ID (Instructional Design) - http://www.instructionaldesign.org/
To begin, this website is designed to present to those seeking an effective use of educational technology as to solving many of educational challenges faced throughout the globe. This website provides and or presents learning resources to help teachers learn about educational technology tools that can improve teaching and learning.
While effective learning should be the driving force behind technology integration, it is important to keep up with technological advances in order to recognize potential solutions. Tools are abundant, but we must be able to recognize how to leverage their capabilities in order to improve the learning experience. To conclude, education is in need of a major improvement, a revitalizing creative disruption of dissonance that spear-heads the campaign for a more interesting appeal to not only those learners with academic challenges; however, presenting content in a more appealing manner which encourages our better yet, keeps the learner engaged during the leaning process.
Experiencing E-Learning - http://christytucker.wordpress.com/
I've really enjoyed previewing this website because the creator of this particular blog/website presents her approaches and personal experiences towards the instructional design field. For example, the author's blog is sectioned off into helpful resources: Instructional Design Skills - This section of the blog is an introductory of understanding towards those considering to enter in this field, basically, explaining the possible job functions of the instructional designer. The author continues by instilling a message of encouragement for learning as much as possible in regards to exploring the many resources that are readily available within the site/blog; Technology Skills for Instructional Designers - this section explains the importance of learning and or becoming familiar with various platforms; Adobe flash player, Dream weaver etc.
eHow.com - http://www.ehow.com/how_5110018_become-instructional-designer.html
Sometimes people can pursue an idea or better yet, and educational path; however, the individual is often at times sidetracked and or influence with the thought of how much money one can possibly make within a certain career. This last website keys-in towards the focus and the necessary steps of becoming an instructional designer. Successful Instructional Designers should be able to work across all forms of media, including traditional classroom settings, corporate training and advanced e-learning. They must be able to synthesize large amounts of complicated material into easily digestible segments in a manner that facilitates learning that students enjoy. Instructional Designers should have a thirst for knowledge and a curiosity about the principles of learning that drives them to seek new and innovative learning delivery methods.
In conclusion, I hope that I can continually grow with developing the skills and locating many resources to not only becoming a seasoned instructional designer; however, enhancing techniques for creating more efficient blogs.
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I peeked into the eHow.com website that you posted, Nathaniel, and you were right on target! I was particularly interested in the content of this site because instructional design as a field of study and career choice is pretty new to me, despite many years of experience in human resources (HR). Much of the "training" we have conducted in HR focuses largely on lecture rather than ensuring that employees walk away having really learned something. Thank you for uncovering this 'gem' of a site for me.
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