PD: Editing Audio in Audacity
Having earned a spot on a training design collective, I thought it would be a good idea to bone up on some other applications that they asked me about. Wouldn’t it be nice if being a freelance ID required knowing …
Reflection: What do we require?
How are you doing? No. How are you really doing? This is my professional portfolio site, for sure. But you know what? I’m not simply a professional. I’m a human being. I’m a black American woman. And when I work, …
Building in Storyline 360: Accessible Drag n Drop
Goal:On LinkedIn, someone was lamenting Storyline’s inaccessible drag and drop, and someone else linked to this post outlining how to create a keyboard-friendly, clickable drag and drop — a click and match? I decided to try it! Click the image …
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Building in Storyline 360: Drag n Drop Calculator
Grab a bobatea. This is a long one! Goal:Become familiar with the Storyline 360 interface and some simple interactions. Solution:Finally got that 2 month trial of Storyline up and running. My first instinct was to just explore on my own, …
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Learning Engagement: Communicative Approach
As I wind down the year 2020, dissecting and interpreting my experiences and lessons learned, I find myself thinking about what lies ahead and how I can most competently embrace it. How will my fellow EFL instructors continue or begin …
ID Process: Action Mapping
Goal:Use action mapping to discover engaging, feasible activities to decrease interference of biases and increase empathy to better engage in difficult conversations about race. Cathy Moore’s “handy” example of what an action map consists of, from her blog. Solution:Action mapping! …
Building in EdApp: Fitness Microlearning
Goal:Build a simple, engaging course that tests popular features of this mobile and microlearning management system. DesignxHumanity has a special agreement with this small tech firm to publish content, and before my design team starts building on the platform, I …
PD: Laser Printer Technical Writing
Goal:Create a crisp, organized document of detailed technical instructions for a general audience. Solution:Interviewed SME, watched many hours of “unboxing” videos on the Glowforge Basic and Pro, visited the official Glowforge website and a user’s Github page to get sufficient …
Building in Captivate: EFL Grammar Lesson
Goal:Explore the basic tools and interactions available in Captivate 2019. Solution:I used an existing grammar lesson PowerPoint as the basis of the lesson, but adapted the format and content to better allow for Captivate interactions. Apologies, but at the moment, …
ID Process: Backwards Design Plan
A generation ago, this order of operations might have been balked at. However, once I understood what the sections meant and why they fit together, I found designing my course “backwards” and using Wiggins & McTighe’s template for UbD very …