What Skills Do You Need to Be an Instructional Designer? 

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If you're new to instructional design and eLearning, or you've recently fallen into it for the first time, figuring out what skills you actually need can leave you confused and overwhelmed. And to top it off, everyone has a different opinion, which can leave you frantically trying to learn it all.
But the good news is, you don't have to learn (or even love) it all! One of the many great things about the world of instructional design and eLearning development is that you don't have to be a master of every aspect of it. No matter your background or talents, you can choose to be a generalist, doing a little bit of everything, or a specialist, focusing on a few specific things.
So, what skills do you need to be an instructional designer or eLearning developer? Well, in this video, I'll share with you what instructional design skills I think are most critical; however, I also share why you don't have to learn it all.
👉 Learn more about what instructional design is, what instructional designers do, and what skills you need to become an instructional designer by checking out this article: community.elearningacademy.io/c/knowledge-base/what-is-instructional-design
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:00 What Does it Mean to Be an Instructional Designer?
02:18 "T-Shaped" Instructional Designers
04:06 What Instructional Design Skills You Need
04:11 Learning Theory
04:54 Data Analysis
05:15 Project Management
05:45 Multimedia Development
06:30 Visual Design
06:51 Instructional Design is Multidisciplinary
07:28 Closing