Instructional design

Whether you’re looking to create new content or improve existing content, our dedicated instructional designers will work closely with you through each step of the process.

Our team is unmatched in their ability and dedication in creating resources which work, based on their experience in industry, public service organisations, education and, of course, on University projects.

When we begin a project, a design workshop will determine exactly what you want out of our partnership, formulating the right solution for your unique challenge and audience. We collaborate with your subject-matter experts, and distil your content into the best format for your learners so that the learning experience makes a real impact.

We are agile in our approach and give each project the individual attention it deserves. Whether it's courses, games, simulations, microlearning, or performance support, great instructional design is at the core of effective training. If you want your training to:

Really engage your learners
Quickly introduce new skills
Decisively improve performance

then we are the people who can help.

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What is instructional design?

You may think of it as 'writing a course', but instructional design addresses the complete workflow in the design, delivery and review of activities to make your users and teams as effective as possible.

So, what do we do:

Consult with clients, team members and subject matter experts to determine training needs
Create training materials using proven learning strategies to make learning 'sticky': efficient, appealing, and effective
Create workshops, seminars, storyboards, instruction books, computer tutorials, and online courses
Create absorbing courseware that adheres to sound instructional design principles
Deliver engaging and professional, small group and classroom training
Design effective blended training solutions which are job-based, learner-centered, organised, accurate, practical and sustainable
Develop robust and sustainable blended training curricula
Develop eLearning modules
Facilitate classroom, virtual instructor-led, and train-the-trainer programs
Share our skills with you to develop your own in-house trainers and training resources

What can we create for you?

Yes, we can create 'traditional' training courses and user guides, but we are also experienced in producing a full range of learning resources, some of which you may not even have considered!

Training needs analyses
Quick reference guides
User guides
Instructor led training courses, workshops and seminars
Courseware for your own trainers
Training curricula
On-line learning
Learning games and quizzes
Storyboards
Videos and screencaptures
Blended learning solutions that are tailored to your team's needs
Training evaluations

What can we do for you?

Prefer to do-it-yourself?

If you have the time and resources within your own team, and you would prefer to create your own resources, then we can help individuals get up to speed with the tools they need.

We can advise on the best tools, and working one-to-one, or in small groups, we can share our expertise to get you up and running quickly.

We will be there throughout the project to act as mentors, provide additional guidance, review and test resources, and hand-hold you through to a successful outcome.

Contacting us

Course enquiries

Use our online contact form
Email us at courses@it.ox.ac.uk

Thames Suite enquiries

Use our room enquiry form
Email us on thames-suite@it.ox.ac.uk