Posts tagged Professional Development
The Learning Guild's Connecting Learning to Performance Online Conference: Key E-Learning Takeaways and Resources

One of my favorite professional development investments is my Learning Guild Online Conferences membership. Last week I had the pleasure of attending their Connecting Learning to Performance Online Conference. Since I never want to lose track of the key takeaways and resources from conferences, I’ve started sharing them here on the blog and discussing how they’ll strengthen my consulting work in e-learning instructional design.

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Accessibility Summer Camp: Key E-Learning Takeaways and Resources

I’ve been pretty jealous of my kids so far this summer. They are enjoying all kinds of amazing camps, including sports broadcasting, theater, pickleball, and nature and hiking camps.

Thankfully, I got to attend my own day of camp last month! Accessibility Summer Camp is a free conference hosted by Wichita State University (WSU Tech) and organized with help from educators and business professionals from around the state of Kansas.

I had the pleasure of attending three sessions and want to share some of the key takeaways and resources that I will be integrating into my instructional design and e-learning work.

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Back to School: Why I’m Studying e-Learning Instructional Design

I am a school nerd. I have always loved to learn. I look back fondly on graduate school (even though it was hard!) and miss the days of hunkering down in the library or local coffee shop to work on my assignments.

As a consultant, I’m always thinking about professional development and where to focus my time and resources. Over the past few years, I have niched down my work to focus largely on e-Learning.

I am currently enrolled in the University of Washington, Certificate in e-Learning Instructional Design. Click to learn what I’m learning and why I chose this program.

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If I Leap, the Net Will Appear, Right?

Today’s guest post “If I Leap, the Net Will Appear, Right?” is written by Joanna Locke, MD, MPH. She is the Principal Consultant at Locke Public Health.

Inspirational stories and quotes about entrepreneurialism abound in our society, with successes enshrined in books and documentaries, news articles and blog posts, the covers of planners and journals. Risk taking can be an attractive proposition. (However, publication bias means that stories about those for whom no net appeared are shared much less frequently). So, how do you decide if the leap is for you?

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