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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