This is a blog for anyone looking to transition to corporate Learning & Development.
Posts include tips for a successful job search, explanations of basic instructional design concepts, and stories from my own career pivot.
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I chose instructional design very intentionally and actively tried to find a role in the field.
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In every instructional design role I’ve had, my team has been distributed, first nationally, and now globally.
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How do you choose the industry in which you perform instructional design?
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Right now I am preparing for the PMP exam and wanted to share what I am working on. While I’ve been leading professional projects for years, passing the exam will be a formal acknowledgement of that skillset.
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ADDIE is an instructional design process that everyone in the industry knows. But for an outsider looking in, what does it look like in practice?
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When developing a learning experience, you need feedback, and a lot of it.
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How expensive is it to transition from teaching to instructional design? It doesn’t have to break the bank. I made my transition for a few hundred dollars.
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Drag and drop interactions in eLearning are not accessible.
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Switching careers or industries? I’m going to share the mistakes I made in my career transition so you don’t repeat them.
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Here’s why instructional design is a great match for remote work: we are knowledge workers!
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