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🎶 Transitioning from a music background to instructional design? It’s not only possible but also a great way to bring your unique skills to a whole new field! You might be wondering: Does my experience really translate? The answer is YES. Musicians often excel at storytelling, creativity, and engaging audiences—all vital in creating effective learning experiences. 📣 These inspiring stories show how people with music backgrounds have successfully made the leap into instructional design, proving this field truly welcomes professionals from all walks of life. If you’ve ever thought about taking your passion for music and combining it with a love of teaching and creating, this might be your sign. ✨ #instructionaldesign #elearning #traininganddevelopment #edtech #instructionaldesigner #learningstrategies #adultlearning #education #careerdevelopment #musicteacher #professionaldevelopment #educationaltechnology #trainingtips #edtechsolutions #transferableskills #careerchange

As someone who has walked the path from the classroom to instructional design, I've learned firsthand the power of personalized learning. From my earliest days in school to advancing in my field, I've seen that true learning is about more than just textbooks – it's about nurturing passions and fostering curiosity. When I look back on my educational journey as a student, I realized music was what made my learning experience memorable. From choir practices to musical events, I've witnessed firsthand how music can ignite creativity, enhance collaboration, and deepen understanding of certain concepts. It's a reminder that personal interests can shape our educational experiences in profound ways. Except, designing meaningful learning experiences is an art that involves careful planning, creativity, and a deep understanding of students' needs and interests. It’s not easy, but you are not alone. Check out our latest blog where I delve into my journey and share actionable tips for creating meaningful learning experiences for your students. Read the full blog post here - https://lnkd.in/d8XaBtCd #learningexperiences #meaningfullearningexperiences #teachingtips #tipsforeducators #teachingandlearning

🎬 Transforming Online Learning with Video – Part 3 🎥 Would you play music while lecturing?🤔 Your immediate response to this question is most likely ‘No’. Yet, curiously, we sometimes encounter exactly this in instructional videos. In our quest to make these videos captivating, we inadvertently introduce elements that hinder rather than aid learning – elements that are more distracting than beneficial for students’ learning. Enter the crucial process of weeding 🌱. Just like tending a garden, weeding in video production involves eliminating extraneous information that doesn't directly contribute to learning outcomes. Every visual and audio element must serve a purpose in supporting these goals. Effective educational videos are all about keeping the content focused, concise, and directly relevant to the intended learning outcomes. By doing so, we avoid overwhelming students with unnecessary information. In this context, less truly becomes more. Stay curious, stay connected, and keep making an impact! #OnlineLearning #VideoInEducation #LearningExperience

🚨 New Feature Announcement: Video and Audio Lessons Our team has released a game-changing feature that we believe will transform your training experience. You can now add subtitles to your videos, narrate your slides with audio, and enhance recorded lectures with high-resolution slide decks alongside the footage. Everyone learns differently, and we get that. Visual learners love graphics, auditory learners prefer text and audio, and some need special accommodations. Our new features are designed to meet all these needs. Let us know if you want to see these features in action or give them a try. Also, check out our blog for more details. Let’s keep learning and growing together! https://lnkd.in/eZhRSvmk

After 26 years as a music teacher, I took a leap of faith and pivoted into instructional design—and I couldn’t be happier! Transitioning into a new field wasn’t easy, but with determination, strategic planning, and lots of learning, I’m now thriving in my instructional design roles! 💼✨ In my latest blog post, I’m sharing the full story of how I made this career change: ✔️ How I identified my transferable skills ✔️ The resources (many of them FREE!) that helped me prepare ✔️ How volunteering and building a portfolio opened doors ✔️ Lessons I learned along the way I owe a huge thank you to some incredible professionals whose advice and resources guided me through this journey. If you’re looking to transition into instructional design, I highly recommend following these thought leaders: 👉 Robin Sargent, Ph.D. Instructional Designer-Online Learning (IDOL Academy) 👉 Jill Davidian (Aida Academy) 👉 Tim Slade (eLearning Designer's Academy) 👉 Luke Hobson, EdD (Instructional Design Institute) 👉 Cindy Lish 👉 Susana Briscoe-Alba 👉Holly Owens 👉Nadia Johnson, MSIDT If you’re a teacher or anyone considering a career pivot, this post is for YOU. I’ve been where you are, and I know the challenges—but I also know the opportunities waiting on the other side. You have to know what you want and RUN YOUR RACE. 👉 Click here to read my story: https://lnkd.in/dbNyf4WT 🔽 I’d love to hear from you! Are you considering a career change? What’s your biggest challenge? #CareerPivot #InstructionalDesign #FromTeacherToDesigner #CareerChange #SuccessStory #LifelongLearning

If you work in the eLearning space but you're not utilizing pro-voiceover you might want to peep this stat 👀 “When a script is read by a professionally-trained reader 83% of the information will be retained by the listener. If the same script is delivered by an untrained person, retention can drop to 41%, or even lower” -The Foundation of Psychological Research Is saving a few thousand bucks worth a potential 40% drop in retention? As a former teacher and professional voice actor I know how to highlight the teaching moments in content and help customers better understand the functionality of products. Higher retention means happier end-users ➡ Happier end users means ➡ ✅ Fewer lawsuits ✅Better safety ✅More efficiency ✅Money saved; money earned Have a current project you'd like to hear my voice on? Or an old script partial or full? Send it my way and I'll give you a free sample read. #instructionaldesign #elearning #retention

Creating inclusive eLearnings starts with considering the diverse needs of your learners. Use accessible content and verbiage, offer multiple learning formats (audio, visual, interactive), and provide closed captions and text-to-speech options. Let's make education accessible for everyone! #InclusiveLearning #eLearning #Accessibility

How can college professors use interactive video lessons to make teaching more engaging? And why does it matter? Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dAwf_5yK #videolesson #highered #studentengagement #instructionaldesign #edtech #edtechteachers #videolearning #teachingtools

There is nothing worse in online education than a bad video lecture. If you've ever experienced the brain fog and wandering thoughts and heavy eyelids and overwhelming sense of deadening obligation uniquely generated by the monotonous drone of a back-lit talking head swimming in digital artifact while overexplaining an overpacked slide in a tinny, echoing voice, then you understand. The ongoing challenge, of course, is that a poorly-executed video lecture is dead easy, while producing a quality online video presentation is not. But if you are a teacher, presenter, producer, instructional designer, or product developer in this space and these times, you really have no choice but to put in the work. Downshift into low gear, let out the clutch, put the pedal down and power yourself out of the boring muck.  More here:

I never realized I was a visual learner until a conversation with a friend years ago revealed something about myself: I see the world in storyboards. This changed everything about how I approach teaching and learning. In its most basic form, storyboarding means visualizing different elements of a narrative or workflow to create a tangible structure. While this is commonly used in filmmaking, business presentations, and animation, it applies beautifully to how I process life. This insight transformed my teaching philosophy. While some might say, "Teach the way you learn," my experience opened my eyes to a more inclusive approach: teach in a way that reaches everyone so no one feels left behind. My goal became simple but meaningful: adapt my methods, understand different learning styles, and ensure everyone has a comparable learning experience. I've incorporated various approaches: - Videos for visual learners - Voice-over explanations for auditory learners - Interactive activities for hands-on learners - Structured content for systematic thinkers -Self-paced activities for independent learners After eight years of conducting training sessions and double that presenting, I continue to adjust my teaching style and experiment with new methods. Keeping my finger on the pulse of how people learn differently has become both a passion and a commitment to inclusive education.