Elearning—Review of “If Instructional Designers Ran the World”

I came across an interesting web blog that talked about what would happen to the world if instructional designers ran it. Some would think that it seems like a crazy idea, but in my opinion, it is not entirely impossible considering how far the arms of elearning have extended. In fact, elearning has become so popular that diverse kinds of industries have started to implement its use in their businesses since it provides them with the benefits of ease, convenience and inefficiency. In addition to that, there are now so many software and applications available to almost everyone from all over the world thanks to the internet. So not only has elearning gone far enough to transcend the boundaries of industries, but of nations as well.

Now, the entry was not strictly formal—that is to say, it actually came across as something quite comical. However, one cannot deny that every point is actually plausible no matter how funny it sounds. What I liked about this entry the most was how it gave insight on the simple truths behind elearning. Here were the author’s points on what would happen if instructional designers ran the world taken from theelearningcoach.com:


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(1) All highway and road signs would make sense because they would be constantly revised until they are perfect.
(2) Everyone would know their objectives because if instructional designers ran the world, the analysis and identification of personal objects would be a requirement before doing anything at all.
(3) Every device would have an instructional diagram on its surface.
(4) There would be job aids or manuals for every life situation.
(5) Statistics will no longer lie because it is not instructionally appropriate. Lying about statistics violates the ID Code.
(6) Multimedia incompatibility issues would be outlawed. If instructional designers had their way, there would only be one video format and one audio format.
(7) If children misbehave, they would be required to get online attitudinal training.
(8) Instead of saying “There’s an app for that”, people would say, “There’s a course for that”.