Future+of+IDT

A question that is often asked of anyone who is interested in an IDT program is what is the future of Instructional Design. Will there still be a need for instructional designers? The future for IDT looks very promising with the ever changing technology. Teachers will not be able to keep up with new technologies on their own and will look to professional development.

Professional development has be created by someone, and this is where the instructional designer steps in. The instructional designer is no longer focusing on an individual’s performance. Now the focus is on improving the entire organization.

Instructional designers need to be well versed in classroom experience, pedagogical theories and standard practices of an instructional designer. With the move towards online learning, finding experience and qualified instructional designers has been a challenge.

Trends in education also affect the future of IDT. More schools are using data assessment tools and learning management systems (LMS) to drive the decisions that are made around learning and instructions. The flexibility of these tools leaves it open for failure. An instructional designer would take into consideration the learning environment, objective and goals to develop an implementation plan.

This would be a long term process of evaluating and the modifying over time. With the economy starting to pickup, organizations are realizing that in order to keep ahead training and professional development are factors that lead to success.