You'll need to know how an LMS works, and programs like Articulate 360 are used for more interactive lessons/trainings.

Writing lessons for an online audience is much more difficult than teaching face2face. Narration takes up a lot of time, as does creating cues (working with the timeline) on interactive lessons.

I don't think you need to do another degree. Join your local ATD (formerly ASTD) for network opportunities and perhaps look into their certifications for trainers and instructional designers, which will help you bridge your existing skill set.

https://www.td.org/

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Anonymous wrote:I work with Instructional Designers and it seems like a very different job than teaching little kids - there is a lot of writing.

No idea about trainers.

Why is there so much writing required for this role?

ISD here. Writing is a huge part of the job. Most important part is working with the client and having access to subject matter experts. Sometimes I lead large scale training needs analysis.

Anonymous wrote:I work with Instructional Designers and it seems like a very different job than teaching little kids - there is a lot of writing.

No idea about trainers.

Why is there so much writing required for this role?

Anonymous wrote:I was a K-12 classroom teacher and also taught writing. I did some technical writing, and then became an instructional designer.

Do you like your job? better than teaching?

How is it different from teaching?

Are you happy with the change?

Do you get paid more?

Thanks in advance.

I was a K-12 classroom teacher and also taught writing. I did some technical writing, and then became an instructional designer.

I work with Instructional Designers and it seems like a very different job than teaching little kids - there is a lot of writing.

No idea about trainers.

George Mason has a good M.Ed program in instructional technology - you can do part-time in the evenings or the full-time program which includes practical experience. There is an email lists for current students and alumni, and they send out multiple job postings per week and have a good network within a lot of the organizations that do instructional design locally including BAH, the CIA, etc.

Any thoughts on either of these fields to transition towards? Teaching little children is burning me out with my own at home....