Instructional Design with Jessica Smith

In episode 27 of the Surveying the L&D Landscape podcast, I sit down with Jessica Smith to analyze her role as an Instructional Designer at Cisco Meraki.

During our conversation, we discuss:

• The subtle differences between instructional design and the more recent push to learning experience design;
• How her company’s business model impacts the type of learning materials and experiences she creates;
• Essential skills for an ID or LXD: the ability to zoom in on the small details and zoom out on the big picture; the ability to help SMEs translate the content to the learner; and the ability to empathize with the learner and discern what they really need to know;
• The importance of allowing company values to guide your approach to your day-to-day work;
• AND MORE!

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Jessica is currently making some Meraki magic! She is a highly skilled and experienced learning and development professional. She loves transforming content into an experience that is impactful, easy to learn, entertaining, or just clear and simple to understand.

She’s done this for years as an instructional content developer and designer, writing and designing great content, editing and simplifying complex subject matter, managing process, creating and refining digital products, and, above all, building team and client relationships.

Now, she’s enabling Cisco Meraki customers to use our brilliant technologies in seamless and powerful ways by designing and building self-paced, on-demand content.

Jessica also loves to bake and is 1st kyu in the martial art of aikido!

WANT MORE OF JESSICA?

Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chicagojess/