by bthompson5 | Jan 15, 2022 | Andragogy, Constructivism, Learning Theory, Psychology
When I was a college undergrad in design school, one of my professors had a policy of deducting points from students who “ask too many questions.” She says this teaches students independence and prepares them for the real world, where “life’s...
by bthompson5 | Jan 13, 2022 | Instructional Design Portfolio
Platform: Teachable Audience: Preteens and teenagers ages 14 to 17 years Project 99 is a nonprofit providing “child-centered and family-focused intensive in-community and behavioral assistant services to children and families across the state of New Jersey.” When they...
by bthompson5 | Jan 13, 2022 | Instructional Design Portfolio
Audience: Children ages 7 to 13 years Velocity Indiana approached me to help them launch a Coder Dojo for children in Kentucky and Indiana. We ultimately decided to craft our own curriculum teaching children the basics of JavaScript using the popular video game,...
by bthompson5 | Jan 13, 2022 | Instructional Design Portfolio
Fun fact: many years ago, before I was a Learning Experience Designer, I worked as a Senior User Experience Designer (UX) and User Interface Designer (UI) for a tech startup. Since transitioning to Instructional Design, I’ve enjoyed building UX/UI eLearning courses...
by bthompson5 | Jan 13, 2022 | Instructional Design Portfolio
As part of my edX Micro Masters Degree, I created this sample storyboard for a curriculum introducing video game development to teenagers using the popular game creation engine, Unreal Engine by Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite. Unreal Engine is free software that...
by bthompson5 | Jan 13, 2022 | Instructional Design Portfolio
This was my first time experimenting with Articulate Storyline for my edX Micro Masters course in Instructional Design. Although my background is primarily in Adobe Captivate and Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK), I enjoyed the experience and hope to work with...
by bthompson5 | Jan 13, 2022 | Instructional Design Portfolio
Platforms: Adobe Aero, Paint 3D, and Unreal Engine I’ve recently been experimenting with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) using Adobe Aero, Paint 3D, and Unreal Engine. Expect more work to come in this space. In the meantime, here’s a quick example of...
by bthompson5 | Jan 13, 2022 | Instructional Design Portfolio
This Coding Adventure Game was developed as the final assignment for my Instructional Design Bachelor’s Degree at Asbury University Learning Platform: Classcraft Audience: Preteens and teenagers ages 11 to 16 years Classcraft is one of many Learning Management...
by bthompson5 | Jan 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Stop thinking of your career as a ladder. Ladders are neat, linear progressions along a narrow track. Your career is more like a painting where opportunities abound in every direction.” – Unknown There is only one time in my life that an interviewer has cut an...
by bthompson5 | Sep 1, 2021 | EVENTS, Graphic and Web Design, Instructional Design
Some of you have been asking my advice on the best ways to learn to code, even if you don’t live in Silicon Valley or near the coastal tech hubs in the United States. Here are some of the exciting opportunities available throughout Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio for...
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