Building your writing competency

Congratulations! You’ve completed an important chapter in this book and now understand the importance of being a capable writer in the field of instructional design.

Once again, this final section of your chapter is designed to offer you some additional thoughts and resources surrounding building your writing competency. Whether you love or are indifferent to writing, you should be able to find something here that will help you to hone your craft.

Building your skills toward writing more concisely

Writing concisely in instructional design saves you and your stakeholders time and money. One great source that will help you with clarity and conciseness in your writing is the app GrammarlyTM (https://www.grammarly.com/). The basic account level is free and is definitely worth the three minutes it will take you to sign up – especially if you’re an instructional designer.

Moreover, if you work for an organization without a...