This presentation walks through the 5 characteristics of an excellent instructional designer. These include 1) belief in impact, 2) proactive, 3) positive attitude, 4) discerning focus, and 5) emotional intelligence.

1. 5Characteristicsof
EXCELLENT
InstructionalDesigners

2. What are characteristics of
excellent
instructional designers?

3. belief in impact
5Characteristicsof
ExcellentinstructionalDesigners
proactive
positive attitude
discerning focus
emotional intelligence

4. BELIEFINIMPACT
positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence

5. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Excellent designers believe
in their own power to act &
have an impact.

6. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Without this belief,
designers allow
their perceived
constraints to
control & limit
their design.

7. PROACTIVE
positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence

8. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Excellent instructional
designers are proactive.

9. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
They take full
responsibility for
their design &
work towards
the ideal.

10. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Designers who
aren't proactive
are controlled by
their environment
& tend to "blame"
others.

11. POSITIVEATTITUDE
positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence

12. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Excellent instructional
designers have a positive
attitude.

13. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
They believe
improvement is
possible & that
they can
facilitate that
improvement.

14. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
A positive attitude is the
key element to creativity.

15. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Without a positive
attitude, designers
can deteriorate
into negative,
ineffective
box-checkers.

16. DISCERNING
FOCUS
positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence

17. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Excellent instructional
designers are aware of what
they can & cannot change.

18. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
This awareness
allows designers
to focus their
energy on what
they can truly
improve.

19. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
They do what they can with the
available resources.

20. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Without this
awareness,
designers waste
time & energy
focusing on items
they can't control.

21. EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence

22. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Excellent instructional
designers work effectively
with people.

23. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
They are aware of their own
emotions.

24. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
They are aware
of the emotions
and dispositions
of those they
work with.

25. positive attitude discerning focusproactivebelief in impact emotional intelligence
Without EI,
designers can't
work effectively
with others & fall
short of their
potential.

26. belief in impact
5Characteristicsof
ExcellentinstructionalDesigners
proactive
positive attitude
discerning focus
emotional intelligence

27. Reflect
How would you rate yourself in each
of these characteristics?
Which characteristics do you need to
develop further?
How might you become a more
excellent designer by adapting these
characteristics?
What other characteristics might you
add to this list?

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Presented by Franklin University. Based on the blog post by Dr. Joel Gardner
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