Please read below to learn more about the description of each badge I earned from the Applied Instructional Design Academy.  

Applied Instructional Design Credential

This badge is the culmination of a 9-month program called Applied Instructional Design Academy. It is earned after completing the Articulate Rise, Articulate Storyline, eLearning Development, and Instructional Design badges. Earners complete 80+ lessons, receive extensive coaching, and complete a rigorous set of learning activities with practice, extensive feedback, multiple revisions, and the completion of simulated client projects. 

Instructional Design

This badge is part of a 9-month Instructional Design Coaching / Mentorship program, Applied Instructional Design Academy. It is earned after completing over 30+ lessons on various eLearning Development topics and receiving extensive coaching from ID professionals with 15+ years of experience. Earners complete a rigorous set of activities that include developing eLearning modules with extensive feedback, evaluating existing modules, completing simulated client projects, and multiple revisions. 


E-Learning Development

This badge is part of a 9-month program called Applied Instructional Design Academy. It is earned after completing over 30+ lessons and receiving extensive coaching from ID professional coaches. Earners complete a rigorous set of activities that take modules from "good" to "great" and increase engagement among learners, include developing eLearning modules with extensive feedback, evaluating existing modules, completing simulated client projects, and multiple revisions. 


Articulate Storyline

This badge is part of a 9-month Instructional Design Coaching / Mentorship program, Applied Instructional Design Academy. It is earned after completing training and receiving extensive coaching from ID professional coaches. Earners learn and practice the principles that make a Storyline module go from "good" to "great," increasing engagement among learners. They complete a rigorous set of activities that include evaluating and developing modules with extensive feedback, and multiple revisions. 


Articulate Rise

This badge is part of a 9-month Instructional Design Coaching / Mentorship program, Applied Instructional Design Academy. It is earned after completing training and receiving extensive coaching from ID professional coaches. Earners learn and practice the principles that make a module go from "good" to "great," increasing engagement among learners. They complete a rigorous set of activities that include developing modules with extensive feedback, evaluate existing modules, and multiple revisions. 


TechSmith Camtasia

This badge is part of a 9-month Instructional Design Coaching / Mentorship program, Applied Instructional Design Academy. It is earned after completing training / receiving extensive coaching from ID professional coaches. Earners receive extensive training on the tool and practice the principles that make a Camtasia video go from "good" to "great," increasing engagement among learners. They complete a rigorous set of activities that include extensive feedback, and multiple revisions. 

Vyond Animation

This badge is part of a 9-month Instructional Design Coaching / Mentorship program, Applied Instructional Design Academy. It is earned after completing training / receiving extensive coaching from ID professional coaches. Earners receive extensive training on the tool and practice the principles that make a Vyond video go from "good" to "great," increasing engagement among learners. They complete a rigorous set of activities that include extensive feedback, and multiple revisions. 

Virtual Instructor-Led Training (vILT)

This badge is part of a 9-month Instructional Design Coaching / Mentorship program, Applied Instructional Design Academy. It is earned after completing training and receiving extensive coaching from ID professional coaches. Earners complete a rigorous set of activities that include training on designing VILT and practice developing Facilitator and Participant Guides with extensive feedback, evaluate existing modules, and multiple revisions.