for data collection
- Evaluating gathered data points
- Test, collect, review
- Discuss failures and successes
- Improvement proposals
- Bringing it all together
- Recap
- Knowledge check
- Ask away
WRAP UP
- Let’s call it a wrap!
- Are we ready yet?
- Thank you!
- Feedback keeps us going!
Level
Beginner – Intermediate
Language
English
Video Subtitles
English, German, Spanish
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