Instructional Design Job Listings from Monster.com | |
Job Title | Job Description |
Instructional Designer Collabera Richardson, TX | This position involves converting face to face course materials to an eLearning platform. Required skills:
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Instructional Designer TEKsystems Dallas, TX Salary: $45k | This position works in a team environment to develop online courses for secondary learners. Required skills: · Instructional design or curriculum development · Multimedia storyboarding · E-Learning · Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Word |
Instructional Developer Archipelago Learning Dallas, TX | This position designs and develops online courseware for secondary learners as the lead of a team. Required skills: · B.A. in Instructional Design, education, communication or a related field(master’s degree preferred) · 2+ years experience developing education or training solutions. · Multimedia storyboarding · MS Office · Proficiency with online education and e-learning · Strong problem solving skills · Strong communication skills · Personal portfolio |
I took several of the self-assessments and found I have gaps in my skills which the degree I’m working on should help fill. I did find that the job of Instructional Designer is a growth field in Texas and the pay is comparable to what I current make as a software trainer.
Professional Organizations | |
American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) | |
Mission | Through exceptional learning and performance, we create a world that works better. |
Cost of Membership | Membership Rates: · 12 month individual: $199 · 24 month individual: $349 · Student 12 month: $59 · Senior 12 month: $90 · International: $169 |
Publications | · T+D Magazine · T+D Webcasts · The Buzz – email summary of latest training news from esteemed periodicals, journals and magazines · ASTD Links – email highlights ASTD’s latest research, public policy initiatives, chapter and member news. |
Professional Development | ASTD offers certificate program in areas such as eLearning theories, eLearning software and HR. |
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) | |
Mission | The mission of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology is to provide international leadership by promoting scholarship and best practices in the creation, use, and management of technologies for effective teaching and learning in a wide range of settings |
Cost of Membership | Membership Rates: · Corporate: $400 · Regular: $125 · Regular with ETR&D: $170 · Regular international: $125 · Regular international with ETR&D: $170 · Retired: $60 · Student: $75 |
Publications | · Educational Technology Research and Development – bi-monthly publication · Books: o TechTrends o Instructional Science o Learning and Instructional Technologies for the 21st Century o Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning o Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary o Distance Education: Definition and Glossary of Terms o Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology o Quarterly Review of Distance Education |
Professional Development | They offer a yearly conference. |
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) | |
Mission | Advancing Information Technology in Education and E-Learning research, development, learning, and its practical application. |
Cost of Membership | Membership Rates: · Professional: $115 · Student: $35 · Professional + Library: $175 · Student + Library: $35 |
Publications | Journals: · International Journal of E-Learning Coprorate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education · Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching · Journal of Interactive Learning Research · Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia · Journal of Technology and Teacher Education · Electronic: o AACE Journal o Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education |
Professional Development | The AACE holds several conferences a year. |
Professional Publications | |
American Educational Research Journal | |
Focus/Goals of the journal | The AERJ is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. |
Submission guidelines | · APA Style · Must address important issues for educational research · Must adhere to the AERA’s standards for reporting on research in AERA publications |
Peer Reviewed? | This journal is peer-reviewed |
Online? | The journal offers an e-version |
American Journal of Distance Education (AERJ) | |
Focus/Goals of the journal | Research and scholarship in American distance education |
Submission guidelines | Articles should be about methods, administration and techniques of distance teaching and based on research. |
Peer Reviewed? | This journal is peer-reviewed. |
Online? | This journal offers an e-version. |
These organizations and journals will help me stay up to date on current learning theory and applications. I was aware of some of the organizations and journals, but was pleased to find specific resources.
Performance Technologist | ||
Domains | ||
Standard 1: Design | The Performance Technologist helps decide the most effective types of instruction, strategies and technology for the targeted learners. | |
Standard 3: Utilization | The Performance Technologist offers the best way to deliver the design of instruction. | |
Standard 5: Evaluation | The Performance Technologist suggests the most effective ways to evaluate the instruction. | |
Competencies | ||
Focus on results and help clients focus on results | The Performance Technologist needs to be the expert to help their client achieve their goal. | |
Looks at situations systemically, taking into consideration the larger context including competing pressures. | The Performance Technologist needs to be able to see the big picture to aid the customer’s efforts for training. | |
Use partnerships or collaborate with clients and other experts as required. | The PT needs to be able to work with a team of other IT professionals to achieve the customer’s goals. | |
Be systematic in all aspects of the process including the assessment of the need, opportunity, design, solution, implementation and evaluation. | The PT is hired to be the expert and needs to demonstrate their ability to achieve the customer’s needs. | |
Performance Statements | |
Apply current research and theory to practice | The PT needs to be the expert in their field. |
Update and improve one’s skills and knowledge in instructional design and related fields. | The PT needs to be the expert in their field. |
Apply basic research skills to design projects | The PT needs to be the expert in their field. |
Conduct a needs assessment | The PT needs to understand what the needs of the project are. |
Identify and describe the target population characteristics. Analyze the characteristics of the environment. | The PT needs to understand what the needs of the project are. |
Reflect on and study the elements of a situation before finalizing design solutions and strategies. | The PT needs to understand what the needs of the project are. |
Select, modify, or create a design and development model appropriate for a given project. | The PT needs to develop the project. |
Evaluate and assess instruction and its impact. | The PT needs to insure the project is meeting its goals. |
Promote collaboration and partnership among the key participants in a design project. | The PT needs to insure the project is meeting its goals. |
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