Learning Experience Design

Let's focus on: "Experience" as part of Learning Experience Design. There are fundamental differences between designing an experience and designing a course, training, or curriculum. An experience goes beyond the content, instruction, exercises, assessments, and tools being used. These can be part of the experience, but they are not the experience itself. Experiences include everything that happens to and around you. They influence what you do, think, and feel. That’s why #learningexperiencedesign focuses on the whole experience. Focusing on the whole experience, requires a more holistic design approach. For example, emotion plays a vital part in how we experience things. We all have memories that are strong because of how they made you feel. In education there tends to be a clear emphasis on cognition while emotion is hardly part of the conversation. In LXD, emotion is carefully considered. ❤️ Designing for emotion and cognition is key to creating a powerful learning experience.

We're one week away from the kick off of our 4-week online course on #learningexperiencedesign! Starting September 16, you can join us and spend a couple of hours a week to master the fundamentals of LXD. More than 600 people from all over the world have joined this course before you. We create a cohort for each run of the course and give each other feedback. Plus, you have a trainer who supports you in your design process. Are you ready to join? Go to lxdcourse17.eventbrite.com and we'll see you in the kick off soon.

"Just like musicians are never finished mastering their instruments and creating new music, a designer can always find ways to improve and create new designs" - Niels Floor, This is Learning Experience Design (page 267) Both musicians and LX designers start with a vision for what they want to achieve, generate ideas, develop their ideas into something you can experience by adding detail and structure, improve their creations until they are satisfied, and finally launch their work for their audience to enjoy. 🎸 So, are you ready to rock? Get the #lxdbook at lxdbook.com and roll into the design process.

We're still reflecting on the good times at #LXDCON! As the theme was "Let's Play", we hosted a Game Jam and were very curious to see if people would take these couple of days and create a game! No restrictions on what it should be, look like or consist of. Only the theme: Closer Together. We got some great submissions from LXDCON participants and others from around the world. To check out all submission and the winners, read the blog post: https://lnkd.in/eW8Tv2QP

Our online 4 week online course on the #learningexperiencedesign fundamentals is not a standard online course. We keep the groups of participants small so you can get individual feedback and support. During this course you will: - Explore and apply the fundamentals of LXD. - Be challenged by weekly assignments that put theory into practice. - Work with the Learning Experience Canvas. - Watch videos and download resources from our learning platform StudyBlend. - Attend live weekly webinars (or rewatch them on your own time) where we dive deeper into the field of LXD. - Receive individual feedback and support from our expert coaches. - Meet participants from across the globe and discover new perspectives on learning. - Receive a certificate of completion when you finish the course at a satisfactory level. + Have a great time! The next starts on Monday September 16! Sign up: https://lnkd.in/eC3vaNAn

Want to see #learningexperiencedesign applied to e-learning? Then check out this case study! E-learning is used a lot. Therefore, how do you make sure the learner achieves the desired learning outcome? And how can it be unique? As the designers from Shapers, the people behind LXD.org, LXDCON and also this page, it is our goal to create a unique learning experience. No matter the constraints. For the same client, we create several e-learning modules and they are unique every time. Do you want to know how we do it? We wrote a very detailed case study on our updated website at: https://lnkd.in/gTRCK7AN We would love to hear what you take away from it! And if you or someone you know is looking for a learning experience design agency or consultancy: Shapers is the place to be 🤘

After a holiday break, we are back with our free and online LXD Community Meet Ups! On Thursday September 12 at 4PM GMT+2/CEST, Niels Floor willl lead the session on the topic: Empathy for the Learner He will share insights on empathic design and specifically how to empathize with the learner. Join us and other LXD enthusiasts to learn from and with each other. It's a free opportunity to take away lessons that'll enhance the learning experiences for your learners. The session is an hour long. Sign up in Zoom for September 12: https://lnkd.in/eQjxakn3

Did you miss LXDCON'24, but still want access to the talks, workshops and their resources? You can! You can access the #LXDCON rewatch until at least the end of September 2024. We can recommend all 15+ sessions, but depending on your time available, you can take a look at these: - Workshop: Playful Pathways: Cultivating Creativity in LXD by Romy Alexandra inspires you to unleash your creative spirit to increase engagement, attention & impact - Workshop: The Power of Drawing for Learning by ✨✏️ Harriet Robijn💡✨ will help you gain confidence in drawing and visualizing your learning experiences - Talk: Gamify & Grow: 21st Century Skills Through Play by Mohammad Alfiean Hisham on how he used the element of play to engage students. Curious to rewatch these and all the others? Go to lxdcon24.eventbrite.com and get your rewatch ticket for only €55.

“Fail early, fail often, in order to succeed sooner. “ - Tom Kelley In your design process, don't be afraid to fail. You might freeze. You might get stuck. You might feel insecure. But take it from us and Mr. Kelley: fail early and often. It's better to try something and find out it isn't what you or your learner expected, but this gives you the opportunity to improve! Work iteratively and keep going until the desired learning outcome is achieved. Fun fact: Tom Kelley, together with his brother David Kelley, are the founders of IDEO! Plus, their book Creative Confidence can be a great creativity booster.

As we're working on our first standalone and online course on the Learning Experience Canvas, it got us thinking (and brainstorming) on many other possible courses we could create for you. Vote and let us know what you think! If you have other ideas or wishes, let us know in the comments. P.S. Our four week online course - with live trainers - starts September 16!