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Tim, your advice is right on the money. I've been in the digital space since 2011, and I feel more than ever it's like trying to keep up with a runaway train. This industry feeds the imposter syndrome, which personally I feel I will always have. Thank you for providing clarity and light which has shifted my current mindset as a search for my next employment. One thing that sets you apart is you talk about the emotional side, our thoughts, concerns, and insecurities we might have as you talk about your own journey through your career, which helps reassure us all that we are not alone.
Thank you Tim!!!! This was exactly what I needed to hear at this point in my journey!! I appreciate your candid honesty and you are so correct about all the noise out there. I was feeling a little lost in my current transition but I have a much clearer sense of direction after watching this. Thank you for sharing your journey and insights.
This is the best career development advise and the most well presented advise I have EVER seen. You are REALLY good at this and you can tell how committed you are to people. Thank you for taking the time to do this one.
This was very on time for me, and I appreciate how you told your story while speaking to current noise. Will definitely be sharing with my team and peers that are in ISD.
Tim, I must say that you did a fantastic job talking about how you ended up in instructional design. I was confused with all of the noise, but I am glad I came across your channel. Thank you!
Thank you! I needed to hear these things; that it's okay to work on the things I'm passionate about and essentially become my best me. I love designing and digging into the behind the scenes to polish and present fun, interactive, visually stimulating online learning activities. You are inspiring!!!
Tim, your video resonated with SO many of my recent questions, thoughts and experiences. I am wrapping up 30 years in education, with over two decades as a digital learning specialist working mainly with adult learners. Next year we will be moving to another state, so I decided it’s time for a career change. Your graphic displaying all of the possible skill areas related to instructional design prompted me to laugh heartily! That is exactly where I am. I am enrolled in a graduate certificate program that should provide key foundational understanding, but I know I need to build my technical skills with common ID tools. I have deep expertise with digital tools in education that do not appear on that slide. :-) I believe I will develop skills quickly, but there are so many paths I could pursue. I am a motivated learner, and I really appreciate the broad advice you provided in this video. I think I need to dabble and find out what captures my passion. I will leave my website and LinkedIn profile for later, after I build tangible skills in new domains. Btw, I used Authorware to create an interactive CD of middle school multimedia projects in the late 90's… I heard you mention it on a podcast interview :-)
Thanks for sharing your story...and I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the video! If there's ever anything I can do to help you OR answer any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to me in our free community here: community.elearningacademy.io/home
Hi Tim! Your advice regarding being selfish about your career really hit home and was exactly what I needed to hear today. Thanks for providing such consistently helpful content!
Really enjoyed this video. It's given me a shift in perspective to hear that I can focus on a few specific skillset as an ID instead of feeling pressured to learn everything. Great tips here. Subscribed!
Great content, Tim. I'm glad I watched it at the right time in my journey. I have built one branching scenarios project and my website and was overwhelmed by the stress of having to learn everything else. Thank you.
Hey Tim! A great video indeed! It has provided me with a lot of clarity and helped me to see more clearly. I have got answers to a lot of my questions. Awesome stuff!
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I want to have a vision when I am starting with my ID work. I have a PhD in biology and am teaching as an adjunct. While, the tenure is rare all over the world, I want to be in academia and make my small contribution towards it. It is just that at the moment, I am not sure about the progress of the IDs professional path. I mean not the transition from junior to senior to manager position but in terms of work and growth opportunities. I would love to hear your thoughts on "how do you see yourself progressing after you start working as an ID?" Thanks again for your time.
Thanks for watching and commenting! This is a great question. Let me give it some thoughts and I'll see if there's a video in that idea I can post in the future. With that said, I'd encourage you to connect with Jamiee Kubatske, Kathleen Volk, and/or Jim Brown. All of them have background in academia and have sine transitioned into ID. I'm sure they can provide some insights. Jamiee also has a background in biology. Here are links for where you can learn more about them: Jaimee: elearningacademy.io/academy/student-stories/jaimee-kubatzke/ Kathleen: elearningacademy.io/academy/student-stories/kathleen-volk/ Jim: elearningacademy.io/academy/student-stories/jim-brown/
Any tips in shifting from UX to Learning Experience Design. I have a MSc in psychology and PhD in "Educational Science" and my thesis was on multimedia learning/attention guiding via signaling. On that project I also worked on the development of an LMS for 5 years plus other 5 years in a UXR and consumer insight's company. Now I really want to go back to e-learning, but I can only find ID jobs that obviously will not accept a wide experience but not completely focused on ID.
My best suggestion would be to find out how your UX skills can be adapted to LXD...and then work to create samples of work that demonstrate that. That's the thing that will help hiring managers see how your skills apply.
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Every industry needs a Tim Slade; wow! what a video 🙌
That’s too kind! Thank you!
Tim, your advice is right on the money. I've been in the digital space since 2011, and I feel more than ever it's like trying to keep up with a runaway train. This industry feeds the imposter syndrome, which personally I feel I will always have. Thank you for providing clarity and light which has shifted my current mindset as a search for my next employment. One thing that sets you apart is you talk about the emotional side, our thoughts, concerns, and insecurities we might have as you talk about your own journey through your career, which helps reassure us all that we are not alone.
Thanks, Martin!
Thank you Tim!!!! This was exactly what I needed to hear at this point in my journey!! I appreciate your candid honesty and you are so correct about all the noise out there. I was feeling a little lost in my current transition but I have a much clearer sense of direction after watching this. Thank you for sharing your journey and insights.
You're so welcome! I'm glad it was all helpful!
This is the best career development advise and the most well presented advise I have EVER seen. You are REALLY good at this and you can tell how committed you are to people. Thank you for taking the time to do this one.
Thanks for all the kind words! I really appreciate it!
Excellent information. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
This was very on time for me, and I appreciate how you told your story while speaking to current noise. Will definitely be sharing with my team and peers that are in ISD.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Tim, I must say that you did a fantastic job talking about how you ended up in instructional design. I was confused with all of the noise, but I am glad I came across your channel. Thank you!
I'm so happy to hear it was helpful! That makes my day! Thanks again for watching! :)
Thanks!
Wow! Thank you!
Thank you! I needed to hear these things; that it's okay to work on the things I'm passionate about and essentially become my best me. I love designing and digging into the behind the scenes to polish and present fun, interactive, visually stimulating online learning activities. You are inspiring!!!
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Tim, your video resonated with SO many of my recent questions, thoughts and experiences. I am wrapping up 30 years in education, with over two decades as a digital learning specialist working mainly with adult learners. Next year we will be moving to another state, so I decided it’s time for a career change. Your graphic displaying all of the possible skill areas related to instructional design prompted me to laugh heartily! That is exactly where I am. I am enrolled in a graduate certificate program that should provide key foundational understanding, but I know I need to build my technical skills with common ID tools. I have deep expertise with digital tools in education that do not appear on that slide. :-) I believe I will develop skills quickly, but there are so many paths I could pursue. I am a motivated learner, and I really appreciate the broad advice you provided in this video. I think I need to dabble and find out what captures my passion. I will leave my website and LinkedIn profile for later, after I build tangible skills in new domains. Btw, I used Authorware to create an interactive CD of middle school multimedia projects in the late 90's… I heard you mention it on a podcast interview :-)
Thanks for sharing your story...and I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the video! If there's ever anything I can do to help you OR answer any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to me in our free community here: community.elearningacademy.io/home
Very helpful! Thank u!
You're welcome!
You the man Tim! Social studies teacher here in the process of transitioning, working on samples at the moment.
Thanks! I appreciate it!
Hi Tim! Your advice regarding being selfish about your career really hit home and was exactly what I needed to hear today. Thanks for providing such consistently helpful content!
I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Really enjoyed this video. It's given me a shift in perspective to hear that I can focus on a few specific skillset as an ID instead of feeling pressured to learn everything. Great tips here. Subscribed!
I’m glad you liked it and found it helpful, Mary! Thanks for watching!
Great content, Tim. I'm glad I watched it at the right time in my journey. I have built one branching scenarios project and my website and was overwhelmed by the stress of having to learn everything else. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad it was helpful!
Hey Tim! A great video indeed! It has provided me with a lot of clarity and helped me to see more clearly. I have got answers to a lot of my questions. Awesome stuff!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I want to have a vision when I am starting with my ID work. I have a PhD in biology and am teaching as an adjunct. While, the tenure is rare all over the world, I want to be in academia and make my small contribution towards it. It is just that at the moment, I am not sure about the progress of the IDs professional path. I mean not the transition from junior to senior to manager position but in terms of work and growth opportunities. I would love to hear your thoughts on "how do you see yourself progressing after you start working as an ID?" Thanks again for your time.
Thanks for watching and commenting! This is a great question. Let me give it some thoughts and I'll see if there's a video in that idea I can post in the future. With that said, I'd encourage you to connect with Jamiee Kubatske, Kathleen Volk, and/or Jim Brown. All of them have background in academia and have sine transitioned into ID. I'm sure they can provide some insights. Jamiee also has a background in biology. Here are links for where you can learn more about them:
Jaimee: elearningacademy.io/academy/student-stories/jaimee-kubatzke/
Kathleen: elearningacademy.io/academy/student-stories/kathleen-volk/
Jim: elearningacademy.io/academy/student-stories/jim-brown/
@@elearningacdmy I cannot thank you enough. All the best for your wonderful journey ahead. 🌻🙏
@@id_1146 You as well!
❤ love this channel. I found you about 26 mins ago but I mean what I said.
Thanks for this informative session! What software did you use to record/present in this format?
Glad you liked it! I record and edit everything in Camtasia. Hope that helps!
Any tips in shifting from UX to Learning Experience Design. I have a MSc in psychology and PhD in "Educational Science" and my thesis was on multimedia learning/attention guiding via signaling. On that project I also worked on the development of an LMS for 5 years plus other 5 years in a UXR and consumer insight's company. Now I really want to go back to e-learning, but I can only find ID jobs that obviously will not accept a wide experience but not completely focused on ID.
My best suggestion would be to find out how your UX skills can be adapted to LXD...and then work to create samples of work that demonstrate that. That's the thing that will help hiring managers see how your skills apply.