Episode Description

Rupa Rajagopalan shares her journey into instructional design and the challenges and opportunities she encountered along the way. She explains how she discovered the field of instructional design and the role it plays in creating effective learning experiences. Rupa highlights the importance of understanding the target audience and structuring content to meet their needs. She also discusses the collaboration between instructional designers and subject matter experts. Overall, Rupa's story showcases the evolution of instructional design and its impact on the e-learning industry. In this part of the conversation, Rupa Rajagopalan discusses different focus areas in instructional design, the process of educating subject matter experts, and the overall instructional design process. She provides a use case of creating a learning video and explains the importance of content analysis and mapping to objectives. Rupa also talks about designing the learning experience, content development and visual design, instructional strategy and storytelling, and the tools and limitations in rapid e-learning. She highlights the different types of learning content and the roles and collaboration in instructional design. Finally, she discusses standardization and branding in IT companies and the career path in instructional design. In this conversation, Rupa Rajagopalan discusses various aspects of instructional design and career opportunities in the field. She highlights the importance of internships and shadowing senior instructional designers for freshers entering the field. Rupa also explains the role of technical enablement specialists and the need for a learning strategy in technical divisions. She shares her own transition from a full-time job to freelancing and the importance of networking and building a professional profile on LinkedIn. Rupa emphasizes the need for strategy and innovation in e-learning and offers guidance to those interested in starting a career in instructional design.