Instructional Designer Training
Mar 31, 2015
Hi Nicole,
I guess you could say that I am one of those "accidental Instructional Designers". I founded my own Drywall School and ran it for ten years, creating all of the curriculum etc. Now I work for Staples as a Senior Learning Specialist and part of my job is to design bilingual training materials in English et en français!
But now I find myself in the position where I am collaborating with formally educated ID's and they speak a language (Ièm talking about ID lingo - not English, French, Swahili etc) that I don't understand. In your opinion, in spite of the many years experience I have, is it worth it for me to take the Langevin's 3-day courses (Beginners and Advanced) to learn the ID language? I live in Burlington, Ontario and I know they give courses in Toronto...
Or do you, or the rest of the community, have other suggestions for this Accidental Instructional Designer?
5 Replies
Hi Sean!
Thanks for pointing your question here in the forums. Sounds like your job at Staples is très intéressant.
One thing I'd like to find out from you is when you say they are speaking a language you don't understand, what terms are they throwing around? Is it stuff like "Blooms taxonomy" and "Gagne's" and "Kirkpatricks Evaluation Model"? I ask because Langevin's ID workshops focus on practical skills, not on "ID language" or theories and terminology.
Salut Nicole,
Ouais..... C'est compliqué l'affaire!
Yes, those terms do get tossed around. But I am talking more about things like "Structure", "Course Flows", "Storyboarding" etc
Mon patron a approuvé la dépense pour m'inscrire mais je veux être certain que ça vaut la peine!
Thanks for taking the time to chat with me about this. I read that you attended and it looks like you maybe even worked for them at one point (was looking at LinkedIn) Your input is appreciated!
Au plaisir de lire ta réponse!
Kind Regards,
Sean Gobeil
Regional Sr. Learning Specialist / Spécialiste Régional en Apprentissage
Learning and Performance Development / Apprentissage & Développement de Performance
Staples Inc. Fulfillment Centres / Staples Inc. Centres d'Approvisionnement
Staples NAC | 550 Pendant Drive | Mississauga, ON |L5T 2W6
Bonjour Sean!
Yes, years ago at the very start of my ID career I took the Instructional Design for New Designers workshop by Langevin and it was career-changing for me. I learned to do task analysis and, more importantly, learned that if you're not learning TO DO something, it's not training, it's just a presentation. Their workshops don't teach "theories" and all that fluff, it's all practical, how-to information. After I took their workshop I wrote a positive review about that experience on my personal blog, which led to a job working for them in 2012, before I was here at Articulate. All that to say, yes, I totally think their workshops are absolutely worth it. The information is great and the instructors are fabulous. I don't think you'll regret it one bit.
Based on the terms you mention (storyboard, structure, etc) I think you should probably take the Instructional design for new designers workshop. Keep me posted on what you decide!
Nicole
Hi Sean:
I would also highly recommend Cammy Bean's The Accidental Instructional Designer. An excellent and very informative read for anyone that has been "thrown" into this field of work.
Tracy
Hi Tracy,
Yes - I have that book and have read much of it. It is excellent!
Kind Regards,
Sean Gobeil
Regional Sr. Learning Specialist / Spécialiste Régional en Apprentissage
Learning and Performance Development / Apprentissage & Développement de Performance
Staples Inc. Fulfillment Centres / Staples Inc. Centres d'Approvisionnement
Staples NAC | 550 Pendant Drive | Mississauga, ON |L5T 2W6
office: 905.696.4444 ext.3507
mobile: 416.819.4275
sean.gobeil@staples.com
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