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
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
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
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
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
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
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
*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
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.
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