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’m going to share with you the number one piece of advice I tell every transitioning teacher: Include measurable data to highlight your impact, rather than responsibilities.
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If you are part of a globally dispersed team like me, you have to be intentional about building community.
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A strong foundation in the form of a scope document is the key to any successful instructional design project. Don’t believe me?
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News alert! In certain instructional design roles, you do NOT need to be a highly skilled tech wizard.
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I’ve been upskilling in the area of xAPI in the first half of 2023. It started with the xAPI cohort and I recently completed Jeff Batt’s xAPI course on Udemy, too. xAPI naturally builds on my programming skills.
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Instructional design is not all flashy high-brow consulting and development work. Sometimes you have to do grunt work.
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Product demos and video tutorials are a great way to learn software. Video learning is a BIG part of my job as a technical instructional designer.
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What should you expect if you get promoted to a Senior Instructional Designer position? There are a couple key differences between IDs and Senior IDs.
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If you are using animations or illustrations in your eLearning, keep it visually consistent. Your audience will subconsciously find it more polished if the graphics all appear similar.
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