Interface Design for Learning: Design Strategies for Learning Experiences

Preface

For a decade now I’ve been marveling at the fact that, despite the eLearning explosion across industry and education, the thousands of designers responsible for creating these learning environments face a conspicuous lack of help. Of course, we thrive on the wealth of knowledge available from user experience and web design, but learning really is unique, and design for learning requires specialized knowledge. That’s why I decided it was high time for a book.

Over the last ten years I’ve spent time reading, researching, writing, and practicing interface design for learning—finding needles in haystacks of educational research. Working at a research center for computer-supported learning has meant that my days (and sometimes nights) resound ...