Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2019

Whether you’re working independently or looking for a full-time job, you need a portfolio. For example, the Instructional Designer or eLearning Developer demo in my portfolio is based on an activity I originally created for a health care client. What ideas do you have for portfolio samples? Revise Existing Work.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 23, 2024

Upcoming events Creating Your Online E-Learning Portfolio. This is a 5-week online course to help instructional designers build portfolio websites that hiring managers will notice. If you have a question, let me know in the comments (or replying to this message if you’re reading this in email). February 5 – March 10.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 23, 2009

Tom Kuhlmann’s post from last week about why everyone should have an e-learning portfolio motivated me to put mine together. In the past, I’ve always emailed a few samples to prospective employers rather than having a comprehensive portfolio. Posted in Careers & Work, e-Learning, Instructional Design.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2022

Also, I co-teach the optional portfolio course in that program. What advice do you have for building a portfolio? The UC-Irvine Division of Continuing Education hosted the webinar. I’m on the advisory committee for the UCI Elearning Instructional Design certificate program. The recording of the webinar is now available.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 4, 2019

Portfolios and Practical Experience. One measure of where you’ll learn more is whether or not the program helps you build a portfolio. 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.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We also talked about portfolios, as your portfolio is often as important (maybe more so) than your formal credentials. This is part of their Certificates and Certifications playlist (members only for the videos for the whole playlist). Looking for more?

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 6, 2019

Portfolio example. What about if you’re brand new to the field, or you don’t have any samples of past work you can use in your portfolio? In that case, I’d consider doing a free project if it will end up giving you a new portfolio sample. It might end up as part of a new portfolio sample eventually too.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We also talked about portfolios, as your portfolio is often as important (maybe more so) than your formal credentials. I spoke Luis Malbas and TLDC about whether it’s better for your career to get an instructional design certificate or a master’s degree. Other topics: Engaging learners, elearning development costs.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

An online portfolio is a requirement if you’re freelancing. Your portfolio is a way to tell your story about the work you do and the work you want to do in the future. My portfolio is on my business website. You don’t need to have lots of full courses on your portfolio. Networking = Relationships.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2018

Portfolios. A portfolio is a critical tool for showing prospective employers and clients your skills. 30+ Ideas for eLearning Portfolio Samples Kristin Anthony’s free course: Design Your Job-Winning Portfolio. ATD Competency Model ibstpi Instructional Design Competencies.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For the assignment, you will have the choice of either creating a branching scenario for your current work or to create a portfolio sample based on a suggested topic. This outline is subject to change, but this is my plan so far. Plan Your Branching Scenario. Intro What kinds of problems are a good fit for branching scenarios?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 23, 2021

We also talked about portfolios, as your portfolio is often as important (maybe more so) than your formal credentials. I spoke Luis Malbas and the TLD Community about whether it’s better for your career to get an instructional design certificate or a master’s degree. Estimating eLearning Development Costs.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Stock Photo and Image Portfolio by DREAM Initiative Gallery | Shutterstock. Mid: ~1-3 hrs of my time per per week: £250-£500 per seat, cohort-instructor ratio of 1:50. Scale: ~1-3 hrs of my time per per month: £100-£250 per seat, cohort-instructor ratio of 1:infinite. Diverse stock photos.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 1, 2014

E-Learning Portfolios: Share Your Work – E-Learning Heroes. Sample e-learning portfolios, submitted for an e-Learning Challenge. tags: e-learning portfolio. Things to consider for those wanting to make the leap to freelance work. tags: e-learning instructionaldesign career freelance. Good place to look for inspiration.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 11, 2022

The scenario could be for a current work project, or it could make a great portfolio sample. Some of these resources are exclusive to the course and won’t be available on my blog or through other sources. Who is this course for? Instructional designers who want to create a branching scenario.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2021

This might be helpful to students or others looking for a way to create a quick sample for their portfolio without spending money. VEED This browser-based video editing tool is aimed at marketers for creating quick social media videos. They have a free account level which includes a watermark. Check out my complete library of links.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2021

30+ Ideas for eLearning Portfolio Samples : If you need to create samples, use this list to jump start your brainstorming. This post received the most views of everything on my blog. As of 12/23/21, it’s been viewed over 9500 times this year, and almost 29,000 times since I migrated my site in 2019. Target your desired audience.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

These could be great for creating samples of 360 exploration for a portfolio example. Andre Plaut. 360 and VR resources. 360 photos. Free stock photos related to 360 panoramic. Free 360 photos. Free tools for VR stories and other multimedia. Knight Lab.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Most ID and elearning work is work-for-hire, but sometimes you create something you should license so you can also reuse it (like non-confidential portions of a course for your portfolio). One concern is indemnification clauses.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

30+ Ideas for eLearning Portfolio Samples. Instructional Design Hourly Rates and Salary. How much do instructional designers get paid? This post includes rates and salaries from multiple sources. If you need to create samples, use this list to jump start your brainstorming. Target your desired audience.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 4, 2014

This would be great for a portfolio. tags: articulate Storyline tools portfolio google googledrive. Step by step directions on sharing Articulate courses in Google Drive. I haven’t tested it, but the directions probably work for Captivate or other tools as well. Answers To Instructional Design Career Questions.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

I use Zoom for live delivery of coaching and training, including the live sessions for Build Your Branching Scenario , the eLearning Freelancer Bootcamp , and the UC-Irvine elearning portfolio course. Professionally, Zoom is the tool I use to communicate with clients. Nearly all of my work was remote even before the pandemic.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We also talked about portfolios, as your portfolio is often as important (maybe more so) than your formal credentials. What has more value: someone with business experience and a portfolio or someone with a master’s degree? How important is a portfolio in comparison to formal credentials?

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 11, 2011

For people with a masters degree or certificate, it’s less challenging, especially for those who built portfolios as part of their educational programs. If you’re someone looking to transition from another field into instructional design, what do you create for your portfolio to prove your skills?

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Create an online portfolio. Summary of tips from the Articulate freelancer community. tags: e-learning freelance career instructionaldesign. Find your focus. Save some money first. Set up an online base of operations. Track your time. SCORM Watch. Tool for troubleshooting SCORM files that lets you actually analyze the errors.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

Portfolio. Q: I will obviously need to create a portfolio, and I know that it will need to begin with volunteer opportunities. What is the depth and/or scope of a typical person’s portfolio? How does one, as an entry level ID, maximize potential for a portfolio that will leverage the best job? Learning Technology.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Several people here in comments and in LinkedIn groups mentioned the importance of a portfolio, including Judith Christian-Carter : [U]se your portfolio because most discerning clients are looking for people with a good track record and ‘put yourself around a bit’.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 26, 2014

My business website and portfolio were also built with WordPress. Even when I’m sporadic in posting, WordPress is a great tool for personal reflection. I appreciate the active community and constant improvements to the platform. Course Design/Development.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In this course, you work on a scenario that you can actually use in your work or portfolio. By the end of the course, if you complete every activity, you’ll have a solid branching scenario for your learners or your portfolio. Build Your Branching Scenario isn’t a course just about the theory behind writing scenarios.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Not coincidentally, June was the month I finally put together a portfolio of my work. Tags: Blogging Careers & Work Change Instructional Design LMS Patterns Wikis online portfolios rss Sakai statistics TCC09. In April, I presented with my colleagues at the TCC conference on our LMS selection and implementation process.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2009

Online Portfolios. Get principals to model by creating their own portfolios. Tags: Higher Ed K-12 Learning Communities Tools Wikis Google Docs Google Forms online portfolios Skype TCC09 tcc2009. Helps principals identify best practices being used in classrooms. Steps to increase technology awareness for principals.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 31, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog: Guide to Using Free Tools to Create an Online Portfolio. tags: career , portfolio , tools. 6 steps to create your online portfolio (something I really should start working on one of these days). Classroom Management Quotes. tags: education , quoteable.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 24, 2019

While I debated moving everything to my Syniad Learning site (my company website and portfolio), my personal name is much more well-known than my company name. Eventually, I may migrate my portfolio to be part of this site (rather than maintaining my portfolio separately on my company site). Updating older posts.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 9, 2017

The branching scenario example we discuss in the interview is available in my portfolio for you to try yourself. Listen to the podcast in a new tab. Read the show notes and listen online. Links and References. If you want to read more on how to use storytelling and scenarios for learning , check out my collection of posts.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 3, 2011

Mega list of online resources related to assessment–tools, journals, conferences, consultants, glossaries, online discussions, portfolio tools, handbooks, and more. Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment. tags: assessment education highered.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Even writing one-page handouts helps you gain experience and gives you something to talk about in an interview (and maybe show in a portfolio). I created some short job aids and extra handouts while doing corporate training. These topics are the next posts in the series.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2018

Portfolios. A portfolio is a critical tool for showing prospective employers and clients your skills. 30+ Ideas for eLearning Portfolio Samples. Kristin Anthony’s free course: Design Your Job-Winning Portfolio. ATD Competency Model. ibstpi Instructional Design Competencies.

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