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The Learning Lab

Thoughts on instructional design, tech enablement, and building better learning cultures.

How to Stand Out as an ID Candidate

The job market for instructional design is competitive, and I have had many aspiring IDs ask me how they can stand out amongst a pool of hundreds of applications.

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UX and ID

How does user experience relate to instructional design UX= how people interact with a product

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Understanding Business/Industry Content

Instructional designers are experts in crafting learning experiences for the workplace. The content is irrelevant.

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A Learning Leadership Platform

I’ve served in various leadership and middle management roles in learning organizations and wanted to reflect on my servant leadership style.

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How Teachers Can Get Experience Training Adults

Being able to demonstrate that you have experience developing employees in the workplace will highlight your instructional design acumen.

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Video Production Upskilling

Don’t you love being inspired by colleagues? For a recent project we are both on, my colleague made a video tutorial about Return Mail Procedures into a cute animation involving an Elvis inspired love story.

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TPLD is Changing, Y’all

TPLD is a group of former educators who help current educators with their job transition to the corporate world of L&D, for free. We aren’t going anywhere, but we are evolving.

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‘Know Your Rights’ Digital Learning Experience

I consulted with some of the Nashville Defenders office attorneys and their public information coordinator to develop an eLearning course for their clients.

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Professional Development Options

Stagnancy is not an option for a Hermione Granger such as myself. I’m looking ahead at professional development opportunities for 2022.

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A Game-Inspired eLearning Workshop With Emily Chorley

Yesterday I attended Emily Chorley’s Game-Inspired eLearning Design workshop and Y’ALL. She is an Articulate rockstar!

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