A new initiative aims to provide the skills and expertise that instructional designers need to help higher education meet its growing demands for online education. In this time of crisis, instructional designers have emerged as essential change agents within institutions—they are the force that is propelling this technology-enabled revolution in teaching and learning.
https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2020/8/upskilling-instructional-design-talent-preparing-for-quality-online-learning