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Walk the ID Path

August 28, 2012 By David 3 Comments

I recently indulged my inner geek and re-watched The Matrix. I hadn’t seen it since, oh, around 2000 (right after the world was supposed to end). [Read more…] about Walk the ID Path

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: forward movement, instructional design, The Matrix, walk the path

Take the You out of Usability

May 9, 2012 By David Leave a Comment

In the past week I’ve read Facebook posts from two separate friends talking about mistaken identity.  Said friends were going about their daily business when out of the blue a complete stranger starts talking to them, stating they look like a particular famous person.  Actually, one was described as Paul McCartney (of Beatles fame – did I just have to describe who Paul is?) while the other was Norman Bates (Tony Perkins’ character in the 60s Hitchcock thriller Psycho).  Sometimes when people are mistaken for others, we can look at them and say, “Oh yeah, you do kinda look like so-and-so.”  But, in this case, neither of these gentlemen look like their famous counterparts.  Back to this topic in a bit. [Read more…] about Take the You out of Usability

Filed Under: Instructional Design Tagged With: instructional design, usability

What the heck is an instructional designer? – Part 1

December 15, 2011 By David 2 Comments

Being thrown back into the job hunting market has made me acutely aware of the fact that nobody understands what I do.  Methinks it’s time for an intro to my world and what it is I actually do.  I do not design software.  I do not fix computers.  I do not produce marketing materials.  And I am not restricted to only working in the industry of my last job (healthcare).

I am an instructional designer.  What exactly does that mean?  I get a lot of blank stares and misinterpretations about my profession.  First question posed to me: So, you are like an architect/interior designer?  Half the time it’s architect, the other half it’s interior designer.  Not so much. [Read more…] about What the heck is an instructional designer? – Part 1

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: instructional design

On being an ID: A cautionary tale

November 30, 2011 By David 2 Comments

I am an instructional designer. I am a multimedia developer. I have my Master’s degree in Instructional Design & Technology and have been working in the field for five years. I’ve seen plenty of learning examples, from paper to CBT to rapid e-learning and everything in between. I think I have a pretty good sense of what works stylistically and from a UX point of view. I have a fairly good grasp of the technology and the theory behind instructional design. With that being said, it’s hard sometimes not to be a little smug and sit on top of my Vygotskian throne dispensing wisdom to the inept SMEs who cross my path. “You want to do THAT? Oh, well, {insert choice learning theory here} states you should do THIS…”, or “we tried that approach 4 years ago and they didn’t get it” (as if it is the exact same approach with the exact same learners, tools, time frame, etc.). [Read more…] about On being an ID: A cautionary tale

Filed Under: Instructional Design, Reflections Tagged With: instructional design, SME

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