Employee Onboarding Course

Challenge

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New employees often receive a large volume of information during onboarding, making it difficult to identify the organization's core values, workplace expectations, and available support resources. Traditional onboarding frequently emphasizes policies and procedures but provides limited opportunities for learners to practice applying those expectations in authentic workplace situations. The challenge was to design an engaging onboarding experience that transformed passive information delivery into interactive, performance-based learning, helping employees build confidence before encountering similar situations on the job.

Design Solution

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This onboarding experience was designed using a learner-centered, performance-based instructional approach that gradually moves learners from understanding organizational values to applying them in realistic workplace situations. The course combines interactive content, guided exploration, formative knowledge checks, and scenario-based practice to reinforce key concepts while promoting active participation. By progressing from foundational knowledge to authentic workplace decision-making, the learning experience builds confidence, strengthens knowledge retention, and prepares employees to successfully transfer new learning to their daily responsibilities

Design Objectives

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Strengthen understanding of organizational values and workplace expectations through interactive learning experiences.
Promote active learner engagement through guided exploration, knowledge checks, and scenario-based activities.
Provide scaffolded learning that progresses from foundational knowledge to authentic workplace application.
Support learner confidence through immediate feedback and opportunities for practice in a low-risk environment.
Increase knowledge retention by integrating performance-based learning with realistic workplace decision-making scenarios.

Skills Demonstrated

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Learning Experience Design
Instructional Design
eLearning Development
Scenario-Based Learning
Assessment Design
Visual Learning Design
Adult Learning Principles
Performance-Based Learning

Key Design Features

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Learner-Centered Design

Instruction was organized into manageable learning segments that prioritize learner needs, reduce cognitive load, and encourage active participation throughout the onboarding experience.

Scenario-Based Learning

Realistic workplace scenarios provided opportunities for learners to apply organizational values, make decisions, and receive immediate feedback in a low-risk learning environment.

Performance-Based Learning

Learning activities moved beyond information delivery by requiring learners to demonstrate understanding through authentic workplace application and guided decision-making.

Interactive Engagement

Interactive flashcards, labeled graphics, knowledge checks, and multimedia activities promoted active exploration while reinforcing key concepts through meaningful learner interaction.

Intended Learning Outcomes

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Explain the organization's core values and describe how they guide workplace behaviors and decision-making.
Locate and utilize key employee support resources to resolve common workplace questions and challenges.
Recognize appropriate responses to workplace situations that reflect organizational expectations and company values.
Apply organizational values to make effective decisions in realistic workplace scenarios.
Demonstrate confidence navigating the onboarding process through interactive practice and performance-based learning experiences.

Featured Learning Experiences

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The course incorporates a variety of interactive learning experiences that progressively build learner understanding through exploration, guided practice, and authentic workplace application. Each activity was intentionally designed to reinforce key concepts while promoting engagement, confidence, and meaningful performance in realistic workplace situations.

Organizational Values Exploration

Learners begin the onboarding experience by exploring the organization's core values through interactive flashcards, workplace examples, and formative knowledge checks. Rather than presenting company values as static information, the lesson encourages learners to actively connect organizational expectations with authentic workplace behaviors. Immediate feedback reinforces understanding while preparing learners for later decision-making activities.

Design Focus

Foundational Knowledge & Learner Engagement

Finding Help & Resources

This lesson introduces learners to key workplace resources through interactive labeled graphics and guided practice activities. Learners explore support teams, employee tools, and self-service resources before applying their knowledge by matching common workplace needs to the appropriate support option. The experience promotes self-directed learning while increasing confidence in workplace resources.

Design Focus

Performance Support & Guided Discovery

Workplace Decision Challenge

The culminating Storyline activity places learners in realistic workplace situations where they apply organizational values, evaluate possible responses, and receive personalized feedback based on their decisions. By requiring learners to make authentic workplace choices in a low-risk environment, the scenario strengthens knowledge transfer and builds confidence before learners encounter similar situations in their professional roles.

Design Focus

Scenario-Based Learning & Authentic Application

Course Deliverables

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This onboarding course was developed as a cohesive blended e-learning experience using Rise 360 and Storyline 360 to introduce new employees to organizational culture, workplace expectations, and available support resources. The course combines interactive content, knowledge checks, and branching decision-making activities to create an engaging learning experience that moves learners from foundational understanding to authentic workplace application. Each lesson follows a consistent visual and instructional framework while reinforcing organizational values through progressive learning experiences.

Development Tools

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Content Development

Articulate Rise 360
Articulate Storyline 360
Canva
Google Workspace

Instructional Design Methods

Backward Design
Scenario-Based Learning
Adult Learning Principles (Andragogy)
Performance-Based Learning
Microlearning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

E-Learning Development

Branching Scenario Design
Interactive Learning Activities
Knowledge Check Development
Performance Support Design
Visual Information Design
Learner Feedback & Reinforcement

AI & Technology

AI-Assisted Content Development
AI-Supported Image Generation
Digital Asset Creation
Rapid E-Learning Development

Reflection & Design Impact

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Instructional Reflection

This project demonstrates my ability to design engaging onboarding experiences that move learners from foundational knowledge to authentic workplace application. Rather than presenting organizational information through static content, I developed a learning experience that combines interactive exploration, performance support, formative assessment, and scenario-based practice to reinforce both knowledge and workplace behaviors. By sequencing learning from understanding company values to applying those values in realistic situations, the course promotes learner confidence, engagement, and knowledge transfer. The project reflects my approach to designing learner-centered e-learning experiences that balance instructional best practices with practical performance outcomes.

Design Highlights

Interactive Onboarding Experience Design
Rise 360 & Storyline 360 Development
Scenario-Based Learning & Branching Decisions
Performance Support Resource Design
Knowledge Checks with Immediate Feedback
Learner-Centered Information Architecture
Organizational Culture & Values Integration
Adult Learning & Performance-Based Instruction

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