Dispositions such as positivity, lifelong learning orientation, and persistence are reported as essential for ID/ET practice¶
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q2 i? Participants across contexts reported that dispositions including positivity, lifelong learning orientation, and persistence and resilience are important for ID/ET work. → Exter 2026
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Exter 2026¶
Exter, M., & Ashby, I. (2026). What does it mean to be “career ready”? A study of competencies important for instructional designers and educational technologists. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10727-7
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In the dispositions findings, the article reports that “Thirteen individuals mentioned the importance of a positive or “can-do” attitude,” with lifelong learning orientation and persistence also frequently reported across roles and contexts.
"Thirteen individuals mentioned the importance of a positive or “can-do” attitude. In some cases, they referred to staying positive for their benefit: “As soon as you finish a project, there’s another one, so there’s a constant workload."
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Related Claims¶
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- ID/ET professionals report that cross-disciplinary skills and dispositions are crucial and under-emphasized in existing competency lists — related
- Higher education instructional designers recognize dispositions as important learning goals in their course designs — related
- Most assessment methods for dispositions were suggestions rather than implemented practices, and some designers had no assessment ideas — related
- A scoping review found no existing teacher-education digital frameworks include more than passing mention of dispositions or safety/wellbeing considerations — related
- Working adult learners perceive content mastery and developing a lifelong habit of learning as the optimal learning goals for AI-powered learning — related
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Dispositions such as positivity, lifelong learning orientation, and persistence are reported as essential for ID/ET practice |
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Dispositions such as positivity, lifelong learning orientation, and persistence are reported as essential for ID/ET practice |
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