{"id":303514,"date":"2024-12-30T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=303514"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:22:35","slug":"not-everything-is-a-course-using-job-aids","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/academy\/not-everything-is-a-course-using-job-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Everything Is a Course: Using Job Aids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-video-one-what-if-not-all-learning-content-is-a-course\">Video One: What if&#8230; Not all learning content is a course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/melrhxgua1.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_melrhxgua1 videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-video-two-why-use-job-aids\">Video Two: Why use Job Aids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/m505t7ymy8.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_m505t7ymy8 videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-video-three-what-works-when-creating-job-aids\">Video Three: What works when creating Job Aids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/f25clykotj.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_f25clykotj videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-video-resource-guide\">Video Resource Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Resource_Guide_final-1-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Resource_Guide_final-1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-289b1e9f-dbe6-4c72-b98e-efd83b3fb347\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Resource_Guide_final-1-1.pdf\">Resource_Guide_final-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Resource_Guide_final-1-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-289b1e9f-dbe6-4c72-b98e-efd83b3fb347\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-job-aid-selection-tool\">Job Aid Selection Tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Md0QaMVras14K09QKAgjX3kWEumgLkk4bxFqrjnTpgg\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get your own digital and editable copy of the Job Aid Selection Tool.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you open the link you will need to make a copy. Go to&nbsp; File &gt; Make a copy&#8230; The document will open in a new window. To get started, click on the Pick a Tool tab below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-your-instructor\">Meet Your Instructor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-303600\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/instructor_m_pierce_techsmith_com_p9z3l6_public_Dawn-Mahoney-1200x1200.1594384564408.png\" alt=\"Dawn Mahoney\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/instructor_m_pierce_techsmith_com_p9z3l6_public_Dawn-Mahoney-1200x1200.1594384564408.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/instructor_m_pierce_techsmith_com_p9z3l6_public_Dawn-Mahoney-1200x1200.1594384564408-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/instructor_m_pierce_techsmith_com_p9z3l6_public_Dawn-Mahoney-1200x1200.1594384564408-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/instructor_m_pierce_techsmith_com_p9z3l6_public_Dawn-Mahoney-1200x1200.1594384564408-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/instructor_m_pierce_techsmith_com_p9z3l6_public_Dawn-Mahoney-1200x1200.1594384564408-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/instructor_m_pierce_techsmith_com_p9z3l6_public_Dawn-Mahoney-1200x1200.1594384564408-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Dawn J Mahoney CPTD<\/strong>&nbsp;is a talent development professional who is passionate about developing people through better learning content, better learning strategy, and better dialog. 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