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E Cubed: Effort, Empathy, and Expectations

In the dynamic landscape of leadership, success is often attributed to a combination of skills, traits, and qualities. While there is no...

A Needs Analysis Example

Organization Community Credit Union (pseudonym) is a small credit union in Washington, Oklahoma with 200 employees and more than 56,000...

Evaluation - A Website Example

Organization Sunflower Western University offers an online Masters degree in Instructional Design and Human Performance Improvement. The...

OPWL Learning Goals

During my time at Boise State University completing a Master of Science in Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning (OPWL), I...

5 Motivational Killers

I often hear other leaders ask me questions like “How can I get my teams to care more?” or “I’ve provided all these opportunities for...

The ICEBERG

Thinking in systems is often lost in the fog of day to day operations for a company. It’s easy to get lost in what your goals are for...

Mentors

Mentoring is a powerful tool to utilize when leading teams. It can enhance your teams satisfaction and careers, help with skill building...

Evaluation - A Website Example

Organization Sunflower Western University offers an online Masters degree in Instructional Design and Human Performance Improvement. The...

A Needs Analysis Example

Organization Community Credit Union (pseudonym) is a small credit union in Washington, Oklahoma with 200 employees and more than 56,000...

Weaponizing Quality

Quality is a subjective in most cases and when misrepresented can be mistakenly used as a weapon that causes turmoil in teams and...

Numbers Don't Lie

Covid-19 has sped up the transition to remote work and with that comes new challenges for managers trying to lead their organizations. In...

Storyboarding Sins

The storyboard sets the scene for learning development. Executing a proper storyboard leads to better learning and increases efficiency...

From ID to CEO

Why Instructional Designers are Bred to Lead Organizations Looking at the inner workings of an organization to identify what areas of the...

So Many Acronyms

Let's clear this up. There are many forms and processes that go along with instructional design. These helps create the best training...

SME Meeting Structure

Getting SME engagement is crucial for the success of any L&D project. SMEs provide the information, suggestions, and feedback for all...

Simply Reverse Engineering

Similar to analyzing others’ eLearning modules, another method an ID can use to increase their skills is to go through and reverse...

Reverse Engineering and Play

Being on the cutting edge is the place everyone in every industry wants to be. Complacency is an absolute killer, both literally and...

AHH, The Pain. Outlining, Scripting, and SMEs.

Approaching a new learning project is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. There are so many variables that go into the success...

eLearning Analysis

Analyzing eLearning is a crucial part of staying on top of your game as an instructional designer. It exposes you to different learning...

Oh, The Sequencing Choices

Sequencing eLearning for better outcomes is a crucial task for all instructional designers. After considering all learner discovery...