appropriate responses

“Learning is an enduring change in behavior, or in the capacity to behave in a given fashion, which results from practice or other forms of experience” (p. 2).

In a 2019 report from the eLearning Guild, Bozarth noted that in 2014 when applying for ID jobs, instructional designers were expected to be able to do the following: Conduct needs analyses Conduct task assessments Write learning objectives Know the ADDIE process Understand supplier management Use desktop publishing Create graphic designs Use authoring tools Create with PowerPoint Produce and manage live & recorded webinars Support the training database Work with subject matter experts Create instructor-led training The eLearning Guild’s 2019 review shows even more skills lumped into the ID job skill category (Bozarth, 2019). In addition to the list above, postings for jobs focused primarily on instructional design included a desire for expertise in Video production and editing Audio production and editing Web design/HTML5 Game design/badges Dashboard creation Digital products Mobile app design Social and collaboration tools Assorted learning platforms Data analysis Content curation Augmented, virtual, and mixed realities

Simon Institute’s plans to open-source their huge collections of digital learning software, there has been much excitement that this will be a catalyst for encouraging interest in continuous formative improvement in direct instruction, learning, and performance support.