--- title: Five St. Patrick's Inspired Instructional Design Traditions description: Ethan shares five instructional design traditions which prove that St. Patrick's Day legends were really much more about e-learning design than Ireland. --- ![](https://alleninteradev.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/blog-ind-header.jpg?id=221) ## Search Our Blogs Search: ## Blog Categories - [Custom Learning](https://blog.alleninteractions.com/topic/custom-learning) ## Subscribe to Our Blogs ![](https://blog.alleninteractions.com/hs-fs/file-2624648273-jpg/social-suggested-images/StPatricks.jpg?width=1387&height=526&name=StPatricks.jpg) # Five St. Patrick's Inspired Instructional Design Traditions By Carrie Zens | March 17, 2016 | Custom Learning | 0 Comments Share [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.alleninteractions.com%2Fethans-five-st.-patricks-day-inspired-instructional-design-traditions%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3D) [**](https://twitter.com/share?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.alleninteractions.com%2Fethans-five-st.-patricks-day-inspired-instructional-design-traditions%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3D&hashtags=AllenInteraction) [**](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&urlhttps%3A%2F%2Fblog.alleninteractions.com%2Fethans-five-st.-patricks-day-inspired-instructional-design-traditions%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3D) *By [CARRIE ZENS](https://info.alleninteractions.com/author/carrie-zens), Director of Marketing* ![Carrie2014](https://blog.alleninteractions.com/hs-fs/file-1800181581-png/images/Carrie2014.png?t=1458151739210&width=125)Happy [St. Patrick's Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day) everyone! In celebration of this religious and cultural holiday [here's a blog Ethan Edwards, chief instructional strategist, wrote last year](https://info.alleninteractions.com/celebrating-the-instructional-designers-traditions-of-st-patricks-day) about five instructional design traditions inspired by its celebratory customs and green-filled festivities. ![StPatricks.jpg](https://blog.alleninteractions.com/hs-fs/file-2624648273-jpg/social-suggested-images/StPatricks.jpg?width=866&height=330&name=StPatricks.jpg "StPatricks.jpg")   # [Click here to read THE blog!](https://info.alleninteractions.com/celebrating-the-instructional-designers-traditions-of-st-patricks-day)   ![Carrie Zens](https://blog.alleninteractions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Exec-Headshots-_0006_Carrie-Zens-2.jpg?width=135&height=135&name=Exec-Headshots-_0006_Carrie-Zens-2.jpg) ## About the Author: Carrie Zens For more than a decade, Carrie Zens has led the marketing communication efforts for Allen Interactions. She builds awareness and business growth for AI through digital marketing initiatives, event marketing, and partnership development. She passionately shares Allen Interactions’ story on how they can and have helped hundreds of companies adapt their business and people through custom learning and technology solutions that improve performance. Zens has also enjoyed marketing and growing several other businesses in the healthcare and financial/banking arenas in the Midwest. 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