Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

As an instructional designer, I’ve had my fair share of blank stares when I tell people what I do for a living. E-learning? Instructional design? When I talk about my job I may as well be speaking in tongues. If you’re reading this article, I’m guessing you’ve been either on the giving or receiving end of this kind of interaction. Let’s take a few minutes to break down what instructional design (ID) is, who’s involved in the ID process, and why it’s an important part of e-learning development.

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Design’s primary sense is indisputably sight, but for the Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki, hearing is just as important. “One fascinating thing is that hearing itself is the closest sense to the brain. It’s more effective than sight,” Suzuki says. “It is really powerful and has to be really carefully designed. But it’s totally invisible and the effect is so difficult to prove, so it hasn’t been investigated for a long time.”