Top 10 Instructional Design and eLearning Videos You Need to Watch in 2023

Do you want to know:

• what other instructional designers are learning?
• how to take your learning solutions to the next level?
• how to become a better instructional designer?

🤩 It is time to binge on YouTube and level yourself up.

These are our top 10 Belvista Studios’ instructional design and eLearning YouTube videos as of 2022. These videos were viewed most by our community and we know they will add value to your work and life as they have for others (they tell us so).

We are all about change in behaviour so in the spirit of this not being a passive experience, there are a number of ways that you can gain value from this.

You can:

1. Skim through the list of videos below and decide which ones interest you. Watch those ones.
2. Book out time in your calendar to watch each video (e.g. Watch one video a day).
3. Treat yourself and watch them all now.
4. Check out all of our videos here and go wild (Belvista Studios, 2023).
5. Share videos that will add value to your colleagues, friends and family.

We encourage you to experiment and take action on the tips and insights that resonate with you.

Here we go! 👇🏻

#10. Articulate Rise Design Ideas | Belvista Studios' Insights

Do you want inspiration for your Articulate Rise 360 courses?

In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:

• Ideas for developing in Articulate Rise.
• Using GIFs to bring your eLearning to life.
• Managing eLearning projects.
• Managing the eLearning output file.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2021a).

#9. Top 10 Free Instructional Design and eLearning Resources | How to Become an Instructional Designer

Do you want to:

• Develop, improve and grow as an instructional designer?
• Add to your toolkit of handy resources?

Well, you are in the right place!

In this episode, Hannah reveals our top 10 free Belvista Studios’ instructional design and eLearning resources.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2021b).

#8. How to Create an Instructional Design Portfolio

• What does it take to create an instructional design portfolio?
• How can you demonstrate your capabilities to prospective clients and interviewers?

In this video, Kim shares practical tips to help shape your portfolio creation journey.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2019a).

#7. What are your top tips for user testing? #shorts

In this video, Hannah shares her top tips for user testing.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2021c).

#6. How to make Articulate Rise look like a website | The Belvista Studios' Show

Do you want to break the mould of Articulate Rise and make it less block-like? In this video, Kim shares an excerpt from one of our courses where she shows you how you can use the full width image block to make it look more like a website.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2022).

#5. How to Transition from Teacher to Instructional Designer | Learning with Belvista Studios

In this episode Kim speaks with Ali. Ali is the founder of Teacher Transition. We chat about:

• The similarities between teaching and instructional design.
• How to discover if instructional design is right for you. 
• The types of instructional designer niches. 
• Applying for instructional designer roles.
• Transferable skills between teaching and instructional design. 
• Instructional design terms/processes related to the teaching world. 
• Growing and developing as a teacher.
• Preparing your résumé.
• The biggest hurdle for teachers when interviewing for instructional designer roles.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2020a).

#4. Articulate Rise Inspiration Examples | The Belvista Studios' Show

Do you want inspiration for your Articulate Rise courses? In this episode, Kim speaks with Nicole Ralph. Nicole is an eLearning developer with a graphic design background, who considers her learners in her design and development decisions. We spoke about:

• Bringing Rise to life with GIFs and full width images that make your solutions more like a website.
• How to push the limits of Rise's blocks and use them for uses other than what they're intended for.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2021d).

#3. How to Use Advanced Triggers in Articulate Storyline 360 | The Belvista Studios' Show

Do you want to learn how to use advanced triggers in Articulate Storyline 360?

In this episode, Kim Tuohy and Joanna Kurpiewska chat about how to:

• Build a points system to gamify a quiz. 
• Use motion paths for visual aesthetics. 
• Best learn Articulate 360.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2020b).

#2. How to Create a Storyboard for Instructional Design or eLearning Projects

The storyboard is the blueprint of your eLearning solution. It is a plan that specifies the visual elements, sound elements, interactions and details relevant to the learning solution that will be developed. Simply, a storyboard outlines the learning content, screen by screen. Any developer should be able to pick up a storyboard and successfully develop the learning solution as it was planned.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2019b). You can also download our free storyboard template here. 

#1. Articulate Rise Examples | The Belvista Studios' Show

Do you want inspiration for your Articulate Rise courses? In this episode, Kim shows you two of our Articulate Rise courses. She shares insight on how we incorporated:

• GIFs.
• Animations.
• Storytelling.
• Icons.
• Cinemographs.
• Videos.

📺 Watch the video and find out more here (Belvista Studios, 2021e).

If you liked this blog, you will love our creator hub. There are heaps of resources for instructional designers and learning and development practitioners that you will find valuable, including many resources that help you achieve the strategies in this blog.

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Resources

Belvista Studios. (2023). Home. [YouTube Channel]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/@BelvistaStudios

Belvista Studios. (2022, April 21). How to make Articulate Rise look like a website | The Belvista Studios' Show [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/hKjkLVbPXiU

Belvista Studios. (2021a, June 24). Articulate Rise Design Ideas | Belvista Studios' Insights [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Qy_qB_p5PyM

Belvista Studios. (2021b, April 20). Top 10 Free Instructional Design and eLearning Resources | How to Become an Instructional Designer [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/D77R7E5Sygo

Belvista Studios. (2021c, December 6). What are your top tips for user testing? #shorts [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtube.com/shorts/1W1qu0nwv5c?feature=share

Belvista Studios. (2021d, December 14). Articulate Rise Inspiration Examples | The Belvista Studios' Show [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/5V1eslYfk24

Belvista Studios. (2021e, July 23). Articulate Rise Examples | The Belvista Studios' Show [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/B3yGqesNDcE

Belvista Studios. (2020a, April 27). How to Transition from Teacher to Instructional Designer | Learning with Belvista Studios [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/k_Rccov8AHk

Belvista Studios. (2020b, November 17). How to Use Advanced Triggers in Articulate Storyline 360 | The Belvista Studios' Show [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/2S-q-14gVKE

Belvista Studios. (2019a, June 10). How to Create an Instructional Design Portfolio [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/_EwXmKdFQ4g

Belvista Studios. (2019b, September 14). How to Create a Storyboard for Instructional Design or eLearning Projects [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/sgVcd3l-YmI