Kick off the new year with Sarah as she dives into the must-have tool for every instructional designer: a learning portfolio. In this episode of Learning to Design with Sarah, discover why portfolios are game-changers for aspiring, developing, and professional instructional designers alike.

Join Sarah as she unpacks the essentials of what a learning portfolio is, why it matters, and how it can showcase your skills, expertise, and unique approach to learning design. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your ID journey, you'll learn actionable tips on creating a portfolio—even if you don’t have professional experience yet. Plus, Sarah shares her secrets on leveraging free tools like Articulate Rise 360 to build an impressive portfolio without breaking the bank.

Tune in to get inspired, stay ahead of the trends, and start building a dynamic, evolving portfolio that reflects your personal brand and career growth.

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Ever found yourself struggling with a problem, only to realize you've been tackling it from the wrong angle? Let Sarah guide you on an insightful journey through the maze of problem-solving with the help of two engaging characters - Sam, the sock enthusiast, and Max, the IT guru. Stay tuned as Sam embarks on a quest to unravel the mystery of mismatched socks, and Max battles against productivity issues in his company. Both their stories unfold to reveal the crux of their issues and the importance of a thorough needs analysis before seeking solutions.

You can still access the free learning analysis tool. You will hear about 10 micro-assessment/practical methods such as surveys, polls, interviews, and feedback cards to help you determine whether training is the answer.

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In an effort to help decision makers invest wisely in employee development, Sarah's crafted an enlightening conversation, and provided a FREE interactive tool and editable training needs report template to determine if training is indeed the right solution. Within five minutes, you can carry out a preliminary training needs analysis, grounded in instructional design research.

Often, training is seen as the ultimate fix-it solution but we're here to shed light on the reality. Factors such as skill deficits, motivational issues, environmental dimensions, scarce resources, role ambiguity, and mismatched roles - they all play a significant role in an employee's performance. And guess what? They all call for different solutions. So, let's replace the misconception with clarity. We're here to provide practical tips on identifying performance gaps, observing on-the-job behaviors, and even leveraging past performance records. So gear up, it's time to think beyond the training box and make informed decisions about the interventions your team truly needs. Get ready for a paradigm shift!

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TRANSCRIPT
Hi, Welcome to Learning to Design the podcast that'll transform your instructional design game. I'm Sarah Wilson and I'm an instructional designer here to help you. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in the field for a long time and just want some extra motivation or inspiration, you've come to the right. Place in this podcast. I'll be helping you through the INS and outs of instructional design based on over 20 years of experience I've had as an instructional designer, e-learning developer and learning evaluation specialist. I've also got the education to back it up with my Master of Education in curriculum and instructional design. You can think of this podcast as a resource for you where I'll help you with all the tips and tricks I've learned in. The trade and provide. You with shortcuts. To getting what you need when you need it. I know for a fact. There are a lot of resources. Out there, but not a lot of quality. This is something I found again and again. So I thought, hey, I can fill that gap. So here I am. I'll be helping you understand the journey that in instructional designer takes when they take content and translate it into easy to understand and accessible learning. Whether it's face to face learning. Blended learning or even in learning. I'll also be helping you with coming up for solutions when learning isn't the answer, whether it's coaching, mentoring, job aids or more, I follow the Addie's methodology. This is the industry standard methodology you've probably heard about. I will also be talking from time to time about articulate 360, particularly storyline and rise throughout the episodes of this podcast. I'll be leaving you. With templates and. Tools that you can use in your very own instructional design. I'll also be providing you with. Examples of really effective and engaging instructional design and some not so effective or educational instructional. Mine. Everyone thinks they can do it, and the truth is everyone can. But there are some things I learned along the way in my over 20 years of experience in this field that I would love to share with you to save you that kind of time. I can also help you personally, whether we have a vir

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