Chapter 4

The E-Learning Professional

Carla Torgerson

Did you read the previous chapter and get excited about the possibilities of using your teaching skills to design instruction for workplace settings rather than a classroom? Do you also have strong technical skills—maybe you love to make killer PowerPoint presentations, create cool videos for your students, or find crazy ways to use technology in the classroom? If so, you should consider the rapidly expanding area of instructional design that focuses on using technology to teach.

I still remember lining my stuffed animals up on my bed and playing school as a child. When I was in college I explored many fields, trying to determine the best major for me. In the end, elementary education seemed ...

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