Technology Skills for Instructional Designers
If you’re hoping to move into a career in instructional design, chances are you need to gain some technology skills with common tools.
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Resources for Learning Instructional Design Skills
If you want to learn about instructional design and improve your skills, a number of books and free online resources are available.
Learning Solutions Conference 2023 Recap
What did I learn at the Learning Solutions Conference 2023? Here’s my recap of the event with notes from every session I attended.
Podcast Interviews on Scenarios, ID Careers, and More
Collection of my podcast interviews on scenario-based learning, instructional design careers, freelancing, and more.
Voice Over and Video in Branching Scenarios
When should you use voice over and video in branching scenarios? Use them for stable content and when multimedia improve skill transfer.
Games, Organizing, & Motivation: ID Links 10/25/22
Curated links on games built in Twine, storytelling, organization, useful tools, motivation, and transitioning from teaching to ID.
Formatting Tips for Voice Over Scripts
Formatting tips for voice over scripts: readable font, size, and spacing; pronunciation guides; file names; table format; dialog format
Voice Over Scripts: Writing Style Tips
Tips for writing voice over scripts for elearning. Use conversational style, shorter sentences, and contractions.
Software Training with Stories
Software training doesn’t always need a story, but sometimes stories can be effective for examples, motivation, or practice.
Is Instructional Design the Right Career?
In this post, I talk about determining if instructional design is a good “fit” as a career. This is less about the skills and more about the desire; it’s about figuring out if you’d be happy working as an instructional designer.