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The Learning Lab

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

Visual Design Tools

What tool do I use when I need to design a really basic visual?

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Corporate Benefits: Employee Stock Purchase Plans

Transitioning teachers might be unfamiliar with some of the financial benefits of working in the corporate world.  One program I recently started participating in is the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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LMS and LXP Platforms

I’ve used a wide variety of learning platforms and I’m going to make a bold statement…I don’t think the platform matters that much.

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Ways for Teams to Learn Together

Instructional design teams should be sharing and learning from each other.

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Layoffs are Senseless

Can you do anything to prevent being laid off? Over the last year it’s become clear to me that layoffs are not based on professional merit.

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How to Monetize Customer Education

Customer education teams can and should monetize their offerings.

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Technical Training Audiences

For those of us in technical training, there are three audiences: employees, customers, and partners.

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50 Canva Designs

Canva issued me a credential this week for building my 50th design.

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Long Term Upskilling for IDs

There are many ways for instructional designers to stay current with their skillsets. 

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The PMP’s Relevance to L&D

The PMP is particularly useful for senior IDs and learning program managers.

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