Begin at the Beginning

I'm a writer and artist that has gone digital.  My family has generations of teachers in it, and I have always leaned in that direction myself.  So much of my graphic work was for online learning companies, designing eLearning interfaces and content.

For the last year I have been working on a Master's in Teaching and Learning with Technology.  It's a continuation of instructional design and graphic design I have done for years for various companies.  It is refreshing to be approaching the work from a verbal point of view instead of a graphics point of view.  This year I have designed the verbal and graphic content for several online courses, as well as developed the eLearning course application.  It is the kind of work I am used to doing with a team of experts for every stage, but now I am the expert.

I miss having the luxury of time to develop the graphical look and feel of courses.  I've been using Articulate Storyline, and it provides the interaction and "skin" for the courses.  Here's a screenshot of a course I designed, using my own photography and graphics.

I've used screen capture video and recorded voice over audio for several courses, and created presentations for clients.  I've designed ILT (instructor lead training), and CBT (computer based training).  I've learned about and done needs assessments and worked with SME's (subject matter experts).

It's been an exciting year, and I'm looking forward to finding a full time job as an Instructional Designer soon.