by bthompson5 | Apr 27, 2018 | EVENTS, Instructional Design, Instructional Design Portfolio, Learning Theory
When I was in middle school, I was sporting some fresh braces and listening to wayyyy too much Savage Garden. If there’d been a championship for having the most cowlicks in your bangs, I would have taken home the gold. Meanwhile, I would secretly stay up late on...
by bthompson5 | Apr 11, 2018 | Digital Nomad, EVENTS, Graphic and Web Design, Instructional Design Portfolio, Location Independent
“What should I do with my life?”That’s a big question and we can put a tremendous amount of pressure on ourselves trying to answer it. But what if we’ve spent our whole lives asking the wrong question? What if, instead of trying to figure out what we want to do, we start asking: “Who do I want to be? And how do I want to feel?” That’s where the BIG MAGIC happens.
by bthompson5 | Mar 7, 2018 | Instructional Design, Instructional Design Portfolio, Learning Theory, Media, Tutorials
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...
by bthompson5 | Mar 5, 2018 | Andragogy, Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Connectivism, Constructivism, Instructional Design, Instructional Design Portfolio, Learning Theory, Psychology
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...
by bthompson5 | Jan 14, 2018 | Game Design, Instructional Design, Instructional Design Portfolio, Learning Theory
When I think back to 1998, I remember the awkwardness of transitioning into middle school. I remember my fresh braces, the mommy-cut bangs with OH-SO-MANY cowlicks, and an embarrassing amount of Savage Garden. (That chick-a-cherry cola song was my jam – but...
by bthompson5 | Dec 7, 2017 | AR / VR, Game Design, Graphic and Web Design, Instructional Design, Instructional Design Portfolio, Learning Theory
Happy Computer Science Education Week, everyone! I couldn’t resist throwing together a quick video, including a couple of things I’ve been working on this week: (Music courtesy of Jukedeck.com – check out the YouTube link for a list of software I...
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