I’m always in the market for a good book, so they’re usually my number one request for the holiday season. Here is a list of books that I would recommend for any Instructional Designer or E-Learning Developer:
- Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age by Cammy Bean
- Design for How People Learn (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter) by Julie Dirksen
- How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why it Happens by Benedict Carey
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath
- Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel
- The Art and Science of Training by Elaine Biech
- The Essentials of Instructional Design by Brown and Green
- ISD From the Ground Up: A No-Nonsense Approach to Instructional Design by Chuck Hodell
- The E-Learning Designer’s Handbook: A Practical Guide to the E-Learning Development Process for New E-Learning Designers
- Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte
- Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte
- Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols by Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez
Hopefully these book recommendations help you out in your search for good Instructional Design or E-Learning Development reading materials – Happy reading!
Thank you, Ashley, for putting this list of books together — just in time for the long winter ahead.