As an employee of a large organization, I am required to review several mandatory online courses annually, such as ethics and conduct training, safety training, and cybersecurity training, via our internal Qualification and Learning Management System (QLMS). I understand that some of these learning concepts require employees’ knowledge be refreshed at a prescribed frequency to meet company’s compliance policy obligations and reach expected workplace behaviour. However, the readings in these first two weeks of LRNT 524 course have provoked my thoughts on a few aspects regarding instructional design models (IDMs): 1) how are training courses designed in my organization, 2) what IDM does my organization use and what role does it play in the design decision process, and 3) what other IDMs that could be useful in the design decision process for a workplace learning environment?
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