Vidya C.

How many of you have heard of Instructional Design career - Which domain is it from: 1. Construction : 2. Interior Designing 3. eLearning & IT Industry 4. Architecture

It is the 3rd option - eLearning & IT Industry. Instructional Design has nothing to do with the engineering of any product or structure, nor any building, construction, or fabrication process. And it has nothing to do with computer programming or graphic design, either, though such skills are very helpful and people who have them are typically included on a course-design team. What Instructional Design has everything to do with is translating pedagogical research and practice into instructional curriculum specifically crafted to produce desired learning outcomes. That said—here’s an important sidebar: Though technology may be helpful in many cases, implementing technology is not the goal of instructional design—good instruction is. Instructional Designers engage in a theory and research-based process of designing and implementing instruction for better learning. I currently am involved in designing curriculum for MBA Media related courses.