This knowledge management process helped to ensure that a small cyber training group received American Council on Education (ACE) college level credits for all six cybersecurity training courses submitted. Skills: Knowledge Management, Instructional Design Best Practices, Process Development Audience: Adult Learners, American Council on Education (ACE) auditors Tools Used: Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Knowledge Management Best Practices, Cont

Six wasn’t originally on my radar. It found its way to me through social media and Sirius Radio. I’d been hearing a bit about it playing in London on theater sites, however one Saturday I was running errands, and caught an interview with Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow (its creators) on the Broadway channel. They were chatting about the show’s origins at Edinburgh Fringe, and how the show translated to the West End and then Broadway. It was a fascinating concept: a concert of six

One of my own (not official by any means) very favorite genres to read is travel writing. Not travel guides. Those show you all the best places to visit when you reach a place. No, I enjoy travel writing. It's the first hand accounts of travelers and tales of writers heading to far off places that I just love. I read these stories to plan trips, but also to dream about places I'll probably never reach (I'm looking at you Bhutan...) While I've read many - in my library, there

On a recent trip way out West, I was surprised to learn that Badlands National Park was very much just rocks. Lots, and Lots (and Lots…) of rocks. Don’t get me wrong. It's not that I didn’t enjoy it; I’m only saying I was expecting something slightly less dusty and, well, rocky. I like a good rock as much as the next girl, but I love the bright red rocks of the desert, not so much the sandy tan stones of the Midwest. Badlands National Park is located in Interior South Dakota,

This instructor-led lesson introduces first grade students to the concept of inference through story and hands-on activities. Skills: Instructional Design, Developmental Learning Practices, Classroom Management Audience: First grade students Final Deliverables: Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Instructor Slides Year: 2026 Customer The customer is a small elementary school located in Maryland with students ranging in age from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. I was asked to design a

In 2023, I had the pleasure of witnessing Alex Edelman perform live on stage. He was opening for Ted Lasso ’s Nick Mohammed who was playing his character Mr. Swallow, at New York City’s Town Hall. He was so funny, and so relatable. He was nothing like the main event, but from his work in England, he had a similar sensibility. A few weeks later, he announced his solo show Just for Us would be premiering for a limited engagement on Broadway, after touring for more than a year

Let’s be clear. You can’t really top the magic of live theater. One specific set of people witnessing a performance that will never be exactly the same again is a concept that’s hard to explain to non-theater-lovers. Anything is possible. An actor could flub a line. A prop could break. An ensemble could nail complex choreography for the very first time. Whatever happens, it’ll be memorable for sure. In the last few years, the powers that be in the entertainment industry, hav

This instructor-led module helps high school students understand the environmental impact of stormwater runoff and the importance of green infrastructure. Course Type: Instructor-led Skills: Instructional Design, Research, Technical Writing Audience: High school students (9 - 12) Tools Used: Reference Interviews, Stormwater Calculator, Microsoft PowerPoint Final Deliverables: PowerPoint deck with Instructor Guide for teaching Year: 2022 Customer The Environmental Prote

The art of storytelling has contributed to human connection since almost the beginning of time. Storytelling can take a boring topic and transform it into a captivating narrative. There’s no one way to craft a story – just look at the abundance of books, shows, and movies that exist. But through these new stories, there is also an opportunity for learning. In the Beginning… According to the National Storytelling Network, storytelling can be defined as: “The interactive art

Imagine it’s your first day at your dream job. Your manager sends you a mandatory online training course about your company’s HR practices to complete. Excited to get started, you open the course and find that you can’t understand the content. You have a vision disability, and the words on the page are difficult to make out. What would you do? Accessibility Legislation The provision for most physical accommodations for people with disabilities is enforced by the Americans wit

In the early days of education, teachers would lecture, and send their students home with written homework - day in and day out. Today, chances are, if you were to ask 20 educators to develop a course on a single topic, you’d see 20 very different courses, showcasing a number of creative ideas for learning (many of which wouldn’t include lecture or homework). Advances in technology, and research into the benefits of differentiating content has made learning development a more

To truly understand Learning Experience Design, let’s travel back in time to the early 1940s. The United States has just entered World War II, and thousands of workers have enlisted to serve their country, but lack important skills. Men and women assembling planes in factories or shipping out to the warfront must learn complicated tasks, as quickly as possible. This was the start of Instructional Systems Design (ISD). Learning theorists at the time combined their understandin