204 Bridging the Instructional Design Skill Gap
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Wednesday, October 23
Management and Strategy
Montego A
It's a common problem in learning organizations…not enough skilled instructional designers to go around. Building or enhancing instructional design skills quickly and cost-effectively can be a challenge for both small and large learning teams. At PwC learning & development, a recent organizational change found our digital design & development team with varying levels of instructional design skills, and a need to upskill those with little to no experience.
In this case study session, find out how we took a team with varying levels of instructional design skills and provided them with myriad ways to upskill and enhance their value in instructional design. You'll explore how the team tapped into its skilled instructional designers to create and curate learning assets with limited budget and time. You'll learn how you can do the same for your team. Learn how to create an instructional design upskilling plan, how to leverage reusable virtual classroom templates, and how to recognize whether your efforts are achieving the results you want.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to develop a plan for upskilling your team in instructional design
- Which techniques work best for upskilling in instructional design
- How to coach staff members through the learning curve
- How to determine if your upskilling plan is working
Audience:
Designers, managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.)
Shauna Vaughan
Digital Design Senior Manager
PwC
Shauna Vaughan has nearly two decades of experience as an instructional designer and performance consultant. She typically works on challenging, large-scale learning solutions with complex business and learning requirements and a variety of tools and technology, such as learning ecosystems, gamification and game- based learning, and mobile. Shauna is dynamic, always ready with an idea or three, which are backed by her master's degree in instructional design, research in storytelling, and her wealth of experience in instructional design. Her background is multi-faceted, with experience designing learning solutions for clients in a variety of industries, including several Fortune 500 companies.
Melanie Arntsen
Digital Design Senior Manager
PwC
Melanie Arntsen, digital design senior manager at PwC, has over 25 years of experience as an instructional designer and learning leader. She has designed all types of learning including ILT, virtual classroom, eLearning, simulations, and mobile learning. Melanie also has extensive expertise in developing instructors and facilitating learning. She holds a PhD in instructional science, has designed learning across a variety of industries, and led teams in both large and small learning organizations.
