How to Create an Instructional Design Portfolio

[@DevlinPeckYT]

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[@amandamiller4871]

I am starting a masters program in ID in January. Glad to find your channel.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

That’s great! Congrats on starting the program. Hopefully this channel will help you along your journey 😃

[@swapnaliramganesh9726]

Thank you so much Devlin, all the points were made short, easy to understand and crystal clear, very useful for anyone who want to enter into the world of Instructional Design. Also wanted to mention that you have a good voice, right pace of speech, you carry a calm demeanour and a camera ready person that makes you a great KZbinr.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Thank you so much for the positive feedback! I really appreciate it 😊

[@jayaitch2194]

Thank you, Devlin. Making the move from corporate to freelance ID so super helpful info 🙂👍

[@leannesuttles6832]

Hi Devlin, Thank you for another great ID video. I have been a teacher for 20 years, the last 6 at a nationally known online school company, and I'm finishing my MS in ID. Your KZbin Channel, LinkedIn Account, Slack, and emails are all such valuable resources. :)

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Leanne! You’re very welcome 😃. Thanks so much for engaging with the content and community. Are you looking to transition into an ID role? Or just sharpening your skills as a teacher? 😃

[@leannesuttles6832]

@@DevlinPeckYT I am making the transfer from classroom to full time ID. Ideally, I am seeking to transfer from teaching to ID or Talent and Development within my same organization, and I'd also like to have my own freelance business that concentrates on soft skills and corporate skills.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

@@leannesuttles6832 Wonderful! That sounds like a great goal. Thanks for sharing with us :). And please keep us updated on your journey!

[@LauraHenneforth]

So much good info packed into a short video! Thanks Devlin.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the support 😃

[@vasundharak9536]

Such a helpful video! thanks for great tips. Your work in this sphere is admirable!

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You’re welcome!! Really happy to help 😃

[@labaslina]

Your advice is super helpful! So simple and easy to follow. I've created my ID site but after watching your video I have some ideas of how I can improve and streamline it. Thank you!

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@amandameng5939]

I have to say you are so awesome! I have been watching your channel for a while. I am in the second year of the master's degree of IDT, I really want to make a portfolio on a nice website, but have no idea where should I start. your videos are inspiring me 🌹

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Thanks Amanda :) Keep at it! Feel free to join us in the Slack if you have not already: www.devlinpeck.com/slack

[@DaliaDarwish]

This video came just in time, as I am thinking about editing my site.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're always editing and updating your site, Dalia. It's always improving :D Keep up the good stuff!

[@vivekraina2528]

Absolutely brilliant video

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Thanks so much! 😃

[@ilzecoetzee4234]

This is so comprehensive and clear! Thank you

[@ultimodias]

Thanks a bunch 💐Devlin. Support helpful.😃

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're welcome! Happy to help :D

[@vbrekk]

Great video, I found Wix to be so easy to use. Those are some great resources.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Thanks :)

[@Numbermademedoit]

Awesome....this was much needed...thanks for sharing....

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Glad to hear that it helped, Kanika. You're welcome :)

[@maurinekwende5078]

Another good one Devlin

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Thanks Maurine :)

[@jeremiahnuatomue5454]

Hey Delvin I came across two of your video and I really liked them. I want to get more skills in instructional work as a novice lol

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Jeremiah! Thanks for watching the video. It sounds like you’re in the right place for building your ID skills 😃

[@tharanganiliyanage6925]

Thank you so much . Its So important for me.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You’re very welcome 😊

[@vakhbod100]

Thanks a lot for the wonderful information!

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're welcome :)

[@ksaravan910]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@montgomeryc3]

Hi Devlin, How do I best showcase my work when it contains proprietary material?

[@travelwell6049]

Thank you, that was so useful. I have some ideas of what I can use and it's great to know about other places to find other Instructional Designers.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're so welcome! :D

[@brendalinker8852]

Thanks a lot for this video, It was really helpful.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're welcome! Happy to hear it :)

[@PradeepKumar-le8be]

Thanks a lot Devlin.. it was really helpful.. I think I would go with the wordpress to build my portfolio website

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're welcome, and best of luck :)

[@shariqkhan3763]

Great content. One quick question though! All the eLearning projects that I've ever done have been around internal company trainings, so the content was always confidential and therefore I cannot share any of it on my portfolio (bound by NDA). What do you suggest I share on my portfolio apart that? I know the ID methodologies/models that I used + the problems that I solved + project management methodologies that I implemented and so forth. Do you think that could help?

[@rickdonkulus]

Yea, same issue here. I think there’s a huge misunderstanding by recruiters about this. Ask me about my process. The end result will vary widely based on so many factors. Companies are eliminating a huge swath of qualified people…

[@Gigibabe38]

I am in the same boat as you. Have done a few eLearning projects for my company. I wonder if scrubbing or blurring specific information and the company logo can be done, then I recall there's the audio too. Great question!

[@Gigibabe38]

Actually, Devlin Peck has a video regarding this exact thing here.: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV65eZZtadaLhdU

[@MMarMC]

Thank you so much Devlin for all these useful information. I would like to create my ID portfolio, but my question is: how can I create a website including my projects if they are created with storyline? I mean, I can export the project as an SCORM package, I also have a link to storyline review tool to see the project, but how to embed the projects in a website? I am not sure if you were proposing only including screenshots of the projects, so the interactivity, animations, videos, etc. are not visible there. Thank you very much for your clarification!😊

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Mar! You'd export the Storyline project for the web, and then upload the HTML package to a service like Amazon S3 to get a public-facing link. Watch my "How to Upload & Share eLearning Projects" video to see how to do this :D

[@gargisharma1317]

Awesome

[@DevlinPeckYT]

So glad to hear it. Thanks for watching 😃.

[@car-bee]

Thank you Devlin! Quick question, if the project that will be added to the portfolio is for a "fictitious" company what is the ethical way of saying that the project was not for an actual client? Thanks.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Good question! We often refer to it as a "concept project" :D

[@car-bee]

Perfect, thank you!

[@JessieCarty]

I'm storyboarding what I hope might be my flagship project in the future! I'm hoping to sign up for your Storyline course in January so I can really start building that and some other smaller project ideas I have since my portfolio right now has more of a traditional teaching demo on it. Thanks for these tips as always!

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Nice!! It’s good that you’re getting a head start on the storyboard. And we look forward to seeing you in the project lab…have a good rest of your 2021 😃

[@ckernest]

Hi. could you show us more example of what flagship projects we could do? thanks.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Ernest! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep this in mind as a possible future video :)

[@vanessastewart3878]

I am working on my portfolio. I would like to use a couple of the projects from my graduate program. However, I do not have access to the Articulate platform I used to build it. I do have slides from the project with exact images from the projects . Would slides be appropriate to use in the portfolio? Thanks!

[@zahranawaz6484]

Hi Devlin, around the 4 min mark you mentioned flagship projects and creating scenario based elearning projects. How would you create them on rise?

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Zahra. I recommend creating your flagship project in Storyline since it’s the industry standard authoring tool and showing off skills in that tool will give you more credibility for so many of the roles out there. However, Rise has scénario blocks and you could also identify a real-world use case where a Rise project would help 😃

[@dr.sheilawitherspoon1667]

What does this look like for higher education? While I have taught and designed online courses for my academic unit, what should I consider including in a portfolio?

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Good question. Are you trying to land an instructional design role in higher education?

[@dr.sheilawitherspoon1667]

@@DevlinPeckYT yes, and wouldn't mind branching out to corporations as well.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

@@dr.sheilawitherspoon1667 Nice! Check out the how to design effective eLearning playlist here on the channel. That should give you a good process to use for creating a flagship project for your portfolio.

[@shortt052976]

Thanks for asking this question…I am in higher education as well and wasn’t sure how to proceed with creating my portfolio.

[@doptimist]

Great content, thank you!

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're welcome! :)

[@lukissmith5408]

Hello. Just a quick question. What is the authoring tool you use then most and why? Thank you

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Good question! I use Storyline the most because it has the highest demand (clients want .story files so that their internal teams can update them down the line) and I can build interactions much more quickly and efficiently than I can in captivate.

[@emmajudgecounseling7891]

Can I use Thinkific as the site for my portfolio???

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Good question, Emma! Thinkific is more of an e-commerce LMS, but you could host projects there. It couldn't hurt, but it may be better if you use a tool that's dedicated to creating a website (instead of building an LMS). Hope that helps :D.

[@shortt052976]

Thank you for all of your informative videos! I feel like I’ve landed in the right place at the right time. I’ve recently completed my Ed.D. in the Design of Learning Environments and I’m looking to get into ID. My current position at a university involves designing in-person learning for students in television production…but not in the classroom setting. Would you recommend I create my portfolio with some of the learning and training modules I created for face-to-face learning and include some of the projects I created in my doctoral program? I’m looking to apply for ID positions at the university I currently work at

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're welcome! We're glad that you found your way here. And yes, it definitely couldn't hurt to show off projects you've completed! If you were looking for corporate roles I would have slightly different suggestions, but what you have will likely he sufficient for a higher ed position.

[@AngelBKPop]

Hey there Devlin...I have watched 3 videos and now the Portfolio... Quick Question...How would I utilize Canvas pages or google pages that I created for lessons (I was the online teacher and team lead) OR s there a way? What do you think of using a work-related issue such as Students with similar demographics performing at lower standards scores than other comparable classes due to inadequate training in a specific subject? Would something like that work?

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Angelia! If you have permission to highlight your professional work, you could discuss your process and incorporate screenshots. That being said, it would probably be better to show off projects that use some of the in-demand tech, such as Articulate Storyline. Drawing inspiration from problems at your workplace is always effective, too, but I’d suggest designing a solution to help other adults / your coworkers (not for the students). This will help avoid any bias that teachers don’t know how to design learning for adults 😃

[@DiamondFlame45]

Can you upload Storyline files in Wix?

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You cannot, but you can upload them to Amazon S3 and then link to them from Wix. There’s a video on the channel to help with that 😃

[@Anita-km5rf]

Thanks for the video, Devlin! Would it work if I create the portfolio as a Rise course (that also contains a Storyline block or two) and mention the Review 360 link in my resume? That way, the interviewer/recruiter can open the link to view the course I've created. Does that sound good?

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Anita. Creating your portfolio site with Rise is an option, and some people use that approach with their portfolios. This will give you less control over your look-and-feel and layout, but it could be a good option for getting something online quickly. However, I'd recommend against sending an Articulate Review link. It would be better to export your Rise course as an HTML package and then host it with a service like Amazon S3. You can learn how to do that in this tutorial: www.devlinpeck.com/tutorials/upload-storyline-to-web

[@Anita-km5rf]

@@DevlinPeckYT Thanks. This seems like a more professional approach. The tutorial was easy to understand. I'll use this method :)

[@DevlinPeckYT]

@@Anita-km5rf Great! Looking forward to seeing the finished product :)

[@jetpromys]

I built my page from the templates on Wordpress. It's all free. Also, you get stats on how many people are going to different pages and what countries they are coming from.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Good suggestion! Thanks Dan 😃

[@bamboojenkins8]

What if I need to keep my portfolio password protected?

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Chloe, why do you need to keep your portfolio password protected? I'd suggest having a public portfolio, and, if there's work that's more private, maybe show that off in a live call with your potential client or hiring manager.

[@margaretmcdowell4710]

Very helpful, thanks! I started down this path many years ago with a site like Wordpress but was dismayed to find out I couldn’t upload the fully interactive versions of my examples. Screenshots were allowed, but if I wanted to show interaction, I had to get another subscription to AWS in order to host my eLearning stuff there and then link to it in my portfolio. Or something like that...Has this changed? Or is there another way to tackle this?

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Margaret. It depends on whether you have access to your servers. With Wordpress, you should be able to access you servers directly (since Wordpress is just open source software that you would host on those servers). If you're using a tool like Wix, SquareSpace, or Webflow where you do not have direct access to the servers, you would host your content on a service like Amazon S3 and then either link to it or embed it. I pay like 15 cents per month total for the projects I have hosted there. Here's a tutorial that shows you how to upload to S3: www.devlinpeck.com/tutorials/upload-storyline-to-web Also, glad to hear that you found the content helpful :)

[@margaretmcdowell4710]

@@DevlinPeckYT Thanks for such a detailed answer! I will definitely follow up on this.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

@@margaretmcdowell4710 You're welcome :) Good luck!

[@growthinmygarden5221]

@@DevlinPeckYT I had the same question. Thanks for answering it

[@DevlinPeckYT]

@@growthinmygarden5221 You're very welcome :)

[@lukissmith5408]

Hi Devlin! Thank you for replying to my previous question. I have another one for you. In regards to Wix/Squarespace, do these services allow me to upload my completed eLearning courses which then allows users to interact with that elearning course? Ideally, I would like the person to be able to experience the same thing that a student would experience. If sites like Wix/Squarespace doesn't allow this type of interaction, would recording my own interaction and then displaying it as video to the viewer still be okay or would this hurt my chances of finding employment? If so, do you know a program that allows me to video record my interaction which then allows me to share it on my webpage. Sorry I said one but it seems there is a few questions.

[@DevlinPeckYT]

Hi Lukis. Good question. With a tool like Wix or SquareSpace, you will not have direct access to the servers where your site is hosted. Because of this, you cannot upload your Storyline / eLearning content directly. Instead, you can upload your projects to a different web server. Amazon S3 offers cheap and reliable hosting, and this is what most people use in this situation. Here’s a tutorial: www.devlinpeck.com/tutorials/upload-storyline-to-web. You can then either link to or embed this project on your site. You’re also more than welcome to record the interaction and share the video. If the video is well done, then this would still work in your favor. Let me know if you have any other questions 😊

[@lukissmith5408]

@@DevlinPeckYT Hi Devlin. Just to carry on with our conversation above. In regards to Amazon S3, essentially I can upload an elearning course to Amazon in which then is turned into a link that I can attach to my website? Is that about right? Thank you

[@DevlinPeckYT]

@@lukissmith5408 correct! Think of AWS S3 as a server that can host your files...then you just grab a link to the launch URL for your course and can add that hyperlink to your website.

[@anetawisniewska4737]

Thank you for valuable information!

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching :D

[@LoveandData]

Great tips! Thank you. 😀

[@DevlinPeckYT]

You're very welcome!