From e-learning developer to instructional designer
19 of the 36 essential skills of a instructional designer are already essential for a e-learning developer — about 53% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from e-learning developer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 19
- skills carry over
- 17
- would be new
- 53%
- of the target job covered
- 36
- essential skills of a instructional designer
What a instructional designer does
Instructional designers develop instructional material for training courses using multimedia technology and authoring tools. They aim to create instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skills more efficient, effective, and appealing.
What carries over
19 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- authoring software
- compile content
- conduct content quality assurance
- content development processes
- create SCORM packages
- design web-based courses
- develop digital content
- develop digital educational materials
- identify ICT user needs
- identify training needs
- instructional design models
- learning management systems
- manage content development projects
- manage content metadata
- provide multimedia content
- provide written content
- publishing strategy
- standards for web-based e-learning
- structure information
What would be new
17 skillsEssential for a instructional designer and not for a e-learning developer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply ICT terminology
- apply teaching strategies
- apply tools for content development
- cognitive psychology
- conduct educational activities
- create script for artistic production
- identify customer requirements
- instructional strategies
- proofread text
- task algorithmisation
- teach writing
- translate requirement concepts into content
- translate requirements into visual design
- use different communication channels
- use markup languages
- use scripting programming
- web programming
Other moves from e-learning developer
1 roles- web content manager10 skills in common
← e-learning developerinstructional designer →The other way round
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