From technical communicator to instructional designer
11 of the 36 essential skills of a instructional designer are already essential for a technical communicator — about 31% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from technical communicator 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.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 25
- would be new
- 31%
- 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
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
25 skillsEssential for a instructional designer and not for a technical communicator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply teaching strategies
- authoring software
- conduct educational activities
- create SCORM packages
- create script for artistic production
- design web-based courses
- develop digital content
- develop digital educational materials
- identify customer requirements
- identify training needs
- instructional design models
- instructional strategies
- learning management systems
- manage content development projects
- proofread text
- provide multimedia content
- standards for web-based e-learning
- 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
← technical communicatorinstructional designer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a instructional designer?
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