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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Are you a teacher looking to transition to instructional design who wants free guidance? Starting this upcoming Monday, I will be setting aside a few time slots weekly for free 1:1 chats.
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The hardest job hunt will be the first. The lesson for transitioning teachers is to broaden your job search for your first official ID role.
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As instructional designers, we created learning products. This is an opportunity to think like a designer and weave elements of Design Thinking into our ADDIE processes.
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A habit I have picked up on to meet the needs of the business is making learning transferable.
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This post is a two-fer, as I’ve got some big changes in the coming weeks. I am going from a hybrid arrangement in the financial services sector to a fully remote position as a Senior Technical Instructional Designer at a software company.
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Being in an equitable relationship with a supportive partner is a HUGE privilege and bolster for my career as a woman.
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Today I attended a webinar called ‘How Amazon’s Mentoring Programs Support Employee Career Growth.’ My senior manager recommended it to me because I work in a DE&I work stream promoting mentoring opportunities at my organization.
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A traditional LMS still serves an important role for organizations, but the more modern LXPs are an opportunity to surprise and delight learners with friendly interfaces and pathways.
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I develop a lot of technical product training for our in-house software, so I’ve been using Adobe Captivate more and more over the last year.
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Cara North offered to review my Nashville Defenders project and I was blown away by how gracious and thoughtful she was.
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