A Day in the Life | What Instructional Designers REALLY Do

Excited to see your potential instructional design work day match with what you saw in the video? 👉 Get started by downloading the FREE roadmap to becoming an ID: https://go.devlinpeck.com/tq9 What does a typical day look like for an instructional designer? This is a common question we hear from those exploring ID as their next career. And it's no secret that IDs manage a lot of tasks. From conducting research, and answering emails, to meetings with clients and stakeholders. Not to mention the hours spent storyboarding, managing the LMS, and developing eLearning. How do they do it all while keeping a good work-life balance? To find out, my team and I surveyed over 1,000 instructional designers to understand what their day-to-day really looks like. And this week, Sabrina Gonzales breaks it down for us. Using the data, she illustrates what an ID's day can look like and provides an hourly snapshot of how much time is spent on communication, research, and development (and the variations in between). Using the affiliate links below will help support me and the content on this channel: ***Best AI Tools for Instructional Designers*** Synthesia: https://www.synthesia.io/?via=devlin WellSaid Labs: https://www.wellsaidlabs.com/?via=devlin Descript: https://www.descript.com/?lmref=jJTSTA Jasper: https://jasper.ai/?fpr=devlin44 Riverside: https://www.riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_5&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=devlin ***Best Laptops for Instructional Designers*** Dell XPS 13: https://amz.run/6l1w 16-inch MacBook Pro: https://amz.run/6l1y Gigabyte Aero 17: https://amz.run/6l26 ***Best Books for Instructional Designers*** The Non-Designer’s Design Book: https://amzn.to/3kP0reO Map It: https://amzn.to/3f137mR eLearning and the Science of Instruction: https://amzn.to/3kNuBiF Design For How People Learn: https://amzn.to/3CLtrNM Michael Allen’s Guide to eLearning: https://amzn.to/31ZUbJB 0:00 Introduction 1:02 Meet Jesse 1:35 Week 1 2:25 Week 2 3:59 Week 3 4:53 Week 4 5:35 Reflection and Stats 7:13 Daily ID Tasks 8:30 Next Steps