Learning Experience Design (LXD) - by William Rothwell & Mihee Park & Renee Ford & Heidi Watson-Held (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

This essential textbook will equip students to understand the frameworks, tools and mindsets needed to design inclusive, experience-driven learning in organizations.

Experience-driven Learning Design by William Rothwell, Mihee Park, Renee Ford and Heidi Watson-Held is ideal for postgraduate students taking modules in Learning and Development, Learning Experience Design and Talent Management as part of their Human Resources Management degrees. This textbook moves beyond the traditional Instructional Systems Design (ISD) framework to consider Learning Experience Design (LXD), focusing on learner-centric experiences within training and development.

This textbook includes:
-The foundations of LXD, a flexible, personalized and engaging learning framework that is learner-centered and experience-driven
-The Empowered Learning Cycle (ELC) model, that blends cognitive psychology, user experience (UX) and data-informed strategies to help students design learning experiences in real-world contexts
-Global examples drawn from multinational corporations, tech startups and the healthcare sector, allowing students to gain practical insight into how LXD principles are applied across diverse cultural and organizational settings

About the Author

William Rothwell is an expert in human resource development, talent management, succession planning, and instructional design. He teaches at Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Mihee Park is Assistant Professor of Adult Education at Auburn University, USA, where she teaches graduate courses on adult learning theory, career development, and instructional design.

Renee Ford is Senior Instructional Designer at Pennsylvania State University, USA, where she leads the Smeal Academy and teaches graduate courses in learning design and instructional systems.

Heidi Watson-Held is Instructional Designer at Pennsylvania State University, USA, and also teaches instructional design at Purdue University, USA.