Adaptive Learning: Not Just Another Brick in the Wall
I support adaptive learning, especially the applications of AR/VR, AI, gamification, and micro-learning for a more personalized experience that helps overcome the Forgetting Curve. I typically incorporate technology, micro-learning, social media, texting, and...
Basic Coding Intro for Middle School Girls
For my edX Micro Masters certification in Instructional Design Models, I chose to develop a 20 minute video tutorial on a technical topic. Over the past seven weeks, I’ve been developing curriculum, designing presentations for eLearning as well as Instructor-Led...
Developing Learning Objective Scenarios
My latest project for my edX Micro Masters certification in Instructional Design involves developing learning objectives and questions for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for a couple different learning scenarios. Based upon Bloom’s Taxonomy for developing...
Save the Date: NYC Workshop Coming Soon (New York City, NY, USA)
Save the Date! My next workshop will be in historic Brooklyn Heights at the luminous studio of Sylvia Hoke Photography. If you’ve been crossing items off your “to do” list but still feel unfulfilled, whether professionally or personally, this...
“Girls, we’re better than this!”
I could list plenty of reasons why we need more diversity in computer science, web design, video game development, and other tech fields. I could tell you so many different reasons why we need to teach more girls (and women!) to code. But I don’t need to…...
From ADDIE to AGILE (Part II of II)
In Part One of this two-part blog series, we looked at the traditional ADDIE model of Instructional Design and compared it to the quicker, more modern AGILE model. AGILE and Rapid eLearning design models take a quicker Instructional Design approach by eliminating...
Calling All Girl Coders!
I was fourteen years old when I started teaching myself how to write computer code. Back then, I didn’t know any other girls (or women, for that matter) who were interested in coding. I was the only girl in the room. I didn’t have a mentor. Coding...
From ADDIE to AGILE (Part I of II)
The ADDIE framework of Instructional Design and Curriculum Development continuously changes based upon the scope of the learning project as well as its identified learning audience. Custom learning solutions can be developed using the action steps listed in the ADDIE...
Understanding by Design: Backward Planning in Instructional Design
The Understanding by Design framework for Instructional Design and Curriculum Development offers a planning process and structure to help guide curriculum, assessment, and instruction. Sometimes referred to as “backward planning” or “backward design” the two key ideas of Understanding by Design (UbD) are contained in the title: 1) focus on teaching and assessing for understanding and learning transfer, and 2) design curriculum “backward” from those ends.
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