Dear Instructional Designer

This episode, I am talking with Christy Tucker, an instructional design consultant who has made her name by thinking deeply about what good instructional design is and sharing those thoughts and her learning experiences via her blog. She’s also a frequent contributor the instructional design subreddit, which is where I met her. Today, she is going to tell us more about her journey into freelance instructional design work.

Get To Know Christy

• Blog: https://christytucker.wordpress.com/
• Company Website and Portfolio: https://www.syniadlearning.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristyATucker

Christy's Resources

• How Freelance Clients Find Me: https://christytucker.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/how-freelance-clients-find-me/
• Blogging to Build Your Business: https://christytucker.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/blogging-to-build-your-business/
• Instructional Design Careers: https://christytucker.wordpress.com/instructional-design-careers/
• Freelancer’s Union: https://www.freelancersunion.org/
• Wave App: https://www.waveapps.com/

This episode I wanted to talk a bit about how I’ve built and continue to build my network from the perspective of an introvert.

I’m going to tackle this in a three-fold answer. First, I want to talk about the impactful things I’ve been able to do in a way that has still allowed me time to think and articulate myself and be generally introvert-y. Second, I want to talk about conferences especially since I’m such a newbie with them. And then, third, I want to talk about the activities I’d like to begin engaging in in the future.

Resources

• Christy Tucker on LinkedIn: https://christytucker.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/linkedin-connections/
• TLDC Community: http://www.thetldc.com/
• Getting started speaking at conferences: http://twist.elearningguild.net/2018/07/proposaltipsfromtheadvisoryboard/
• Another set of tips for conference proposals: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/submitting-your-conference-speaker-proposal-myra-roldan/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3Bn6HPmdhDSVKQcmjL6f5Agw%3D%3D
• Holding the Door open in your own little corner of the web: http://brendandawes.com/blog/holdingthedooropen

In this episode, I take a walk down memory lane and talk about my journey into freelancing.

I talk about how I fell into freelancing, mistakes I've made that you should definitely learn from, frustrations I've faced, and rewards I've reaped. If you're looking to dive into freelancing, it's my hope that listening to my story will give you one perspective into what the journey might be like.

Resources

• Resources for freelancers: https://medium.com/@freebiesbug/15-new-tools-to-supercharge-your-freelance-work-2018-94c51a9da611
• On Workflows: https://blog.trello.com/what-is-a-workflow-and-why-do-you-need-it
• Design is a Job: https://abookapart.com/products/design-is-a-job
• I don't really wanna do the work today (my theme song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2EI65ZEqYQ
• Mini Habits: http://minihabits.com/
• Lessons Learned Working Alone: https://medium.com/@jillcarlson/working-alone-165ababeafc2

In this episode, I (finally!) wrap up season 3 and talk about the future of Dear ID. Thanks so much to all of you for listening!

Resources

• Emanuelle Feranto: https://www.emanueleferonato.com/
• Color Curriculum: https://twitter.com/ColorCurriculum
• UXLX (my app!): http://www.lxresearch.info/

This episode we are back with Wes Atkinson, Co-founder and Lead Technical Consultant at Appitierre Ltd, the makers of the Evolve Authoring tool and the Bloom LMS talking about Evolve as a potential tool.

Last episode, Wes and I talked about the challenges surrounding instructional design freelancers. This episode, I’d like to shift focus to looking a bit more at Evolve as one tool in our toolbelt to solve some of those problems. I’m always interested in free and low-cost tools for myself as an independent contributor and I know all are too, so, let’s talk a bit more about Evolve and Bloom as tools.