2019 - 09 - 05 - Contingency Planning And Being Prepared

Part of what's expected of kids in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts is that they "Be Prepared" and this is important in all aspects of life including instructional design. When giving a presentation or teaching a course/workshop there are a number of things that we can do to be ready for anything. This can include having an extra projector in our car, carrying extra whiteboard markers, or even chalk. As instructional designers, there are things that we can do to support instructors in their effort to be prepared. This largely comes down to having alternative forms of instructional materials and having quality prep materials so that instructors can know the material forward and backward and even upside down. It's also important that we keep these resources available and accessible because having a spare projector in the car isn't helpful if you took the train that day.