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Survey: What's your ID specialty?

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As described in the previous post there are various instructional design specialties.  However, when you complete a graduate program in instructional design, your core program is the same regardless of your ultimate specialty. 

For example, in your core program you will learn about instructional design theories, instructional design models, and how people learn. These courses teach principles that are at the heart of all your design work.

Some specialties use tools more than others. If you are an instructional designer for a university, you will likely use a Learning Management System (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard to host the course. You will need to know how to design courses that are instructionally sound . You may also use tools to create videos for the course.

In the corporate world you may be working with Trainers to produce e-learning modules. The types of tools they use can vary but the common ones are Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, and Articulate 360.

Another specialty is human performance technology. The tools you use depend on the situation, but you may be using tools to design needs assessments and evaluations.

What specialty do you want work in -- or what specialty do you currently work in? Please take this survey so we can learn about what these specialties are like.

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