Rachael's Journey in Instructional Design

Welcome to my journey of learning and exploring Instructional Design. I began this journey in November 2020 through Walden University. I look forward to what the future holds in opening this new career door.

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Professional Development Plan

Objective:  Learn a new computer program, Articulate 360, to build one e-learning course in ninety days. The department’s goal for 2023 is to offer our customers live virtual training and elearning courses through our Learning Management Systems. Staff will need to become proficient in learning Articulate 360 Storyline and Rise to design elearning training.  Formal…

by Rachael G. Byrd August 21, 2022

High-Tech Training

A trainer will use technology to create, design, and conduct training in today’s world. The question is, what type of technology would be effective and efficient in learning the objectives for the learner? Stolovitch & Keeps (2011) points out that “how technology designed that makes the learning effectiveness difference, not the technology for transmitting and…

by Rachael G. Byrd August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

An Example of a Needs Assessment

The Training and Development course assignment is to choose an organization that needs a fictitious training program. One of the first steps would be completing a needs assessment. According to Weisberg (2017), “needs assessment is important because it helps an organization determine the gap preventing it from reaching its desired goals.” The needs assessment will…

by Rachael G. Byrd July 14, 2022

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