From web content manager to instructional designer
15 of the 36 essential skills of a instructional designer are already essential for a web content manager — about 42% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from web content manager in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 21
- would be new
- 42%
- of the target job covered
- 36
- essential skills of a instructional designer
What a instructional designer does
Instructional designers develop instructional material for training courses using multimedia technology and authoring tools. They aim to create instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skills more efficient, effective, and appealing.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply tools for content development
- authoring software
- compile content
- conduct content quality assurance
- content development processes
- develop digital content
- identify customer requirements
- manage content metadata
- provide multimedia content
- provide written content
- publishing strategy
- translate requirement concepts into content
- translate requirements into visual design
- use markup languages
- web programming
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a instructional designer and not for a web content manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply ICT terminology
- apply teaching strategies
- cognitive psychology
- conduct educational activities
- create SCORM packages
- create script for artistic production
- design web-based courses
- develop digital educational materials
- identify ICT user needs
- identify training needs
- instructional design models
- instructional strategies
- learning management systems
- manage content development projects
- proofread text
- standards for web-based e-learning
- structure information
- task algorithmisation
- teach writing
- use different communication channels
- use scripting programming
Other moves from web content manager
2 roles- digital media designer11 skills in common
- e-learning developer10 skills in common
← web content managerinstructional designer →The other way round
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