Hi Martin,
Indeed, it’s more than appropriate to pay tribute for once to the subject matter expert with whom we work so finely. So this week I want to reflect on: the passionate professional idiot I couldn’t live without as an instructional designer.
As an instructional designer, I know (almost) everything about learning, but nothing about your profession. You know, the thing you have enjoyed getting out of bed for every day for many years. the thing you have learned just about everything there is to learn about. The thing you tell stories about at parties and birthdays, with everyone hanging on your every word. But also that which makes new and existing colleagues look up to you. With good reason, because you put your heart and soul into it.
Your expertise is exactly what I need to ensure that the next generation has the same solid foundation to do the job in the future. Especially now that many (fellow) professionals are at the end of their careers.
Inexhaustible amount of knowledge
You know everything, but really everything, about what you do and love to share it with me and others. Although in doing so, you do believe that we never write down and explain enough. Because what if you do happen to encounter that one exceptional situation? And then one of those witty instructional designers comes along and says you have to get to the point, You might think the instructional designer doesn’t grasp the importance of all those details and nuances like you do. And that is completely understandable, because you have put your heart and soul into the profession.
Effectively passing on expertise
Don’t worry. We instructional designers get to work to make sure your experience doesn’t go to waste and spread it as widely as possible. With the added advantage that we know exactly how to do this most effectively and appropriately for the new generation(s). How nice is it that everything you know will soon be guiding principles for a new subject matter expert (in the making)?
So I close with a brief question, as professionals. Let’s make (beautiful) substantiated, qualitative things together. Out of my and your passion. Because that’s how the most beautiful things are created. And then I promise that I will not be so quick to tell you that you really should provide less text, because deleting leads to the core 😉.
Hey @Sterre, can you explain the ways in which we look at, and work with, the target audience in order to most effectively convey the expertise of our subject matter experts?
Byeee!
Felicia
Felicia de Ruiter is Digital Learning Specialist at inBrain. Gamification is one of her specialties. She draws inspiration for this out of one of her many hobbies: gaming!
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