Instructional Design Contractor

Instructional Designers are set up to work as contractors if this type of work suits them. Is this something you've considered? I've been interested in this idea of having a few companies in a similar industry that I would create instructional content for them. I envision the projects as 3-10 month projects for a specific need. I know I would like the flexibility of working on a variety of projects over time.

Ideally, I'd like to have projects that I produce deliverables asynchronously. I would get to know the team and check in once a week, but otherwise I would produce the work on my own. If you have experience with this I think many of us would like to hear more about it.

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Blogs and Vacation

Taking a vacation while maintaining a blog is a challenge. Time changes, air transport and heavy bags are enough. To add to this I visited family who has lie bandwidth Internet. I used my small, 4-year old Android to create blog entries, final papers for a graduate course, and blog entries. There were snags but the challenge was invaluable. Do you have similar stories to share?

Solo ID? Team work?

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Digital Pioneers?

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