LTMS 540 Instructional Designer as Entrepren

This course focuses on the evolution of the profession of instructional designer from one customarily employed by a corporation to one where the instructional designer is most frequently an independent contractor. The focus is on the effect this has on the required skillset and mindset of the designer. The course explores tools and techniques for finding work, evaluating requests for proposals, writing proposals, meeting with selection teams, and building strategies that can be enhanced by technology integration. The goal of the course is to establish a systematic process for designing the workflows, processes, and skillsets needed to build an instructional design consultancy.