Instructional Designer

Remote

🎨 Design

Instructional Designers typically work for companies, colleges or universities and school districts to develop courses and enhance the curriculum by implementing technology and other learning tools. They work closely with teachers, professors, company executives and members of school boards to come up with interactive tools to aid learning initiatives. Their job is to research new technologies and review current courses to determine the best ways to optimize the learning process. They may also be responsible for tracking the progress of their course designs by visiting classrooms or employee training sessions.

What does a Instructional Designer do?

An Instructional Designer, or Instructional Developer, is responsible for using computer software and other technologies to streamline education courses for students and professionals. Their duties include consulting with subject experts to determine the efficiency of their course designs, transferring courses into online formats and creating course manuals for Teachers or professionals to use.

Responsibilities

A Instructional Designer should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Instructional Designer should be able to execute:

Define and document learning objectives.
Conduct research and collaborate with subject experts.
Create instructional material: courses, curriculum, student guides or training manuals.
Design content to optimize learning.
Generate the layout of the learning supports.
Redesign content to ensure it matches the learner’s needs.

Required Skills

A competitive Instructional Designer will have certain skills and qualifications, including: