⏱️ The Essentials in 3 Minutes |
🧠 Understand the Value of the Author Guide
As a Didask author, you are the architect of learning: you transform content into courses that leave a lasting impression on your learners. To succeed in this mission, mastering the tool is not enough - you also need to apply the instructional principles drawn from cognitive science.
📌 This guide is designed to support you step by step in this mission. It brings together in a single document everything you need to know to design effective, engaging, and inclusive training courses.
💡 You can read it cover to cover for a full overview, or refer back to specific sections as needed while working on a project.
📋 Discover What the Guide Covers
The guide is structured around the 6 natural steps of designing a Didask training course.
Step | What you will find |
1 - Train yourself | Didask's 5 instructional pillars, the onboarding course, your help resources. |
2 - Start a project | AI generation vs. free creation, initial configuration. |
3 - Structure modules | The 6 module types (e-learning, in-person, graded assignment, assessment, SCORM). |
4 - Craft granules | Content blocks, exercise types, flashcards, key messages, micro-challenges. |
👥 Identify Who This Guide Is For
Profile | Why this guide is useful |
✍️ Newly trained author | To start on solid foundations with the Didask method. |
🎨 Experienced instructional | To discover the platform's specificities and make the most of them. |
👥 Instructional design team | To share a common vision of design best practices. |
🧠 Subject-matter expert acting as author | To understand the Didask philosophy and design effectively. |
📌 Note: this guide complements - without replacing - the Didask e-learning onboarding course, which we recommend alongside it for a deeper dive into instructional design on the platform.
📥 Download the Guide
The guide is available as a PDF, ready to be viewed on screen, printed, or shared with your teams.
📌 Tip: save the PDF to your bookmarks or share it directly with your team of authors and subject-matter experts to keep it at hand during your design projects.
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