Category: Case Studies

What were you doing before Instructional Design? A year before I joined AIDA, I was miserable. I had a M.Ed. in Curriculum Development, had left a great (but taxing!) 20-year career in teaching a few years earlier, and found myself where I *thought* I wanted to be–working for an education non-profit. But even after 4

What were you doing before Instructional Design? I was in higher education for a long time, almost 20 years. I think I was having a midlife crisis and wanted to leave higher education. It wasn’t anything particularly traumatic. I was living overseas and I was figuring out how to get back to the United States.

What were you doing before Instructional Design? Like some of you, I was a teacher in the public K-12 system. I have over 23 years of experience as a teacher and instructional coach. I also have a Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology, but feel it really did not prepare me to move out of K-12

What were you doing before Instructional Design? I am not a teacher turned ID. I actually come from an administrative corporate/higher ed background. I kind of fell into the ID track a few years ago, and I was lucky enough to get a master’s degree at the university where I worked. While I was doing

What were you doing before Instructional Design? I was a high school math teacher for 10 years. I really loved the people I taught with, the district I was in, the school I was in, and I had a great experience. But, Covid burnt me out. So, when all the teachers and students went back

What were you doing before Instructional Design? I used to be a CPA auditor working for Deloitte in Princeton. That didn’t last for long, probably three years. I was working 16 hour workdays, weekends, and the busy seasons are brutal, especially if you work for a public company. It’s a very stressful job. Then I

What were you doing before Instructional Design? I was a high school teacher. I knew last year that I needed to make a change. I was exhausted, accumulating debt (so unlike me!), and knew that working for my district and in education was not sustainable long-term. I needed a better quality of life, growth opportunities

What were you doing before Instructional Design? I taught pre-K through third grade for 18 years. The last grade I was teaching was kindergarten.  What made you decide to join Applied Instructional Design Academy (AIDA)? Did you have any hesitation about joining? Teaching was physically killing me and my doctor said I had to leave