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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When building your digital portfolio, I would recommend including a variety of these work samples.
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I LOVE working from home, but I do go into the office sometimes. Coming from teaching, there are some definite perks to working in a corporate office.
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The digital platforms IDs use vary by preference, company, and role.
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During times of great transition in my career, I have been thirsty for a mentor.
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The job market for instructional design is competitive, and I have had many aspiring IDs ask me how they can stand out amongst a pool of hundreds of applications.
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How does user experience relate to instructional design UX= how people interact with a product
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Instructional designers are experts in crafting learning experiences for the workplace. The content is irrelevant.
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I’ve served in various leadership and middle management roles in learning organizations and wanted to reflect on my servant leadership style.
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Being able to demonstrate that you have experience developing employees in the workplace will highlight your instructional design acumen.
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Don’t you love being inspired by colleagues? For a recent project we are both on, my colleague made a video tutorial about Return Mail Procedures into a cute animation involving an Elvis inspired love story.
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