1. Writing and Designing for Learners: New instructional designers often focus on finishing the job and minimizing technical mistakes related to grammar, branding guidelines, learning the tools, etc.
As a result, writing for learners takes a back seat. However, designing and writing with what will work for your learners takes Instructional Design to the next level.
2. Writing with Flow or Storytelling: New Instructional Designers tend to write well per topic or screen.
However, they fail to link various topics together to tell a story. We all know that humans learn and pay attention to stories. Hence, acquiring this will ensure learners are engaged with the course writing, design, and flow.
3. Project Ownership: New Instructional Designers typically rely on seniors to lead.
Their focus is on doing their part in course design and development. Hence, they may miss learning from observing the nitty-gritty of course design and development.
As we all know, a lot goes into launching a practical learning experience. By focusing on and learning from the entire project lifecycle, new Instructional Designers can learn to own entire projects instead of only their part. I’ve left the part on ‘tools’ out of my notes as I feel tools are enablers in implementing the underlying Instructional Design principles and practices. Learning the application of Instructional Design models and theories can make an Instructional Designer tool-agnostic and they’ll do well in any environment.
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