Listen to the recording
Listen to the whole recording once (1 min 30). Don't worry if you don't understand everything: the activities will help you!
The same text is also a video: step 4.
How to work
Part 1 — What do educational technology specialists do?
A short recording (1 min 30), then the same text as a video.
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Listen
Listen to the recordingListen to the recording at the top of this page, as many times as you need. What do instructional designers do?
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Check what you understood
General comprehensionThe main ideas: who these specialists work with, and what instructional technology really is.
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Listen for the details
Detailed comprehensionNow listen for the exact words: the questions and the answers use the words of the recording.
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Watch, find and check
Watch the video and find the wordsThe same text, as a video. Find the English for nine key expressions and note them on a sheet of paper, then check your findings with a matching activity.
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Learn the key words
Vocabulary of the videoFifteen useful words to talk about designing a course: match them, then listen again.
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Listen and complete
Complete the textListen one last time and fill in the gaps with the key expressions.
Part 2 — What does an instructional designer do? (Ant Pugh)
An 8-minute video by an experienced instructional designer. You can start here: you don't need Part 1.
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Check what you understood
General comprehensionPart by part, the main ideas: the steps of the job, the skills you need, and why you should specialise.
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Listen for the details
Detailed comprehensionNow listen for the exact words: storyboarding, a bird's eye view, a T-shaped person…
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Listen and complete
Complete the textWatch the video again and fill in the gaps in what the speaker says.
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Learn the key words
Vocabulary of the videoBlueprint, authoring tools, to weed out… the words of a professional instructional designer.
Going further — A clear example
A 2-minute video: Bob knows everything, but each group needs to learn something different.
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Check what you understood
General comprehensionThe main ideas: Bob's problem, and how an instructional designer solves it.
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Listen for the details
Detailed comprehensionNow listen for the exact words: subject matter experts, non-experts, the next big thing…
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Going further — Gail's job
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Going further
Gail's jobA French and Drama teacher who became an instructional designer tells the story of this new career.
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