Learning experience design is NOT a new name for instructional design. | LinkedIn
Niels Flor compares what he sees as the differences between instructional design and learning experience design. I don't agree with 100% of this; I think his definition of ID is too narrow. The review of the history and differences in evolution is helpful in understanding the alternative perspective though.
<p><strong>“Instructional design</strong> is creating instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing.” (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructional_design" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Wikipedia</a>)</p>
<p><strong>“Learning experience design</strong> is the process of creating learning experience that enable the learner to achieve the desired learning outcome in a human centered and goal-oriented way.” </p>
Instructional designers are taught to work within this system using a <strong>systematic and rule-based approach</strong>. Their expertise is choosing the right technology for content delivery and method of transfer.
It is rooted in a variety of design disciplines like interaction design, user experience design, game design and graphic design. A learning experience designer combines these design skills, tools and methods with theoretical and practical expertise about learning. LX designers use their <strong>creative freedom to explore and design</strong> different kinds of learning experiences.