{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Disconnect Between Instructional Design Degrees, the Real World, and How to Fix It","description":"I need to take you behind the scenes for a moment to discuss a huge issue within the instructional design field.  There is a disconnect between instructional design degrees and real world expectations. It\u2019s been a trend I\u2019ve been monitoring for years, and it only seems to be getting worse. Students are graduating with these degrees and don\u2019t know how to apply the lessons into the real world. They aren\u2019t ready and don\u2019t feel confident to take their next steps. When asked why, I hear that they spent two to four years learning about theories, models, and processes, but did not gain experience in practicing them. The topics of working with subject matter experts, managing projects, building a portfolio, and career guidance never even came up in some of these degrees, yet they advertise on their websites that they prepare students for a competitive job market. On today\u2019s podcast, I\u2019m going to share with you what I\u2019ve been hearing directly from instructional design students. The hope is that we can acknowledge their thoughts and make changes to fix this problem now before it gets any worse. You\u2019ll also hear about institutions who are doing everything right to prepare their students for the real world and I give a shout out to a few of them.  After you\u2019ve read the transcript or listened to the show, I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts! \ud83d\udc49 Mentioned Links: Transcript \ud83d\udc49 Recommendations: \ud83c\udf93Take your instructional design skills to the next level \ud83d\udcdaSo, you want to become an instructional designer? \ud83d\udcd9 My Book \ud83d\udcd7The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) \ud83c\udfa4 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside) \u2705 Backwards Design Course \ud83d\udc65 Join our Group \ud83e\udd1d Connect with me: \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbc LinkedIn \ud83d\udc26 Twitter \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Blog \ud83d\ude4c Support the Channel! Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out D2L's Brightspace ","author_name":"The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/drlukehobson.libsyn.com\/website","html":"