How to run an action mapping meeting
Anyone who has run SME meetings using Cathy Moore's action mapping model or plans to to so after reading her blog, will have discovered that it is the clearest of models, but not as easy to implement as it seems. It requires some experience and techniques to guide your SME team to the core of what their training needs are. What do they want to see happen [...]
Can the learner journey be the learning outcome?
I was listening to a Game design podcast in the car this morning, the Game Design Round Table, and something was said that challenged my thinking around learning outcomes. A [...]
A classification of game thinking in learning design
Reading Andrzej Marczewski's (@daverage) excellent and very engaging book "Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play" has made me analyse more deeply how we try (and succeed or [...]
Can we break free of slide thinking in e-learning modules?
Corporate e-learning is moving along on a changing path. We see instructional designers trying to avoid information dumps, write up scenarios, work with action based models [...]
Inner gamification techniques for elearning. Part 2: Telling a story
In a previous blog post I introduced the term 'Inner gamification' to indicate the use of game development features to enhance elearning that do not use 'outer features' like [...]
Inner gamification techniques for elearning. Part 1: onboarding the learner
'Inner' and 'outer' gamification? Just terms I came up with to describe my thoughts. Other people have probably invented better terminology, but it works for me. Let me [...]
Why Jane Austen would have been a brilliant instructional designer
The art of storytelling is so much part of good instructional design, that it makes a lot of sense to seek brilliant examples across media, even if they are over 2 [...]
Waitemata District Health Board elearning
I am currently employed part-time as a Senior elearning designer and developer at Waitemata District Health Board.
First, some bragging:
Platinum LearnX Award 2015 for [...]
Boating modules and games for Boating Education NZ
Kayaking Safety module (2009)
Scenario-based e-learning module for general public.
Aim: Teaching and testing the ten most important safety points for people going on a [...]
Medical – ADHB
As a freelance instructional designer and e-learning developer (custom Flash and Captivate - 2007 - 2009) I assisted ADHB in creating engaging online learning for nurses and [...]
Work @ Kineo Pacific (2011 – 2013)
From sept 2011 - 2013 was employed as a Senior Instructional Designer at market leading learning solutions company Kineo Pacific.
As I am of course bound by confidentiality [...]