Bad experiences can lead to good practices
Everyone has bad experiences in their jobs. Turning those bad experiences into good practices makes you more marketable, dependable, and consistent. Here are a few ways my bad experiences have helped me.
Consistency in instructional design – using heuristics to increase learning
Consistency in training is necessary for learners to know what is expected of them. Building these relationships rely on something called heuristics.
Produce, design, create – a matrix for instructional design
Taking a page from my years as a freelance graphic designer, I developed a “Scope of work performed” matrix to help my Instructional Design team set boundaries and expectations for projects. I use what I call the “Produce, Design, Create” model.
What is instructional design?
What is and is not instructional design, and what does an instructional designer really do?