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Do I need to hire an Instructional Designer (ID)?
An Instructional Designer (or Learning Experience Designer) creates effective, engaging training that helps employees learn efficiently and meet business goals.
Do I need to hire an Instructional Designer (ID)?
An Instructional Designer (or Learning Experience Designer) creates effective, engaging training that helps employees learn efficiently and meet business goals.
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Instructional designers are experts in designing effective learning experiences
Your employees are busy, so it’s important to make the most of every training minute. A contract instructional designer can help ensure that your training or eLearning courses are engaging, effective, and aligned with your learning objectives.
Instructional designers have a deep understanding of learning theory
A qualified, contract Instructional designer is well-versed in the latest learning theories and trends. They apply that knowledge to structure and design effective learning experiences that maximize performance outcomes.
Instructional designers collaborate with your team
Instructional designers work closely with your subject matter experts (SMEs) to design and develop training that is sure to stick. They partner with other professionals, such as project managers, eLearning developers, learning management system (LMS) administrators, technical writers, and quality assurance professionals, to help ensure that the training curriculum is developed on time, within budget, and to the desired quality standards.
Instructional designers can save time and money
Hiring an instructional designer can save you time and money by ensuring that your training is aligned with your company’s business needs and key performance indicators (KPIs). They leverage instructional strategies that are both effective and scalable. This can help reduce the need for costly revisions in the future.
Elevate Your Team with ELB Learning: Innovative Instructional Design Consulting Services
ELB Learning is your premier destination for cutting-edge instructional design consulting services. Our team is dedicated to revolutionizing how you engage with learning and development.
We understand that every organization has distinct learning needs. That’s why our instructional design consulting services are designed to be fully customizable, ensuring that your learning content reflects your brand, values, and learning objectives. Whether you need assistance with curriculum development, content design, or instructional strategy, our team is here to support you every step.
What’s the difference between an Instructional Designer (ID) and a Learning Experience Designer (LXD)?
Both Instructional Designers (ID) and Learning Experience Designers (LXD) have a background in learning theory and take a goal-oriented, tactical approach. However, they focus on slightly different things during design and development.
For example, imagine that you want to create a self-paced microlearning curriculum. Both an ID and an LXD would start by defining your learning goals and objectives. Instructional design consulting services will help you create a series of eLearning modules and assessments. A learning experience designer might help you create realistic scenarios and practice activities, or a mixture of eLearning, videos, scenarios, job aids, games, and/or simulations.
Instructional Designers
Instructional Designers apply instructional design models and principles to systematically outline, design, write, and/or develop courses and curricula.
Learning Experience Designers
Learning Experience Designers apply cognitive psychology and user experience design principles to strategically outline, design, write, and/or develop a learning journey.
How does instructional design consulting services improve the effectiveness of your training program?
Designing learner-centered content
Training must be memorable to be effective. Instructional designers have expertise in designing user-friendly learning experiences that ensure the content is easy to understand and retain. Contract Instructional designers create learning materials that are tailored to the needs and preferences of your learners, resulting in higher engagement and retention.
Applying learning theories
Our capacity to learn is influenced by how we receive and process information. Instructional designers apply their expertise in learning theories to structure, sequence, and design effective training materials. By incorporating proven instructional strategies and techniques, they can enhance the learning experience and improve knowledge retention.
Creating interactive and engaging activities
Instructional designers use a variety of training modalities to increase engagement. For example, they can design interactions, simulations, game-based learning, and scenario-based assessments that promote active immersive learning. When the training is engaging and fun, more employees want to participate.
Ensuring alignment with learning objectives
Effective training reflects and supports what people actually need to do on the job. Instructional designers work closely with SMEs to ensure that the training content aligns with the desired learning objectives. They can help identify the important knowledge and skills that need to be learned and structure the content accordingly.
Utilizing multimedia and technology
Gone are the days of reading boring training manuals. Instructional designers leverage multimedia elements, such as videos, graphics, games, gamification, virtual reality (VR), and interactive modules to enhance the learning experience. Instructional design consulting services also recommend how to incorporate technology tools and platforms such as a strong LMS to deliver the training program effectively.
Evaluating and improving the training program
Instructional designers conduct formative and summative evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the training program. They can gather feedback from learners and stakeholders, analyze the data, and make necessary improvements to optimize learning outcomes.
By hiring an instructional designer, you can benefit from their expertise in instructional design principles, learning theories, and effective instructional strategies. They can help ensure that your training program is engaging, effective, and aligned with your learning objectives, ultimately improving the overall effectiveness of the program.
Accessibility & Section 508 Compliance
Accessibility should be foundational to every learning experience. It ensures that all learners—including those with sensory, physical, or cognitive disabilities—can fully engage with training content, from audio and visuals to interactions and assessments. Well-designed accessible courses don’t just meet requirements; they create better learning outcomes for everyone.
Instructional designers with accessibility expertise understand how to apply inclusive design principles while aligning with established compliance standards, ensuring training is usable, equitable, and effective for diverse audiences.
What are Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)?
The WCAG provides globally recognized standards for making digital content accessible to people with disabilities. Instructional designers who are well-versed in WCAG integrate these guidelines throughout the design and development process to create inclusive, user-friendly learning experiences.
What is the Section 508 of the Workforce Rehabilitation Act?
Section 508 defines minimum accessibility requirements for electronic content created by U.S. federal agencies and their contractors. While compliance is mandatory for federal work, many organizations adopt these standards voluntarily to promote inclusivity and reduce risk across their learning ecosystems.
Success Stories
ELB Learning rapidly filled skills gaps with agile staffing, enabling fast LMS rollout and consistent training across workforce.
Flexible staffing gave lululemon the L&D expertise it needed to stay on schedule, scale training quickly, and support ongoing organizational growth.
On-demand L&D experts helped Montefiore overcome resource gaps, accelerate training delivery, and support essential organizational priorities.
L&D specialists accelerated Avantax’s platform shift, producing timely, updated training for 3,750 advisors and 400+ employees.
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Instructional design turns complex ideas into clear, engaging learning that people understand and use. Your content becomes easier to follow, skills build faster, and learners stay confident from start to finish.
Whether you need a full program designed, support to meet a deadline, or a partner to strengthen your learning ecosystem, our on-demand Instructional Designers bring the structure, creativity, and expertise to make training effective.
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