Which instructional design path should you follow: higher education or corporate? It’s a fantastic question that many instructional designers are trying to answer. On today’s episode, Heidi Kirby, host of the BLOC podcast, shares her perspectives about being a corporate instructional designer. We break down several topics about being an instructional designer and share our experiences. There isn’t a right or wrong answer here, but this episode will help to steer you in the right direction.

Here’s what we talk about:

Technical Skills

Working with SMEs (who are those SMEs and how they're different)
The audience (students v. employees)
Who is delivering the message
Designing with learning outcomes in mind
How success is measured/ROI
Timing of projects/due dates
Autonomy versus close management
E-learning tools v. LMS
Common project constraints
How is the ID's performance measured?

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