Most e-learning is designed using instructional model that were first introduced more than thirty years ago as a solution to classroom training, In this book, Allen reviews the basics of instructional design and then lifts the lid on some common misconceptions that arise from what people think they know about ISD. Although e-learning benefits from all the traditional characteristics of instructional design, it also has unique requirements, so Allen focuses on how to think differently about ISD and shows where and how it needs to be modified to make applicable to the unique world of e-learning. Table of Contents : About the Library Series iii Acknowledgments ix Foreword xiii Preface xv Part One: The Need for Learner Interface Design Excellence 1 Challenges: User Interface vs. Learner Interface 3 Chapter 1 Design Magic 13 Chapter 2 Introducing the CEO of LID 21 Chapter 3 CCAF 29 Part Two: Learner Interface Design Guidelines 45 Chapter 4 C Is for Connect 47 Chapter 5 E Is for Empower 67 Chapter 6 O Is for Orchestrate 85 Part Three: Good and Bad Influences 107 Chapter 7 Fatal Attractions 109 Chapter 8 Doing the Right Things Versus Doing Things Right 119 Part Four: Examples 143 Chapter 9 Examples 145 Challenges: UI vs. LI Answers 167 Learner Interface Design Guidelines 177 Index 213 About Allen Interactions Inc. 229 About the Author 230 Michael W. Allen pioneered multimedia learning technologies, interactive instructional paradigms, and rapid-prototyping processes, bringing each forward into leading corporate enterprises. He is the chairman and CEO of Allen Interactions Inc., a company that builds universally acclaimed custom e-learning, provides strategic learning consulting, and trains e-learning professionals in collaboration with ASTD. With a Ph.D. in educational psychology from The Ohio State University, he is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, a popular conference speaker, and a prolific writer.