I'm New Here: A Podcast for New Instructional Designers and E-Learning Developers

Hey there new IDs. I have a confession. It’s getting increasingly difficult to produce and create these episodes. It’s not because of time, or resources. It’s because the world is on fire and it’s getting to me. I’m giving myself some grace this week and repurposing some content that originally aired on my youtube channel. As I mentioned last week, I’ll be wrapping up the first season of the podcast soon - most likely in the next two episodes. I’m already planning season two, so don’t worry - I’ll be back. 

Questions, comments, concerns? email me at Thenewhereshow@gmail.com

#blacklivesmatter

Today’s episode features a guest! I’m going to have a conversation with my friend, mentee, and colleague, Christine Belzie about The Learning and Development Conference.

Matthew Richter of the Thiagi group and Dr. Will Thalheimer  of Work-Learning Research created The learning and development conference - A pioneering L&D event designed to support human learning and action in the workflow

Over the course of  6 weeks, attendees were able to access both live and on-demand sessions, one-on-one sessions with experts. And much more.

This week I'm going to talk about the instructional design job search, and how to prepare for interviews including how to leverage your network and other connections. These tips are based on interviews from people who hire instructional designers and from interviewing for design positions myself.

Questions, Comments, Concerns? email thenewhereshow@gmail.com

What do you want to hear next??

This week’s episode is about race and actionable 'allyship'.

It also pays homage to the lives of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery. 

I close out the episode talking about ways you can put your instructional design skills into action for a good cause.

The content and discussion in today’s podcast will necessarily engage with racism and death. This is your content warning.

**The Regularly scheduled podcast for this week will air on Tuesday. 

In this episode I broke down the different types of instructional designers and what they might be expected to do:  

- Corporate Instructional Designers vs. Higher Education Instructional Designers  

- Internal Consultants vs. External Vendors/Consultants  

- Contract vs. Permanent    

Thanks for listening to I’m New Here. If you like the show and want to know more, check out www.nylalxd.com/imnewhere.    

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Go on and listen to episode three if you’ve got it in you, shout out to all my power listeners who listen to all three episodes in one sitting! See ya in episode three!

Instructional designers report high job satisfaction, demand above-average salaries, and enjoy good work-life balance. So, if instructional design work aligns with your interests and you feel confident that you can learn the skillset (as discussed in this article), then it’s an excellent career to pursue.

I’m Nyla, a mid-career Instructional designer and I’ve created the podcast, I’m new here, to help new instructional designers find their footing. Because doing it on your own can seem daunting at first.