Recommended Books & Blogs

Instructional Design

• 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People, by Susan Weinschenk
• The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age, by Cammy Bean
• The Art and Science of Training, by Elaine Biech
• Design Thinking for Training and Development, by Sharon Boller
• The eLearning Designer’s Handbook: A Practical Guide to the eLearning Development Process for New eLearning Designers, by Tim Slade
• Map It: The hands-on guide to strategic training design, by Cathy Moore
• The Non-Designer’s Design Book (4th Edition), by Robin Williams
• Understanding by Design, Expanded 2nd Edition, by Grant J. Wiggins & Jay McTighe

E-Learning

• E-Learning Fundamentals: A Practice Guide, by Diane Elkins
• E-Learning Uncovered: Articulate Storyline, by Diane Elkins
• Instructional Design for eLearning: Essential guide for designing successful eLearning courses, by Marina Arshavskiy

Microlearning

• The Microlearning Guide to Microlearning, by Carla Torgerson
• Microlearning to Boost the Employee Experience,  by Elise Greene Margol

Universal Design

• Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin

Other

• Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business, by Ann Handley
• Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, by Ed Catmull
• Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition), by Steve Krug
• Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content, by Ann Handley
• Fifty Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement: Creating a Thinking Culture in the Classroom (50 Teaching Strategies to Support Cognitive Development), by Rebecca Stobaugh
• Graphic Design for Non-designers: Essential Knowledge, Tips and Tricks, Plus 20 Step-by-Step Projects for the Design Novice, by Tony Seddon
• The Online Learning Idea Book, Vols 1 & 2: Proven Ways to Enhance Technology-Based and Blended Learning, by Patti Shank
• slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, by Nancy Duarte