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The Learning Lab

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

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WOW, 200TH BLOG POST!!!

I started blogging four years ago, aiming to post about once a week over on my Day Learning Design website. And with this post I just hit 200!

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🚀 Big career announcement!

Today, I’m proud to take the next step as an L&D Program Manager, ready to lead programs that empower others to grow.

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LinkedIn Post Ideas

So you are an instructional designer who wants to start posting on LinkedIn. What should you write about?

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Transitioning Teachers Checklist

Heya transitioning teachers! As summer rolls around, you may have the time and energy to deep dive into your career transition. If you aren’t sure where to start, make yourself a plan that covers these important steps.

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Spotlight on Excellence Award

I am delighted to share that I have been honored with the 2025 Q1 “Spotlight on Excellence” award from CSG.

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Intellum Partner Education Webinars

Intellum recently ran a three part webinar series on partner education called Scaling Partner Success.

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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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Professional Wins of 2024

2024 was a year of major growth and new opportunities for me, and I had some big professional wins as a senior technical instructional designer.

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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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