The Learning Library

The learning library is your source for all things related to learning theory, science, and practice.
Here you will find an overview of a wide variety of topics related to learning, behavior,
performance, and organizational change.

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Problem Based Learning (PBL) engages learners in solving real-world problems, promoting deep, transferable learning through inquiry and reflection.

Story-Based Learning

Story-based learning uses narrative to deliver training that’s engaging, memorable, and rooted in real-world decision-making.

The Five Moments of Need

Plan training and support around real workplace demands with the Five Moments of Need—New, More, Apply, Solve, and Change.

Four-Component Instructional Design Model (4C/ID)

The 4C/ID model helps learners master complex skills by emphasizing whole-task learning with strategic support and subskill fluency only as needed.

Backward Design

Learn how Backward Design works, why it matters, and how to apply its three-step process to create aligned, outcome-driven instruction.

Elaboration Theory

A strategy for teaching complex ideas by starting simple, then layering depth—Elaboration Theory helps make learning coherent and transferable.

Kemp Design Model

The Kemp Design Model is a flexible instructional design framework that supports adaptive planning across changing constraints, audiences, and delivery formats.

Dick and Carey Model

The Dick and Carey Model offers a structured, systems-based approach to instructional design, aligning goals, assessments, and learning strategies.