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eLearning Challenge #260
The Idea In this week’s Articulate’s eLearning Challenge, Using Sliders to Design Interactive Infographics #260, we were tasked with showing how sliders can be used to make data more interactive. The Design The design for this challenge was focused on a church building fund theme where i used a masking effect combined with custom sliders that…
The State of Online Education
I was asked to talk about the state of online education by one of my respected colleagues, Dr. Will, who is the author of the blog IAmDrWill.com. Please feel free to visit his page and read more about him. You can also view the interview on his blog or you can watch below. I hope you enjoy it! Yours…
The Road to Becoming an Instructional Designer
So you got that degree in instructional technology or instructional design. Congratulations! Now what? I see questions on LinkedIn all the time asking how to get your first instructional designer (ID) job. Here are 5 things you can do right now to get that job! Determine Your Interests First you have to figure out what you…
eLearning Challenge #259
The Idea In this week’s Articulate’s eLearning Challenge, Design an E-Learning Template for the Holiday Season #259, we were tasked with building a course starter which is multi-slide template that include a combination of the most common e-learning content and interaction slides. The Design The design centered the on the holiday season and included a…
Emergency Planning for IDs
Recently after taking a leap of faith and taking an on a new role in a different institution, things did not go as expected. After trying to stick it out and not wanting to return to my old job I walked away with no job lined up. Risky? ABSOLUTELY! I quickly found myself with an…
What is eLearning?
HELLO PEEPS! Some of you might be asking “What exactly is eLearning?” Well, eLearning is the combination of formal and informal learning using Web technologies. Basically using the Web to learn. Formal learning is simply, structured learning where you would enroll in a course to either complete a degree and/or certification. Any type of classroom structured situation. Informal…
Jackpot! My 1st ID Job!
This summer will be my four year anniversary as an instructional designer. It took six years after graduating with a M.Ed in Instructional Technology, to finally get offered my first instructional design (ID) position at a local state college. Thinking about the road taken, I realized that though I almost gave up hope of getting…