Competency frameworks for Instructional Designers

To be able to communicate effectively in visual, oral and written form
Express instructions in a language understandable for a multimedia team
To work in close collaboration with teachers
To explain an e-learning or multimedia course requirements to the author
To know about the "politeness rules" to communicate on the Internet

To have a general knowledge of cognitive science
To understand pedagogical concepts
To understand the author's intentions
To be able to suggest improvements based on feedback collected during evaluation
To analyse if the resources were well prepared
To analyse if the tools and activities were well designed
To analyse if the structure of the course was well designed
To be able to find additional resources
To propose media and interactivity solutions according to learning objectives
To advise the author on different learning activities according to objectives
To analyse if the pedagogical goals of the course were achieved
To be aware of the education process in e-learning or multimedia course
To understand the functions of multimedia
To analyse the usage of the multimedia in the context of the educational needs of the course

To have knowledge of methodology of designing online courses
To design flexible e-learning
To transform traditional activities into e-learning activities
To analyse educational needs for a given e-learning course
To design and organize the e-learning/multimedia course
To write e-learning pedagogical scenario
To choose appropriate e-learning tools and techniques in a given situation
To write course supporting materials
To define the role of multimedia in the educational process
To fit and choose different multimedia techniques and interactions and different kind of resources in given situation
To adjust multimedia to possibilities
To "imagine" the course on the screen and write e-earning /multimedia scenario
To be aware of what should be in a multimedia scenario for adults
To evaluate multimedia product prototype

To understand technical possibilities
To have knowledge of virtual learning environments
To select and use the appropriate communication tool
To select and use the appropriate assessment and evaluation tools
To organize course structure on an e-learning platform
To set up the course on an e-learning platform
To add resources and tools to an e-learning platform
To advise the author on the type and volume of the content

To be aware of project management constrains (time, budget, etc.)
To be aware of local and national policies on ICT
To be able to conduct a need analysis
To demonstrate organizational and time management skills
To demonstrate problem solving skills
To demonstrate decision-making skills
To be able to conduct project meetings
To integrate and coordinate multi-disciplinary team work (admin staff, teachers, etc.)

Welcome in competency frameworks for instructional designers

The role of instructional designer is between teacher and multimedia developer. That is somebody with pedagogical background from one hand and ICT background from the other. In many cases teacher, instructional designer and multimedia developer will be one and the same person.

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