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Webinar: Instructional Design for Adult Learners: A Primer

In this free webinar, Laura Saunders and Melissa Wong share the basics of instructional design and lesson planning, including Backward Design.

Webinar: Instructional Design for Adult Learners: A Primer

Originally presented May 7, 2025

Adult learners have different needs and motivations than children, which should influence our instructional approaches. 

Join Laura Saunders and Melissa Wong for this session on instructional design for adult learners. They outline the basics of instructional design and lesson planning, including the Backward Design approach of identifying outcomes, designing assessments, and planning instruction with a focus on adult learners.

Click the video below to access the recording, slides, and transcripts.

When you continue past the introduction to the webinar, you'll be prompted to log in. We require login to view the whole tutorial so we can provide certificates of completion for your records and for professional development credit. No purchase is required and you can create a Niche Academy account if you don't already have one. The certificate will be available for download when you have completed all sections of the tutorial.  

 

 

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