{"id":2327,"date":"2018-02-01T12:44:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T16:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2018-02-01T12:44:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T16:44:13","slug":"e-learning-advice-how-to-get-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/e-learning-advice-how-to-get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Learning Advice: How to Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of questions I get about Instructional Design, E-Learning, Development – they’re all over the place, but the questions I get the most are:<\/p>\n

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  1. How do I get started (in Instructional Design or E-Learning)?<\/li>\n
  2. How do I find work?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So I thought I would take some time to discuss each of these questions, starting with “How do I get started?”<\/p>\n

    There are a lot of ways of answering this question, and I’ve written about my origin story before<\/a>. However, I’ll give you the short version of my story here:<\/p>\n

    I didn’t know Instructional Design was a profession, and I studied Psychology and Linguistics in school, hoping to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. A friend I knew worked as an Instructional Designer, referred me to apply at the company for which she worked, and I fell in love with the role. My start was an unconventional start.<\/p>\n

    Some folks fall into Instructional Design with backgrounds in Human Resources or Training Coordination, some Instructional Designers are former teachers, or have teaching backgrounds, and some take a more direct approach (and those methods certainly don’t encompass all means of becoming an Instructional Designer).<\/p>\n

    First Things First – Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Are you even interested in Instructional Design or E-Learning? My first piece of advice is to do your research. There are a ton of places to do this research, but my top two would be:<\/p>\n

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    1. Talking to someone who is already working within the role, and asking them questions about their day-to-day.<\/li>\n
    2. The Instructional Design subreddit<\/a> – there are tons of helpful nuggets in there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Other places you might want to look:<\/p>\n