article thumbnail

Getting Into Instructional Design

Experiencing eLearning

Broadly, there are two different ways to move from another field into an instructional design career: the direct path and the indirect path. This is post #2 in a series about the instructional design. Read the first post, What does an instructional designer do? , This is the fastest and simplest route into instructional design.

article thumbnail

Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

Probably one of the better sources on this is Jane Hart’s Instructional Tools Directory. I was just asked about trends in open source for eLearning and particularly open source eLearning tools.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Instructional Design Portfolio Resources

Experiencing eLearning

I love how some of my posts from 2007 still generate regular comments, such as this question today about software for creating a portfolio. If you’re trying to plan or create a portfolio, check out April Hayman’s very thorough series on creating an instructional design portfolio: Decide what skills you want to showcase.

Portfolio 309
article thumbnail

Instructional Design and E-Learning Blogs

Experiencing eLearning

Back when I wrote my instructional design careers series in 2007, I was only aware of a few blogs by instructional designers. Since then, I’ve discovered a wealth of blogs by instructional designers, e-learning developers, and workplace learning specialists. Instructional Designers. E-learning.

article thumbnail

My Top Posts of 2021

Experiencing eLearning

These posts relate to elearning and instructional design more generally, rather than branching scenarios or Twine. Looking at my stats, I see continued interest in instructional design careers. Instructional Design Hourly Rates and Salary : How much do instructional designers earn? What does an instructional designer do?

article thumbnail

Learning Experience Design: A Better Title Than Instructional Design?

Experiencing eLearning

How many times have you told people, “I’m an instructional designer,” only to be met with a blank stare? Last month, Connie Malamed proposed a new name for the field of instructional design : Learning Experience Design or LX Design. This moves the focus away from “instruction” and more to learning.

article thumbnail

Is Instructional Design the Right Career?

Experiencing eLearning

This is the last installment of my series on instructional design careers. Previously, I’ve talked about the skills instructional designers need and how to get into the field of ID. In this post, I talk about determining if instructional design is a good “fit” as a career. Working Behind the Scenes. Always Learning.