Instructional Design Jobs - Tech Tips from UW-Stout

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August and September Online Classes with Openings
Instructional Design Job Opportunities
Tech Tip: 7 Technical Tips for Creating Video Lectures

Featured Program
          Instructional Design Certificate 

Editor: Shannon Mersand

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Get the Training You Need: August Online Courses with Openings

Instructional Design Certificate – Begins August 22

• EDUC 765 Trends and Issues in Instructional Design
• EDUC 767 Designing Computer-Based Training (Prerequisite EDUC 766)
  

E-learning and Online Teaching Certificate – Begins August 29

• EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators
• EDUC 762 Assessment in Elearning
  
• EDUC 763 Instructional Design for E-learning 

 

Instructional Design Job Opportunities Find out how you can prepare for a job in the growing field of instructional design (ID). Instructional Design Career Center UW Stout’s Instructional Design Career Center provides links to job boards, networking opportunities, and professional organizations, as well as hiring trends, and resources to build your resume, portfolio and volunteer experience.  The Free eBook: How To Become An Instructional Designer eLearning Industry’s free eBook shares stories from 24 instructional design professionals and answers to common questions about ID including tips on how to get started.  Top Instructional Design Tips Tom from Articulate provides a variety of articles with helpful advice for instructional designers. How Can Infographics Enhance Instructional Design Skills? Discover how infographics help showcase Instructional Design skills when graphic design skills are lacking. Instructional Design Cover Letters Tips from iSpring to help your cover letter stand out from the crowd. Find Instructional Design Positions Check out job opportunities with community colleges/ universities, business and industry, Department of Defense, government (state and local), nonprofit/trade associations, educational companies, healthcare, K-12 school districts, retail/wholesale/distribution, insurance, marketing, manufacturing, travel/hospitality, and telecommunications. Monster.com  Instructional Design Central Glassdoor Chronicle of Higher Education  HigherEdJobs.com  Association for Talent Development (formerly known as ASTD) Society for Applied Learning Technology  Indeed.com Virtual ID Jobs Careerbuilder.com

Featured Program Online Instructional Design Graduate Certificate Graduate certificate designed for professionals interested in enhancing their skills, developing focused competency in instructional design or switching careers. Begin in August 2016 and complete the Instructional Design Certificate in 8 months. EDUC 765 Trends and Issues in Instructional Design August 22 - October 14, 2016 EDUC 766 Instructional Strategies and Assessment Methods October 24 - December 16, 2016 EDUC 767 Designing Computer-Based Training (CBT) January 2 - February 24, 2017 EDUC 768 Project Management for Instructional Development February 27 - April 21, 2017 Our students say… "I feel like a sweepstakes winner after completing this certificate. I received not only a promotion, a bump in pay, and I've been tasked to change our Computer Education group (2 people) into an instructional design group that creates training sessions for staff, faculty and graduate students. I would not have been able to achieve this without the four courses in this certificate program."  ~ Keith Thompson, Taunton, MA Plan Ahead for September and October! Meet your professional development goals for continuing education, license renewal or advanced certification. List of September and October Online Courses Register today. No registration fee and no tuition due now.  All courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education degree program.