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Trends in Hiring Instructional Designers: UW-Stout Instructional Design Career Center

Check here for current salary reports and job hunting advice. This page is part of a comprehensive ID career center created for UW-Stout students and open to all.

How to Break into Instructional Design

Mark Lieberman’s article from #Inside Digital Learning is rich in resources and hyperlinks. You will find insightful tips and early career advice from instructional designers working in higher education.

Is Instructional Design the Right Career?

Christy Tucker made the transition from high school teacher to a career as a highly successful instructional designer. She describes what it takes to make a move to instructional design. There are dozens of on-point articles to browse on Christy’s Experiencing Elearning blog.

Former Teacher Success Stories: Other Jobs for Teachers

Kari Kinesly shares many stimulating videos and interviews to discover. Success stories may help you find your way. You can also share your journey. Consider it.

Do You Need an Instructional Design Degree?

Tom Kuhlmann’s insights on the “back to school, or not” issue are grounded in real-world experience. His Rapid E-Learning Blog is rich in industry wisdom. You will also find a deep archive, including recent information on all E-Learning topics.

How I became an Instructional Designer: Interview with Xanthe

Xanthe Lawson’s career life story is fascinating. Her path from rural Australia to international instructional design resonates for all who desire to find their way as they learn.

How to Become an Instructional Designer by eLearning Industry

This eBook features ‘How I got here...’ stories from 24 accomplished instructional designers. Each designer shares tips, tricks, and insights about the job and art of instructional design. Read the book online, or sign up via LinkedIn with The eLearning Industry’s Network to download the book.

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Register Now for Fall Online Classes Editor: Dennis O’Connor This e-newsletter is brought to you by University of Wisconsin-Stout College of Education, Hospitality, Health, and Human Sciences.  Featured Online Courses EDUC 763 Instructional Design for E-learning Learn proven strategies for designing online instruction to match today’s varied educational needs. "I wish that I had enrolled in a course like this at the beginning of my venture into online teaching. This course showed me some beneficial tools and strategies. Anyone who is teaching online or thinking about teaching online should take this course." ~ Ginnie Fleming, Online Instructor Grades 4-6 West Chester, Pennsylvania How to Cope with Video Conferencing and WFH (Working from Home) Do's and Don'ts of Video Calls by Students and Staff UCRiverside provides a video (1:48 minutes) as a quick way to teach your colleagues or students how to make professional video calls. This brief, amusing video is an upbeat introduction to "... the best practices of framing, lighting, etiquette, sound" and more. It will grab your attention! Three Ways to Use Video Conferencing with Students Learning Remotely Catlin Tucker's infographics explain structuring small group instruction, managing group discussion, and ways to video conference with students. Also, don't miss the rich Q&A found in the comments section. Ditch That Textbook If you need "...tips, tricks, templates..." to engage students new to remote learning, visit this remarkable blog. You will find a deep archive of free activities, e-learning eBooks, classes, guides, and templates. A former high school teacher, Matt Miller, understands the needs of classroom teachers.  This blog will help you customize your online teaching and video conferencing to meet student needs. Video Conferencing Etiquette: Ten Tips for a Successful Video Conference This quick read distills ten common sense (but often overlooked) suggestions for your next video conference. Meredith Hart's tips are appropriate for everyone working from home. Additionally, OWL labs provide a free app, WFH (Work from Home), to help you organize your new normal life.  121 Tools for Distance Learning; Strategies for Student Engagement The Albert Team provides an extensive, well-organized list of e-learning tools, guides, benefits, and drawbacks. Just scrolling to the bottom of the page may seem overwhelming, but you'll find a wealth of resources to fit your circumstances. Seven Remote Learning Strategies for Classrooms and Schools Here's a short and smart list that will get you started.

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Instructional Design Jobs - Tech Tips from UW-Stout

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In This Issue

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

This e-newsletter is brought to you by University of Wisconsin-Stout College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

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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.

Cloud Based Collaboration Tool + Great Summer Online Classes from UW-Stout

In This Issue Top 5 Cloud-based Collaboration Tools Tech Tip: Quick Tips to Organize Dropbox for a Paperless Classroom Featured Certificate Programs: Instructional Design and Reading Popular Summer Online Courses Editor: Karen Franker This e-newsletter is brought to you by University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Education. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please see instructions to manage preferences at the bottom of this message. Web version of the newsletter. Cloud-Based Collaboration Tools Compare the features of free cloud-based tools to facilitate learner collaboration or projects with your peers. Discover tips for successfully managing shared files in a paperless office or classroom. OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box: Which Cloud Storage Service is Right for You? Sarah Mitroff compares the strengths and weaknesses of four popular cloud storage services including file size restrictions and free storage limits. Collaborating with Office 365: OneDrive Pip Cleaves describes how to create, upload, sync and share Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint documents within OneDrive. Using Evernote in the Classroom (Video 5:29 minutes) Kyle Snowdon shares his strategies to foster learner collaboration with Evernote in the higher ed classroom. Delivering Peer Feedback with Google Forms Alice Keeler describes her system for using a rubric to simplify and manage peer-to-peer feedback in Google Forms. 8 Ed Tech Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Interactive Classroom Collaboration Kelly Walsh describes eight free online tools for “on the fly” learner collaboration including: Padlet, Twiddla, and Socrative. 5 More Cool Tools to Take Collaboration to a New Level Alan John describes creative and fun Web tools such as ThinkBinder, Flowboard, Podio, DebateGraph, Dweeber to facilitate online study groups and other collaborative work. Featured Certificate Programs Instructional Design Certificate http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/instructionaldesigncert.cfm Register soon to reserve a spot to begin May 2015 and complete the certificate in 8 months. (8-week courses) EDUC 765 May 4 - June 26, 2015 EDUC 766 June 29 - August 21, 2015 EDUC 767 August 24 - October 16, 2015 EDUC 768 October 19 - December 11, 2015 "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 into an instructional design group that creates training sessions for staff, faculty and graduate learners. I would not have been able to achieve this without the four courses in this certificate program." ~ Keith Thompson, Taunton, MA Reading Teacher Certification http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/readingcert.cfm Start in June and enroll in one course per term to complete the certification in six semesters (two years). “I know the rigor of the UW- Stout program was key to my success in being offered a reading specialist and literacy coaching position with the DeForest Area School District. The interview team was clearly impressed when I presented items from my eportfolio. I feel well prepared to take on this new and exciting challenge.” ~ Kathy Williams, DeForest, WI Check out the Popular Summer Online Courses List of Summer 2015 Online Courses Meet the instructors, view the descriptions and reserve your spot now! Register today to reserve a spot. No payment is due now. Tuition for summer courses is due in mid-July. Meet your professional development goals for continuing education, license renewal or advanced certification. Don’t delay! Tech Tip: Quick Tips to Organize Dropbox for a Paperless Classroom Vicki Davis demonstrates some excellent quick tips to manage and share work in Dropbox. (Video 9:54 minutes)

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