As the owner of an eLearning agency, I get a lot of eLearning instructional designers who contact me through my website asking if I have any openings. That’s not unusual, and I love connecting with these professionals; it’s such fun to chat and share experiences! E-Learning IDs rock! But over the past four months, I’ve […] The post Instructional Designers’ Survey: What We Think About our Industry, Jobs, and Future Goals. appeared first on Digital Wits.

Online learning is in the midst of massive growth. Inc. Magazine named online learning "One of the top eight most lucrative industries in which to start a business for 2013 and beyond," and Money Magazine listed "instructional designer" as the 38th (out of 100) best job in America for this year, citing a 28.3% job […] The post The eLearning Paradox: Unprecedented Industry Growth and a Plethora of Jobs, But Many Instructional Designers Feel Left Out. appeared first on Digital Wits.

How can you avoid the problem of learners not being interested in your course? Make it addictive using these four dopamine triggers in your content. The post How to Make Learners Crave Your eLearning Content appeared first on Digital Wits.

  "We’re looking to you and your company as our new rainmaker." I’d never really thought of an eLearning instructional designer like myself as a rainmaker for large companies before. But, as I sat at the 12-seat conference table and listened to the fourth Fortune 500 company executive in as many months excitedly explain his […] The post Cha-CHING! Corporations Find New Profit Center in Consumer eLearning. appeared first on Digital Wits.

What if you could give your elearners the superpower of learning faster?  Sound impossible? Not if you know the cognitive hacks to boost brain performance.  Your subconscious mind is smarter than you. It makes most of your decisions without you-and without the permission of your conscious mind. It’s the fastest-acting part of your brain. Yet […] The post Five Cognitive Hacks that Help Your eLearners Learn Faster appeared first on Digital Wits.

What does 2015 hold for eLearning and edtech? We uncovered some surprising trends for businesses. But what surprised us most was what we found in store for instructional designers. We here at DigitalWits spent the past four months talking with people in large companies, elearning agencies, corporate training departments, human resources, recruiting, edtech-focused venture capitalist […] The post The Top 8 E-Learning and EdTech Trends for 2015 appeared first on Digital Wits.

Instructional design is a growing field. But some sectors, topics and geographic areas are better than others for career growth. Here’s a peek into the markets, industries and topics expected to have the highest growth for instructional designers in 2015.     Your salary and job opportunities as an instructional designer in 2015 will depend […] The post The Best Markets and Industries for Instructional Designers in 2015 appeared first on Digital Wits.

There are hidden and untapped markets just waiting for eLearning instructional designers. Here’s where they are and how to tap into them. The post Three Hidden (and Profitable!) Markets for Instructional Designers appeared first on Digital Wits.

You may not have seen any help wanted ads with that headline. But companies are on the hunt for Instructional Designers (IDs) with an entrepreneurial bent and a creative flair. And who are willing to work for a salary in the $130,000+ range. Sound like a fantasy or a scam? It’s not. And not only […] The post WANTED: Instructional Designers to Work for Six Figure Salaries appeared first on Digital Wits.

Freelance IDs prefer the comforts of their home offices to corporate settings. Freelance instructional designers have shown just how much they value remote working conditions in a recent survey by DigitalWits: A whopping 73% of respondents said they would not take a full-time job that was office-based-even at a salary of $100,000 per year, which many companies are now […] The post Freelance Instructional Designers say, "No, Thank You" to $100,000 Office-Based Jobs. appeared first on Digital Wits.