According to Christy Tucker, Experiencing E-Learning, there are two ways to become an Instructional Designer. The direct way is to get your master's degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or another similar field. The other way is the indirect route. These people come from an education or training background.
One should use planning and curriculum planning skills every chance he gets, for they are relevant to instructional designing. Get into the practice of creating your own materials, lessons and extra handouts. Keep a portfolio of your work and talk about it in the interview.
Christy also believes that people who are interested in moving into the instructional design field should learn and keep up with as much current technology as possible. Basic html knowledge is generally expected, Captivate and Lectora training software is found in most corporations. Experience with Learning Managements Systems such as Blackboard or Moodle would be helpful as well. These are just a few of the technology tools that are needed to be successful in this field. Depending upon where you work, the employer may use other training tools.
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