OPWL Success Stories

We love to read the success stories our students have shared with us and their professional community. Below are just some of the stories from our OPWL students and graduates!

Teachers transitioning into professional practice in Instructional Design

If you are considering leaving the classroom and transitioning to the private sector in an organization’s learning and development capacity, then we have experience helping those professionals make that career switch.

Below are links to ATD blog series articles that were written by graduates of the MS and Graduate Certificate in Workplace Instructional Design.  Each of the below individuals were teachers when they started their OPWL studies and have since transitioned into professional practice in the field. See what others from a similar background were able to accomplish!

Lauren Weisberg

Transitioning from K-12 Teaching to Instructional Design and Training

Leah Yeatts

Transitioning from Teaching to Talent Development: Lessons Learned

Matt Sustaita

From Classroom to Corporate Office