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E-Learning Design - How did you get started?
Hello, I'm Martin, a graduate who feels E-Learning would be a suitable profession for me, but I'm wondering where I can get my foot in the door. My final project for my degree was Flash and Photosh...
I started out as a technical writer. I was hired on for a contract doing instructional design due to my technical writing and tech savvy background.
I learned Articulate Presenter, Engage, and Quizmaker in a matter of days by using e-learning hero's and playing around with the program myself. Only one other person on my team knew Articulate so I didn't have much help.
I then got a contract doing QA and editing courses in Articulate Storyline. I learned this program on the job with a few hours introduction by my co-worker and then I dived in.
Some hints:
do the 30 day trials of the programs
also you can use udemy or Lynda.com