Meet a Technical Communicator 26

 Rajendra Prasad Chamlagai is currently working as an Instructional Designer at Dexler Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd.in the E-Learning Division. He graduated as a Bachelor of Arts and worked as a Teacher and Medical Transcriptionist. He successfully completed the TWB Associate Certification Program in April 2008. Read on to know more about Rajendra… 

What is the most challenging part in your profession? 

Instructional designers develop instructional specifications. They apply specific instructional and learning theories to impart the learning effectively. In a software industry, instructional specifications or learning materials are required to train the users before they use the application. Thus, instructional design is applicable to everything that can be classified as learning. Technical writers on the other hand create document that is used by the users while using the application. 

Since the learners are spread globally, sometimes it becomes challenging to anticipate things from their point of view. Basic-level courses are generally easy as you can include all the information in them. Advanced-level courses require more analysis and thinking. 

What do you like most about as an Instructional Designer? 

To write expressively on a variety of subject matters, you need to have an inquisitive and a probing mind as well as a passion for information. As long as I am a technical writer or an instructional designer, I compulsorily need to maintain these qualities, and the best part is I get paid for it. 

How many members according to you should ideally be there in a team ? 

 A team consisting of 5-7 members can give the best results. Communication and monitoring might be time consuming in a larger team. 

What motivates you the most? 

While creating the learning materials, I get to know the business processes in various industries such as oil and gas, shipping, and huge plants in depth. This is the main factor that keeps me going. 

If you weren’t an Instructional Designer what else you would rather be?

 I would have been a social worker. 

Which of these according to you is better? – Working in a team or working alone.

I like working alone. 

If you could change one aspect of your profession, what would it be?

I have just completed one year in this profession and I am fully enjoying it. Maybe after few more years, I would be able to tell you that. 

Have you ever had come across one of your deliverables after its release into the market? 

The courses I create are mostly used for certification. Thus, I come across them now and then. 

How would you rate yourself as an Instructional Designer on a scale of 1 to 10? 

On a scale of 1 to 10, I rate myself as 7.