
Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career
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Thinking about becoming an Instructional Designer (ID) but have no idea how to get started? Instructional Design is a field that is high in demand, very flexible, highly lucrative, and provides you with a great work-life balance (say bye to being overworked and underpaid)! Join Jill Davidian, 21-year corporate Instructional Design veteran and host of Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career! Jill has worked in many different industries including finance, health care, oil and gas, manufacturing, and even with the United Nations. She has helped over 500 new Instructional Designers launch their ID careers with corporate giants like Google and Amazon, as well as smaller companies. Each week she brings real talk, advice and inspiration, and interviews to help budding IDs stand out from the crowd and get that first job. Whether you are trying to figure out if Instructional Design is right for you, or you are ready to create a portfolio and rework your resume, you are in the right place to jumpstart your Instructional Design career.
Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career
16: Articulate Storyline vs. Rise
The two most-used eLearning development tools in corporate instructional design are Articulate Storyline and Articulate Rise. While both tools come from the same company, they have quite a few distinctions and serve very different purposes.
In this episode, we’re comparing Articulate Storyline and Rise. You’ll learn the primary purpose of each program, the learning curves, and other significant differences so that you can feel confident deciding which tool to use for your first project.
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
- Understand the major difference between Storyline and Rise, their learning curves, and their purposes
- Learn what it means to use a desktop-based vs. a web-based authoring tool
- Explore the concept of responsive eLearning and creating engaging courses
Resources and Links Mentioned:
Sign up for the Applied Instructional Design Academy
Listen to my episode on Software Programs You Need to Learn
Check out some portfolio samples
Connect with Jill
Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career Facebook Group
Website
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