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Instructional Design Research, Tools, & More: ID Links 8/10/21

Experiencing eLearning

This post includes links on instructional design research and principles, productivity, video, animation, visual design, an elearning example, and my article on scenario-based learning for TD Magazine. Instructional design research and principles. Instructional design job listings. Spaced learning.

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Instructional Design Portfolio Resources

Experiencing eLearning

Everyone working in instructional design, learning experience design, or elearning should have a portfolio. My post on 30+ ideas for portfolio samples can give you some inspiration if you need to create new artifacts. This post on building an instructional design portfolio includes what to include and additional tips.

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Instructional Design Certificate or Masters Degree

Experiencing eLearning

A certificate program that provides opportunities to gain practical experience, creating realistic samples that could be used in a portfolio would be preferred to a theory-only masters program. If the program doesn’t explicitly help you assemble a portfolio, creating course samples is important. Available Programs.

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ADDIE Model of Instructional Design

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The simple answer is you use an instructional design model. An instructional design model is a tool or a framework to develop your training materials. With an instructional design model, employees can better understand why there is a training need and breaks down the process of designing training material into steps.

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My Top Blog Posts of 2022

Experiencing eLearning

How Research Informs My Work : How research informs my work as an instructional designer, in writing, designing, and justifying my decisions. This was a follow-up post from a Twitter debate about whether and how research is relevant to the work of instructional designers and corporate training professionals.

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Transitioning from Teaching to Instructional Design

Experiencing eLearning

Last week I gave a webinar through UCI on transitioning from teaching to instructional design. I shared my story of moving from teaching to instructional design as well as tips for finding a job. Instructional Design Competencies. ATD Competency Model ibstpi Instructional Design Competencies.

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Should You Create Free eLearning Samples?

Experiencing eLearning

Some employers ask prospective hires to create free elearning samples before being hired. However, in some limited circumstances, creating free elearning samples make sense. The problems with free samples. ” I’ve done short paid projects like this as a sample. Should you ever do free work? Less than 1 hour.

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