Recommended Blogs, Conferences, Podcasts, & Websites
Updated 3/15/19 Occasionally I get asked about what blogs I follow, what podcasts I listen to, what conferences I attend. I like keeping a leg in both worlds: libraries and the eLearning industry. This is especially important since I also … Continued
Free Online Instructional Design in Libraries Conference (I’m on the Keynote Panel!)
It’s not too late to sign up for a FREE online instructional design in libraries conference – only a week and a half away! It will be Wednesday, March 13, from 12 pm to 3 pm Pacific. I’m thrilled to … Continued
Two Virtual Reality Projects Built With Adobe Captivate 2019
I’ve written previously about how intrigued I was by the newest version of Adobe Captivate, which now supports 360 images and facilitates creation of interactive virtual reality learning experiences, if they’re a bit limited yet in functionality. I’ve also written … Continued
2019 Presentations
Presentations in 2019: Keynote Panel (Recording available, requires sign-up) March 13, Library 2.019 Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design Create Interactive and Accessible Tutorials with H5P April 1-5, Distance Library Instruction Virtual Poster Session hosted by the ACRL … Continued
Attributing Creative Commons Content
We are living a golden age of freely available and open content for you to reuse in your design projects. Photos, audio, PDFs, H5P, videos galore! But are you giving credit where credit is due? Are you reusing this content … Continued
Best of 2018: Top Posts and Recommended Reads/Listens
What a year! This year, I started teaching instructional design full-time, and I left my full-time job as an Instructional Design Librarian. Of course, I remain library-adjacent. I train and consult with librarians in instructional design and elearning development, and … Continued
H5P Essentials 1: Get Started with H5P
*Revised and Expanded 12/17/18* H5P is an elearning game-changer. Previously, interactive lessons were only possible with expensive and proprietary software, “freemium” online platforms that come and go like the wind, or advanced HTML and Javascript programming knowledge. Now, H5P … Continued
Giving Back by Opening Up
Watch the recording (32 min): Download the slide deck for my keynote at the ACRL Distance Learning Section Fall Forum on OER: Slide deck licensed CC BY 4.0.
Link Round-Up: Perfectionism is a trap!
Most of the successful people I know struggle with perfectionism. They are brilliant, they produce great work, but sometimes they fall short of getting their work done at all because they fell into a perfectionist sinkhole. I’m here to tell … Continued
How interactive is your elearning? H5P, Storyline, and Captivate compared!
By now, I hope you’ve heard of H5P, and that you’ve had time to give it a go. Its name belies how fantastic it is. H5P is an open source platform for developing interactive elearning. Haven’t tried it yet? Give … Continued