Models are great. There’s nothing wrong with models. Models are helpful when working in a team, so everyone knows what is expected, or in large organizations, where accountability is important, or when someone is just learning the ropes, so they …
What an amazing gathering of industry professionals! The ATD conference occurred June 1-5 this year, entirely online, obviously due to the pandemic. That did not stop presenters and participants from sharing their knowledge and techniques on delivering meaningful training and …
This has been a long time coming. Thirteen months in the making! In some ways, my design process was unusual. Everyone in my cohort at Oregon State University has been meditating on their final mock course, discussing various components in …
I was super excited to do this sample for a potential client, which showcases my storytelling, creativity, simplicity and relatability. This was my first time making slides with triggers. Triggers are clicks that animate the slide. Unfortunately, Mac doesn’t support …
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I used Quicktime to record this Screencast. Ideally, I would have included some mini quizzes throughout (it’s only 6 mins) to test understanding. I don’t have any of the fancy Abode authoring programs, and I’m aware of some cheaper/free versions, …
Over my 12 years of teaching ESL, I’ve taught all four skills, to some extent, online. Whether it was supplemental or compulsory (like in the last 2 months), a digital or online component to lessons is expected. Why not? Every …
First, a little background: I’m currently an English language instructor at a technical college in Saudi Arabia. My young lady students come from middle class backgrounds and typically have a beginner or lower intermediate usage of English. They all have …
I first tried this on Instagram, but my settings or a glitch did not allow me to save my story. Still I have some ideas/feedback about using IG to live stream in an instructional environment. The fact that it’s 100% …
I interviewed an old friend who fights human (sex) trafficking. It’s only about 11 mins long, but I added intro and outro music. The music is from Bensound.com — they have royalty free music for free and some paid, depends …
The sample training is on how to use Edmodo.com, a free learning management system, to assign, view and mark a student’s e-portfolio. The purpose of the training is to simplify, standardize and increase the efficiency of the grading process across …
