Our expert instructional designers excel in transforming complex objectives into engaging and effective instructional content tailored to your requirements.
Whether it’s curriculum development, eLearning modules, training materials, or interactive learning experiences, TimelyText is poised to provide top-notch instructional design services that meet your learning & development goals.
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Our expert instructional designers excel in transforming complex objectives into engaging and effective instructional content tailored to your requirements.
Whether it’s curriculum development, eLearning modules, training materials, or interactive learning experiences, TimelyText is poised to provide top-notch instructional design services that meet your learning & development goals.
Elements of Effective
Instructional Design
Effective instructional design is pivotal for crafting engaging and impactful learning experiences. Several key elements contribute to its success, ensuring that educational content is absorbed and retained by learners.
Clear Learning Objectives
Establishing precise learning objectives follows the design best practices of any learning management plan. In order to deliver impactful skills training to the audiences your instructional design team serves, your learning strategy must first consider what learners should know, what they should be expected to achieve, and what (and how) behaviors should be impacted. Combining a thorough training needs assessment with clear goals for your learning solutions guide design and development of focused content, providing a roadmap for both designers and learners.
Audience Analysis
Thoroughly understanding the target audience is paramount. Conducting audience analysis identifies characteristics, prior knowledge, and preferences, tailoring content to meet training needs and enhance engagement among learners.
Engaging Content and Activities
Incorporating multimedia elements, simulations, or discussions keeps learners actively involved. Engagement promotes better retention of information and a more enjoyable experience. Establishment of clear connections between corporate training programs and career objectives offer strong employee incentives. Badging, compliance training, and certification are some examples.
Logical Sequencing
Information should be presented logically to facilitate understanding. A well-structured curriculum ensures learners progress from foundational concepts to advanced topics.
Assessment and Feedback
Regular assessments measure progress, while feedback provides guidance and addresses misconceptions. This contributes to continuous learning.
Adaptability and Flexibility
Effective design accommodates diverse needs, providing flexibility in learning pathways to suit individual preferences. Accessibility is vital for good design.
Incorporation of Real-World Context
Relating content to real-world applications enhances relevance. Examples, case studies, or scenarios connect theoretical concepts to practical situations.
Accessibility and Inclusivity
Prioritizing accessibility ensures that all learners can engage. Inclusivity involves considering diverse perspectives to create an equitable learning environment. One element of accessibility is to offer learning in multiple formats. A mix of instructor led training, virtual instructor led training, and blended learning can improve the overall learning process across the enterprise. Custom elearning can reach a broad spectrum of needs by including video, simulation, gamification, and other modern tools of the L&D trade.
User-Friendly Interface
A user-friendly layout and intuitive navigation contribute to a positive experience, reducing barriers and distractions. A well maintained learning management system (LMS) is a useful tool for locating available training courseware, reporting training progress, and assessment of training results.
Continuous Evaluation and Iteration
Ongoing evaluation and improvement are crucial. Gathering feedback and analyzing effectiveness allow designers to make informed adjustments, ensuring a continually impactful learning process. Every TimelyText instructional designer keeps up with best practices, and can be available for future course design improvements.
Our Approach to
Instructional Design Projects
TimelyText’s approach revolves around strategic, learner-focused methodologies tailored to each client’s unique needs.
Needs Analysis
We begin with a comprehensive analysis of specific requirements, learning objectives, and audience characteristics to determine how to deliver the best content for your organization.
Collaborative Planning
Collaborating closely with clients, we outline project scope, goals, and outcomes, aligning our work with organizational objectives.
Clear Objectives
We prioritize creating precise and measurable objectives, anchoring content creation to desired learning outcomes that prove the ROI of our services.
Learner-Centric Design
Placing learners at the core, we create engaging and relevant experiences based on their needs and preferences. From leadership training and sales enablement, to employee onboarding and soft skills, TimelyText’s instructional design consulting services will apply just the right instructional design consultants to meet your needs.
Multimodal Content Development
Adopting a multimodal approach, we incorporate text, visuals, audio, and interactive elements to cater to diverse learning styles and ensure maximum accessibility.
Iterative Design and Feedback
Our iterative process, guided by client feedback and ongoing evaluation, ensures continuous improvement and maintains high-quality standards. Throughout the entire design and development process, TimelyText associates will keep you updated on their progress.
Technology Integration
We leverage advanced technology to seamlessly enhance the design process, creating immersive and dynamic learning experiences.
Assessment Strategies
Thoughtful assessment strategies help us understand and align with your goals.
Implementation Support
Beyond design consulting services, we provide guidance on deploying instructional materials, facilitate training sessions, and address challenges during implementation.
Evaluation and Continuous Improvement
Post-implementation evaluations inform continuous improvement efforts, refining and updating materials for sustained effectiveness. We believe it’s important to follow through with evaluation as an essential step in the instructional design process to make sure that every element of the learning experience is the best it can be. From design consulting and course design, to training delivery and implementation, evaluation is an instructional design best practice to prove ROI.
Our Services
The professionals we hire and staff include:
Project Managers
Corporate Communicators
Instructional Designers
Marketing Writers
Technical Writers
Content Writers
Frequently Asked Questions
What is instructional design, and why is it important?
Instructional design is the process of creating effective and engaging learning experiences. It’s important as it ensures that educational content is structured, relevant, and aligns with specific objectives, leading to more impactful learning outcomes.
Why should I consider hiring a service like TimelyText?
TimelyText brings an unparalleled network and decades of experience to the table. Professionals in this field understand learning theories, design principles, and technology integration, ensuring that your educational content is well-structured, engaging, and effective.
How do TimelyText's instructional designers tailor content to my organization's needs?
First, our instructional designer will conduct a thorough needs analysis, collaborating closely with your team to understand organizational goals, learner characteristics, and specific requirements. This information shapes the design process to align with your unique needs.
What types of learning materials can an instructional design consulting firm like TimelyText create?
We can create a variety of learning materials, including eLearning modules, training manuals, interactive simulations, video tutorials, and more, tailored to the preferences and learning styles of your audience. These mater
How do your designers ensure the engagement of learners?
Our consultants remain current on best practices, and choose engaging instructional strategies, including multimedia elements and interactive activities to keep learners engaged, fostering a positive and impactful experience.
What role does technology play in the instructional design process?
Technology enables the creation of an interactive and dynamic learning strategy, including eLearning platforms, simulations, and multimedia elements, enhancing engagement and effectiveness.
Can TimelyText's instructional design team work with existing training materials or convert them into digital formats?
Yes, we can work with existing training materials. Our consultants can update, enhance, or convert traditional materials into digital formats, ensuring that content remains relevant and aligned with modern learning trends.
What is the cost structure for TimelyText's services?
Cost depends on factors such as project complexity, the extent of customization, and the types of materials required. During our consultation process, we will work with you to determine the best approach within your budget.
Hourly rates vary depending on scope and complexity, and we only bill for actual hours worked.
Can TimelyText provide training for our team on using the created materials?
Absolutely! Our consultants can provide instructor-led training, virtual instructor-led training, custom eLearning development — whatever it takes to meet your training needs.
This ensures that your team is equipped to effectively deploy and manage the instructional materials created, maximizing the impact of the learning experience.
How can I measure the success of TimelyText's learning solutions?
Success can be measured through various metrics, including learner feedback, assessment results, and the achievement of goals. Additionally, tracking improvements in employee performance or knowledge retention provides insights into the effectiveness of the deliverables.
For companies interested in deeply-established metrics for ROI on learning, TimelyText partners with eParamus.
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You need an auditory component, you need a visual component, and then you need things that, I think TimelyText has quite a bit of expertise, is developing a curriculum based on what is trying to be accomplished. The pain-point that TimelyText solved for Kymanox is having very professional, very experienced learning and development experts to weigh in and develop a curriculum that starts to look more like playing a video game than the worst-case scenario, which is you’re stuck reading a pile of SOPs.
What TimelyText is able to do is tap into their network and bring in the most relevant people, the most relevant experts. You’re only as strong as your network, and TimelyText’s network has proven strong thus far … TimelyText has been a valuable partner for Kymanox.
Stephen M. Perry
CEO + Founder | Kymanox
TimelyText was able to provide us with the kind of people who could sit with our engineers and translate for them, into real language. … They were able to add value and ask the right questions to put themselves in the shoes of the user, which is exactly what we wanted to help develop better documents. It was an additive thing for me; it was not just our engineers helped rewrite the documents, but the folks from TimelyText that we had working on the project were able to make them better than we would be able to ourselves.
Kenneth Gray
Director, PPI Business Systems | Thermo Fisher Scientific
TimelyText is quite simply the best. They are great people who truly value relationships, and they’re my go-to spot for sourcing quality talent.
Will Stolz
VP, Learning & Talent Development | FIrst Citizens Bank
I’ve been fortunate to work with them in many capacities and am ashamed I’ve not done this previously. TimelyText is a staffing company but not your average ‘people mill.’ They actually know the folks they bring to your door. As a lead and manager I worked with them to build a team’s capability. As a vendor I’ve provided services to a client of theirs, and, I’ve been on their staff as a consultant to one of their many clients. Every person that came from them was a fantastic skill fit, which puts the exclamation point behind this next sentence. They take the time to get to know their customers and understand their needs – and they also REALLY know business holistically or they’d not be able to hit the mark so regularly. As a vendor to a customer of theirs, they stayed in touch with me weekly to make sure I was taking care of them in a way that was TT-approved. Outside of doing a favor for their client TT received nothing from this. THAT’S customer service.
Positively outrageous customer service too. As a consultant, they’ve only brought me leads that were perfect for me. NO TIME WASTED. 5 rock-finger rating.
Rusty Worden
President | RockerDown Studios
I have been really pleased with the TimelyText team. They have never disappointed. Whether it was staffing that they have sourced or project-based work they have delivered, they have not disappointed. I think one of the strongest testaments to the quality of staff they have sourced for us is the number that have been subsequently offered full-time positions.
Stephen Aleksza
Manager of Implementation | Allscripts
With TimelyText’s attractive rates, talented resources and strong commitment to success, the staff at TimelyText was able to help us meet our training and documentation needs. We were implementing a large, complex application and TimelyText was able to deliver high-quality and comprehensive training materials to ease the transition.
Chris Jones
VP, Application Development Manager | First Citizens Bank
I originally worked with TimelyText when I was a Documentation Manager at Nortel Networks. They helped staff my department with highly qualified technical writers. They have an innate ability to handle complex project initiatives for all types of technical writing venues, able to effectively dissect the task at hand, while retaining a keen focus on the underlying requirements. Both Ronnie and Adrian are highly qualified professionals with a broad knowledge base and exceptional analytical skills. They facilitate strong relationships with stakeholders and peers, and are very enjoyable to work with.
Harry Bryant
Senior Technical Writer + PM | Cisco Systems
Abrigo first partnered with TimelyText in 2019 when we began investing in professionally developed materials to train our clients on how to use the Abrigo software solutions. TimelyText provided us with two instructional designers who joined us first as contractors and then moved to full-time employees as we saw the value in their work. They continue to be integral members of our Implementation team. When a need arose last year to formalize product guides for some of our business lines, we again reached out to TimelyText for support because of their expertise in technical writing.
Our partnership with TimelyText has enabled us to serve our own clients more effectively, and we continually get positive feedback on the quality of the content. I also love that our “content shared services team” are constantly growing themselves in the latest trends in adult learning. They bring that passion to us so that we can better serve our clients.
Alison Trapp
Vice President, Implementation | Abrigo
TimelyText has been a dependable and responsive vendor for Allscripts Education Services. Their highly skilled professionals have helped us produce high-quality eLearning for our clients. They screened candidates to ensure we interviewed only the best. I would recommend TimelyText for other learning organizations as a vendor of choice for instructional design resources.
Jennifer Younce
Program Manager, Education Services at Allscripts | Research Triangle Park, NC