From Classroom to Corporate Learning with Jessica Smith
About this episode
Jessica Smith discusses the transition from teaching to corporate instructional design and its impact on business.
Ever wondered how a teacher’s instincts translate into real business value? We sit down with Jessica Smith, a former secondary Spanish teacher turned corporate instructional designer at ADP, to unpack the exact moves that make the leap from education to L&D not just possible, but powerful. From scoping with SMEs to beating scope creep, Jessica shows how to define clear performance outcomes, audit existing materials, and pick formats that fit the workflow instead of slowing it down. If yo...
Topics covered
- corporate learning
- instructional design
- education to business
- performance outcomes
- scope creep
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