Instructional Designer vs. Project Manager

1. An individual who creates and delivers educational training materials (e.g., eLearning courses, videos, manuals, handouts, etc.) for businesses, higher educational institutions, and other organizations.

2. Functions of an Instructional Designer

3. Views learning and reaching improved performance outcomes as priority

4. An instructional designer applies a systematic methodology based on instructional theory to create content for learning events.

5. Instructional Designer

6. Characteristics of Instructional Designer

7. Views deliverables, developer resources, schedule, and budget as priority

8. Characteristics of a Project Manager

9. Functions of the Project Manager

10. A Project Manager is appointed at any stage during the life of the project, and usually appointed prior to recruitment of the project team.

11. Project Manager

12. A Project Manager allocates resources, assigns team membrs, and tracks the progress of the project