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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.
When I decided to leave education and seek a corporate ID role, reading content by people in the field confirmed that I was on the right path. I hope to pay it forward and provide some insight into the job change process for others by documenting my experiences.
Tricky Environment Access
Technical training relies on environment access, so what happens when that is not an option?
Technical Training Audiences
For those of us in technical training, there are three audiences: employees, customers, and partners.
How to Craft a Software Simulation in Storyline
Wondering how to make software simulations? Working as an instructional designer at a tech company, I make guided practices in Storyline frequently.
B2B, SaaS ID, Part II
Working as a technical instructional designer in customer education has some unique challenges.
B2B SaaS ID, Part I
My work currently fits in the realm of B2B SaaS customer education. What’s that, you say?
Ambiguity in DevOps Technical Training
What’s the most valuable skill when developing technical training in a DevOps environment? The ability to embrace ambiguity.
Real World ADDIE
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?
Inclusivity in Technical Training
Someone asked me recently in a coffee chat how I incorporate inclusivity when developing technical training. Great question, folks!
Common Modalities in Technical Training
What does technical training look like? Technical training teaches users how to use digital products.
Do Instructional Designers Have to be Tech-Savvy?
News alert! In certain instructional design roles, you do NOT need to be a highly skilled tech wizard.
Ways to Learn xAPI
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.
Training as a Product
Working in Customer Education, my learning solutions generate revenue. We sell training to our clients.
Product Documentation and Technical Training
Do you use product documentation when designing technical training? It can make your job A LOT easier.
The Particulars of Technical Training
At some point in your instructional design career, you may have the opportunity to develop technical training. Technical training aims to develop skills with a particular digital tool.
How Codecademy Does Asynchronous Learning
The Codecademy courses are completely self-driven and asynchronous. They grant their learners complete autonomy to jump around, look up solutions, and engage at our own pace.