Check Out My Poster in the Distance Library Instruction Virtual Poster Session
I’m thrilled to have a digital poster in the Distance Library Instruction section’s spring virtual poster session! My poster is titled Create Interactive and Accessible Online Tutorials with H5P. Description: Learn to create accessible and interactive online tutorials that facilitate … Continued
H5P Essentials 2: Create Your First Project
In my first H5P Essentials post, I gave you an introduction and overview of H5P. In this post, we’re going to get our feet wet by diving into developing a Course Presentation using H5P. As I mentioned in Get Started … Continued
Conference Recap: CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2019
Last week I was extremely fortunate to attend the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, California. This was a fantastic conference that showcased a wide variety of technology and techniques to make learning more accessible to everyone. As an instructional … Continued
Online Learning in Academic Libraries: Showcase of Library Tutorials
When I was a new Instructional Design Librarian in 2014 I sought out examples of great online tutorials from other academic libraries to get ideas for what our own library should have. Our library at the time was seriously lacking … 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