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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.
Blog Categories
- Agile 3
- Books 2
- Career Development 37
- Corporate Jobs 16
- Customer Education 7
- DEI 10
- Digital Accessibility 2
- Instructional Design 41
- Job Applications 12
- LMS 1
- Leadership 3
- Learning Technologies 5
- Learning and Development 6
- Performance Consulting 2
- Personal Finance 6
- Project Management 17
- Remote Work 15
- Technical Training 18
- Transitioning Teachers 31
- Video-Based Learning 2
- Visual Design 2
- eLearning Development 20
- xAPI 1
Music and Work
Ever since university, I’ve loved to jam out to music while I am working as a way to calm my brain.
BAU and Flexible Work
In the corporate world, it’s often Business as Usual (BAU) during stressful or chaotic times. This can only be achieved successfully with flexibility and trust at work.
Corporate Benefits: Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Transitioning teachers might be unfamiliar with some of the financial benefits of working in the corporate world. One program I recently started participating in is the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
LMS and LXP Platforms
I’ve used a wide variety of learning platforms and I’m going to make a bold statement…I don’t think the platform matters that much.
Ways for Teams to Learn Together
Instructional design teams should be sharing and learning from each other.
Layoffs are Senseless
Can you do anything to prevent being laid off? Over the last year it’s become clear to me that layoffs are not based on professional merit.
How to Monetize Customer Education
Customer education teams can and should monetize their offerings.
Technical Training Audiences
For those of us in technical training, there are three audiences: employees, customers, and partners.
