Comments on eCube: Should IDs Have Skills in Areas Other Than Writing...

In my opinion, in many ways the role of an ID is s...

2008-05-14T14:33:00.000+05:30

In my opinion, in many ways the role of an ID is similar to the director of a documentary film. Whenever I see those documentaries on NetGeo, Discovery, etc., I see all the ID elements in them. An ID’s work maybe at a smaller scale, but the skills required are pretty much the same. An ID needs to be a good writer, designer, interviewer, requirements analyst, communicator, visualizer, coordinator, resource manager, planner, etc.

I guess the question was more about the technical skills--programming, graphics, etc. Again, we I would like to go with the analogy of documentary direction, A director needs to understand the nuances of photography, set design, visualization, audio production, editing, post production, etc. Similarly it helps if an ID knows a little bit of programming, graphics, etc. As a director has a team to produce a film, an ID has an integrator, graphics person, etc to do specific work. But knowing production in and out definitely helps.

With all these points, we are talking about a highly skilled person. In my opinion, all these skills are important for a good ID. It is a highly specialized area.

I agree with Bobby. Knowing all other spheres rela...

2008-05-13T16:09:00.000+05:30

I agree with Bobby. Knowing all other spheres related to elearning makes an ID a better performer. Any way,as a profession Instructional Designing is learners delight. It opens varied avenues of learning and skill enhancing.

This is an excellent topic initiated by Manish. I ...

2008-05-13T14:27:00.000+05:30

This is an excellent topic initiated by Manish. I feel an ID should have skills if not all but most of the areas they are associated with! In fact I have learnt working on softwares like captivate, flash 8--and this gives me a better hand for sure. One of the advantages is that it makes me a better reviewer---i can now figure out what issues in the courses can be fixed or not. Secondly, it makes me more skilled---something to add to my resume:-). I am sure there are other advantages too...The same holds true for areas like programming or maybe quality checks....