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  • Now that I’ve gotten back into blogging, I’ve decided to release another post on my annual goals for instructional design. Keeping these goals public helps keep me on task.

    My instructional design goals for 2023
  • The Debate There is still quite a bit of debate over the term ‘learning experience designer’ (LXD). The intent of the term was to distinguish L&D professionals who design by considering the entire learning experience rather than focusing only on the content (Read Connie Malamed’s article, for more details about the term). However, some have…

    Designing Learning?
  • When I recently re-started blogging I thought I should also resume the eLearning Heroes Challenges. I’ve yet to actually submit an entry and I don’t plan on submitting this one either. However, it’s always fun to brush up on some skills and to play around with new ideas. For this challenge, I combined two challenges:…

    Busy as a bee (#390 and #347)
  • I recently read an article that Patti Shank wrote back in 2020 about ways to reduce the challenges that learners face when learning from smaller screens. The entire article was fascinating, but for me there was a single section that stood out the most: interaction cost. The reason this topic stood out for me was…

    Interaction Cost
  • I am excited to be presenting at the 2022 Canadian eLearning Conference. I’ll be presenting on inductive learning – one of my favourite topics! Check out my promo for this conference. This conference will be held virtually again this year. To learn more, go to www.canadianelearning.ca.

    The 2022 Canadian eLearning Conference
  • Well, 2020 was a tough year and so far 2021 has been more of the same. Hopefully we will soon be looking at covid-19 in the rear-view mirror. During this time I’ve dealt with several other major life hurdles, but I’m back again – hopefully I will be able to blog more regularly going forward.…

    Getting Back Into It (#242 and #329)