Peter Lucas, MBA

Educators Wrestle with the real-life applications of the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan - insights from David Miyashiro, Eileen Belastock, CETL, Bonnie Chelette, and D'Andre Weaver, Ph.D. I love this quote: "Holistic planning also means encouraging teachers to ask, “Why am I using this technology? What am I using it for, and how is it helping?” There should be a balance between work that’s on the computer and work that isn’t." #edtech #k12education

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One of the questions I get asked often is "Is the instructional Design field Saturated?" So I'm talking about it. Sign up for my free, on-demand workshop "How to Get a Job in Instructional Design" to hear all about Market Saturation in the ID field AND what you need to do to get a job and stand out in the field. Spoiler alert: It's not saturated in the way you think. Sign up for the workshop here: https://lnkd.in/gnARkdqV

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I have seen so many job postings for learning/instructional designers that require content-area expertise--only learning designers with experience with this-super-specific-enterprise-software will be considered. Why isn't it more common knowledge that it's usually better if your learning designer doesn't have a lot of prior knowledge in the content area? That's what the SME is for. The SME-ID relationship depends on the SME to be the holder of the content expertise and the ID to be the holder of the learning expertise. Then we become greater than the sum of our parts. Then the magic happens.

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It could be that many IDs either don't know any better or their hands are tied. I have worked with many, many SMEs who believe ID only assemble what they are told..ie they dictate every aspect of the course. IDs are just "secretaries " for the SME. IDs are ordered to follow instructions if they want to stay employed . IDs may not know the particular content they are working with, but they are masters of presentation, they know how to keep learners engaged and they know how to assess learning has taken place. They know how to parse out material and allow different learning levels to excel. One of the biggest obstacles is getting SMEs to understand that we actually know more about presenting their material then they do. I call it "stay in your lane" As an SME you tell me the technical aspects of the material and I will tell you the best way to present it. You stay in your lane and I will stay in mine.

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Skip the drop-down menus! Despite their aesthetic appeal, they pose accessibility challenges. Ensure your course design is inclusive and compliant by avoiding non-compliant elements like drop-down boxes. #AccessibilityMatters #eLearningDesign #InclusiveLearning If you want to learn how to create valuable eLearning courses, get a copy of my Instructional Design For eLearning: Essential Guide To Creating Successful eLearning Courses book, which contains instructional design and eLearning ideas, methods, suggestions, and best practices. This book is also available in Spanish. https://lnkd.in/ezHeTi5A

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