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How to Become an Instructional Designer

Instructional design can be lucrative: positions often start at 60k and go up over 100k. Freelancers can easily start at $50 an hour and go up to $100, $150, $200 an hour depending on specialization. Find out what instructional designers ACTUALLY do and how you can become one! The official definition of instructional design is: […]

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Must-Read Books for Instructional Designers

Instructional design knowledge is just the start of being a good instructional designer – there are lots of other essential skills like usability, visual design, and more. It’s one of the things I love about this field, there’s always more to learn! This list begins with a broad text focusing on design in general – […]

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Instructional Design Librarian Starter Kit

Instructional design-related librarianship is a growing field, just like instructional design is. I get asked periodically about what it is exactly that I do, and while I love sharing my own experience, someone with the exact same job title as me might do something very different. I always encourage others to learn more about instructional […]

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So You Want to Get Started With eLearning Development

I love developing eLearning! It’s one of my favorite parts of my job. I developed my first Camtasia video as a library intern, and then dove deep into Camtasia, Storyline, and Adobe Captivate as a student in my master of educational technology program. Now, I use Camtasia and Storyline regularly to design info lit and […]

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Instructional Design Librarian Job Descriptions and Postings

As an Instructional Design Librarian I get asked periodically for my job description. (I’m trendy!) Since I started this job, I’ve been curious what other ID Librarians do, so I collect job postings as I see them, and I also Tweet out any ID-related librarian job postings that I see. You can download a zip […]

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Professional Development for Librarians: Try New “Learning Pathways” from Lynda.com

Last year LinkedIn purchased Lynda.com, the go-to subscription video service that teaches software, design, and more. Since the purchase, LinkedIn has been doing a lot to increase the value to users of both companies by integrating their best features. Now, LinkedIn users can complete one of 53 “Learning Pathways” on Lynda.com and display their achievement on their […]

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How to Become an Instructional Design/eLearning Librarian

I really, really like instructional design (aka ID). It is a growing field whether in libraries or without. I often get asked about what I do and I like to peruse/collect instructional design-related librarian job postings. So here goes! What does an Instructional Design/eLearning Librarian do? It varies! (Helpful response, I know!). My job is mostly developing […]

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Why I Got My Degree in Instructional Design (And You Should Too!)

I have a B.A. in English and a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS). Later on I earned a Master of Education in EduTech/Instructional Design. Every now and then I get asked why I got this second masters, and here’s the answer(s)! The Short Answer I spent years applying for librarian positions without having any luck. […]

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Making It Happen: Second Year Adventures as an Instructional Design Librarian

It’s been exactly one year since I wrote The Making of an Instructional Design Librarian for ACRLog. At the time, I was six months in to my new position. Now I’m a year and a half in! Time flies. That post seems to be fairly popular on the interwebs as evidenced by readers writing me about ID […]

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The Making of an Instructional Design Librarian

This post was originally published at ACRLog on January 20, 2015. I’m now in my sixth month and second semester as a tenure-track Instructional Design Librarian, which is a new position at my library. In December I completed my second master’s in Educational Technology (specializing in instructional design) so now I can call myself an instructional […]