Reflection on Chapter 5: How Do I Teach Myself a New Skill? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on the questions at the end of each chapter. Feel free to join the conversation by responding in the comments with your answers to the discussion questions (with plain text or a link to your post). Here is the reflection question for the fifth chapter: What was one New Year's resolution that you didn't follow through on? How would you approach this

Reflection on Chapter 4: Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on the questions at the end of each chapter. Feel free to join the conversation by responding in the comments with your answers to the discussion questions (with plain text or a link to your post). Here is the reflection question for the fourth chapter: Five years ago, did you imagine yourself working in the instructional design field? If the

Reflection on Chapter 3: What Kind of Instructional Designer Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on the questions at the end of each chapter. Feel free to join the conversation by responding in the comments with your answers to the discussion questions (with plain text or a link to your post). Here is the reflection question for the third chapter: Think about your current skills within your position. What title

Reflection on Chapter 2: What Are the Pros and Cons of Instructional Design? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on the questions at the end of each chapter. Feel free to join the conversation by responding in the comments with your answers to the discussion questions (with plain text or a link to your post). Here is the reflection question for the second chapter: Think about a time you went above and beyond in a role. Describe the impact this

Reflection on Chapter 1: What Does an Instructional Designer Do? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on the questions at the end of each chapter. Feel free to join the conversation by responding in the comments with your answers to the discussion questions (with plain text or a link to your post). Here is the question for the first chapter: Think back to a time when you had to explain your role. How could you word the role differently to make

I recently started reading Dr. Luke Hobson's book, What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer. Obviously, the best time to have read this book would've been when I started considering a career change, but the second best time is right now. If you're interested in becoming an instructional designer and haven't heard of Dr. Hobson, you should definitely: Follow him on LinkedIn Check out his podcast Subscribe to his YouTube channel Grab a copy of this book What