Instructional Design

I was hired as an Instructional Design contractor and Trainer/Facilitator for a well-known Fortune 100 Company and one of the tech industry’s Big Five FAANG corporations. My Role Together with a Subject Matter Expert and co-teacher specializing in web design and development, I designed and facilitated a six-month, non-tech-to-tech apprenticeship program. Learning utilized a flipped […]

This Student Orientation course was designed in the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) for a Master’s program at an internationally-known law school. As the Instructional Designer for this project, I worked with the University’s Dean, Assistant Dean, and Marketing team to design this content. I was responsible for graphic design, video editing, video production, and […]

Instructional designers, or anyone else in the business of educating and training others, should understand the science and psychology behind learning and memory. Trudy Kowallis Christensen said, “When I design instruction, I usually don’t start with a particular theory. My main focus is the problem and the problem situation.” (Christensen, 1). As Instructional Designers, we […]

According to Sharifi, andragogy (or adult learning theory) is “the education of adults” while pedagogy is the “education of children” (Sharifi, 2017). Andragogy, or the theory of adult learning, follows Knowles’ assumptions about adult learners. For instance, “the assumptions of andragogy follow the beliefs that adults are self-directed, internally motivated, and ready to learn” (McClain, […]

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 folks who want to learn more. Side […]