Learning Engineering Case Study – Slack Integration for Midsize Corporation – Part 2 Learning Engineering Case Study – Slack Integration for Midsize Corporation – Part 2

For an introduction to this project and the strategy behind see Part 1 Phase I – Pilot Testing Slack in a “Sandbox” When it came to rollout and implementation, we utilized a best practice from software engineering and the tech industry: we initially started by creating a “sandbox” and then inviting a few beta testers […]

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Designing Team Building Activities for Remote Teams Designing Team Building Activities for Remote Teams

As a leader of a virtual team where my employees and contractors are located across 2-3 different countries and continents around the world, I can incorporate activities to help build bridges and increase trust, care, and respect between my team members despite geographic barriers. To truly come together as a team, a group of individuals […]

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Learning Engineering Case Study – Slack Integration for Midsize Corporation – Part 1 Learning Engineering Case Study – Slack Integration for Midsize Corporation – Part 1

Client: The client was a dispersed, fully remote midsize corporation consisting of three different businesses under one corporate “umbrella,” with a combination of full-time employees and part-time to full-time contractors across four continents around the world. Team: Our learning engineering team incorporated multidomain expertise from the CEO, Instructional Designer (myself), Web Developers and Software Engineers, […]

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Case Study: Spatial Chat as a Zoom Alternative for eLearning Case Study: Spatial Chat as a Zoom Alternative for eLearning

PROBLEM: For this project, I was tasked with implementing mixed reality experiences into an eLearning course as an alternative to Zoom. ROLE: I wore many hats as the instructional designer, learning engineer, technologist, and learning strategist. I handled all research and analysis, implementation, user testing, and evaluation. SOLUTION: The solution I selected for this project […]

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The Digital Divide: Pitfalls of Emerging eLearning Technologies The Digital Divide: Pitfalls of Emerging eLearning Technologies

Since 2020, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality have become the latest buzzwords that my clients have been repeatedly requesting for their online and blended learning programs. However, these emerging technologies are not the best fit for every course, topic, or client. I’ll dive into the specifics of instructional design and learning experience design […]

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