Do I Really Need a Portfolio?
Here are my reasons why I think you should invest the time to build your instructional design portfolio:
- Career Transitioning.
If you are...
Become an IDOL 18: Instructional Design Fundamentals with IDOL Mentor Nyla Spooner
Published: February 13, 2020
Episode: 18
Guest: Nyla Spooner, Learning and Instructional Designer
In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Nyla Spooner. Nyla is an instructional designer and eLearning developer for a giant multinational corporation. She shares her wisdom and advice for new instructional designers and she is on a mission to help 100 women of color in our field. This episode is what happens when two ID mentors get together. We chat, giggle, and teach!
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In this episode we discuss:
- Nyla's mentorship process
- Fundamentals of Instructional Design
- Define your Instructional Design Philosophy
- Nyla's favorite advice about pushing past your fears
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Become an IDOL 12: Learning Experience Design (LXD) with Matthew Daniel
Published: September 3, 2019
Episode: 12
Learning Experience Design (LXD) with Matthew Daniel
Guest: Matthew J. Daniel
In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Matthew Daniel about learning experience design. If you’ve heard this term before, but you aren’t sure how it’s different from instructional design you’ll definitely want to learn from Matthew. We’ll talk about the differences between LXD and ID, the process of LXD, and practical actions you can take to implement these very important principles in your next or even first-course project.
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In this episode we discuss:
- The difference between LXD and ID
- Why talking to your learners is so important at the beginning
- The LXD process
- How to write personas
- Mapping the learner's journey
- Actionable steps you can take to implement...
