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

New Portfolio Format

I’m going back to basics and replacing my web-based portfolio with a PDF.

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Handwrite Your Notes

I used to recommend writing notes by hand to my classroom students, and I still follow that advice myself in a corporate role.

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Professional and Personal Identity

Do you have a work self and a personal self? I absolutely do. 

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Localize Training

Working for a global tech company, I create a lot of customized training for customers around the world. Read this post for some ideas on how to localize training.

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Credential Offerings

If your customer education or product training team has considered offering digital credentials, let me tell you there is a WIDE variety of use cases.

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Fee-Based Coffee Chats

I’ve held over 100 free coffee chats with transitioning teachers and aspiring instructional designers

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Agile Ceremonies in L&D

What agile ceremonies should your instructional design team perform? 

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Instructional Design Intake

How does your instructional design team receive work? I’ve seen a couple different approaches to intake.

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Vendor Demos

Over the last few months, my team has been exploring AI vendors. I sat through a series of demos and have some observations about what worked and what didn’t.

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Savvy Start Agenda

When you begin an instructional design project, kick off the work with a Savvy Start.

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