I've been an Instructional Designer for about 7 years now. I am looking at developing some technical skills (preferably new trending e-learning software or methodology). Would really appreciate if you could provide some suggestions.
It's impressive what you've already done! What's your end goal for developing more technical skills? Are you interested in more ad-hoc personal learning or something more structured that you could put on a resume?
I will be working on a suite of compliance courses and organization wide training starting next year. My boss wants me to step up the game when it comes to the e-learning design and make it more engaging and appealing to the learners.
That's the reason am looking to gain some technical skills to create the wow factor in my e-learning courses :) Something along the lines of micro learning, gamification etc.
Great! I would definitely check out the eLearning Guild's huge list of curated content. If you get a higher membership plan you'll be able to access their archived materials. Their summits focus on cutting-edge topics for eLearning which could be really useful to you. I think the Guild is going to be your best bet for learning how to implement new trends in L&D.
Lynda.com also has some great courses on both technical and soft-skills for ID. You could purchase a month and then binge-watch a bunch of courses.
Those would be the two I'd recommend that are eLearning specific, and then you could investigate tool-specific training as well (e.g. Camtasia training). Good luck!
I guess it depends on what you mean by technical skills. If you are looking at gaining expertise in using Storyline and fully using its features, one of the best ways is to enter the weekly elearning challenges. They are a great way to hone your skills.
Other skills to gain would include the use of graphics programs, story telling and writing, colour theory.
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Hi Ash,
It's impressive what you've already done! What's your end goal for developing more technical skills? Are you interested in more ad-hoc personal learning or something more structured that you could put on a resume?
Hi Allison,
I will be working on a suite of compliance courses and organization wide training starting next year. My boss wants me to step up the game when it comes to the e-learning design and make it more engaging and appealing to the learners.
That's the reason am looking to gain some technical skills to create the wow factor in my e-learning courses :) Something along the lines of micro learning, gamification etc.
Great! I would definitely check out the eLearning Guild's huge list of curated content. If you get a higher membership plan you'll be able to access their archived materials. Their summits focus on cutting-edge topics for eLearning which could be really useful to you. I think the Guild is going to be your best bet for learning how to implement new trends in L&D.
Lynda.com also has some great courses on both technical and soft-skills for ID. You could purchase a month and then binge-watch a bunch of courses.
Those would be the two I'd recommend that are eLearning specific, and then you could investigate tool-specific training as well (e.g. Camtasia training). Good luck!
Thank you very much, Allison. I will look into eLearning Guild and LinkedIn Learning :)
Have a great day!
I guess it depends on what you mean by technical skills. If you are looking at gaining expertise in using Storyline and fully using its features, one of the best ways is to enter the weekly elearning challenges. They are a great way to hone your skills.
Other skills to gain would include the use of graphics programs, story telling and writing, colour theory.
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