Capital One
Mechanicsville, VA USA
“If you spend your life trying to fit the mold others have cast for you, you will likely miss out on some of the most profound and happy experiences that would help you come into your own.”
Sr. Learning Associate-Instructional Designer
I create instructional materials for instructor-led, eLearning, and blended training courses.
The day to day for an instructional designer changes, which is part of the reason it is so much fun! Think of it as more project based, so throughout the project life-cycle, you will determine gaps that can be addressed by training, and then you work with Subject Matter Experts and Stakeholders to create a plan of action in how you will address those needs. After the plan is made, you build out the materials needed, and then test them and iterate upon the design.
Here's the first step for everyone
Sign up for a LinkedIn account and start making connections! LinkedIn also has a learning platform where you can take courses to learn about what you need to know. Then just talk to those in Instructional Design—you'll find that there are many paths that could take you there, and you'll need to find the one that works for you!
"Having come to instructional design as a second career after teaching, I experienced quite a few individuals who were of the line of thinking that people should stay their course, especially if their first career was in humanities or social science."
